There is also Deep Crimson (Profundo carmesi), the chronicle of a man who, after years of manipulating and victimizing women, finds himself being controlled by his female accomplice. Beginning and End (Principio y fin) and Crazy Carnival (El Carnival de Sodoma) are also on the schedule. After the Ripstein retrospective, the Mexican Film Series continues with works by directors Jorge Perez Solano, Fernando Kalife and Roberto Girault.
Arturo Ripstein leads a Q&A session at 6:30 p.m. Friday, followed by a screening of Castle of Purity (El castillo de la pureza). Rice Media Center, 6100 Main. For a full schedule, call 713-348-4882 or visit www.ricecinema.rice.edu. Free.
Sept. 9-11, 2011
