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Devil Between the Legs

6.2

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Original title

El diablo entre las piernas

Year

2019

Running time

147 min.

Country

Mexico

Director

Arturo Ripstein

Screenwriter

Paz Alicia Garciadiego

Cast

Music

David Mansfield

Cinematography

Alejandro Cantú (B&W)

Producer

Alebrije Cine y Video, Oberon Films

Genre

Drama | Old Age / Elderly. Jealousy

Synopsis

Beatriz (Silvia Pasquel) and the Old Man (Alejandro Suárez) have been together for decades. A retired homeopathic pharmacist, the Old Man now divides his time between their Mexico City home where he shuffles around in his housecoat, raging against Beatriz, and paying secret visits to his mistress. Beatriz, when not bearing the brunt of the Old Man's tirades, sneaks out to take tango lessons - and to proposition her younger dance partner (Daniel Giménez Cacho). With their children having grown up and abandoned them long ago, the only person left to witness the aging couple's ever-escalating routine is Dinorah (Greta Cervantes), the young maid who will eventually take matters into her own hands.

Rankings Position

#122 Best Mexican Movies of all time

Awards: 2022: Platino Awards: Nominated for Best Art Direction

2021: Ariel Awards: 8 Nominations including Best Direction, Actor & Actress

2020: Málaga Spanish Film Festival: Best Director

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Critics' reviews

"Dazzlingly goes where few have dared to tread (...) [It] is a bold, deep dive into the very specific sexual impulses and activities of a married couple in their 70s."

Todd McCarthy: The Hollywood Reporter

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Devil Between the Legs

2019

Arturo Ripstein

6.2

(264)