The Castle of Purity

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The Castle of Purity is a 1973 Mexican psychological drama film, directed by Arturo Ripstein, about a tyrannical father who keeps his family isolated from the outside world under the guise of moral protection.

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The Castle of Purity canonical 3
El castillo de la pureza 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican film
film
psychological drama film
basedOn a real-life case of family confinement in Mexico
countryOfOrigin Mexico
director Arturo Ripstein
directorStyle psychological
realist
era 1970s Mexican cinema
genre drama film
psychological drama
hasSubject family dynamics
isolation from society
power and control
hasType feature film
mainCharacter a tyrannical father
movement New Mexican cinema
narrativeFocus family isolation
narrativeTheme authoritarian control
moral repression
psychological abuse
notableFor its collaboration between Arturo Ripstein and writer José Emilio Pacheco
its portrayal of domestic tyranny and confinement
originalLanguage Spanish
originalTitle The Castle of Purity self-linksurface differs
surface form: El castillo de la pureza
plotSummary A domineering father keeps his wife and children locked inside their home for years, claiming to protect them from the corruption of the outside world.
productionCountry Mexico
releaseYear 1973
screenwriter Arturo Ripstein
José Emilio Pacheco
Vicente Leñero
setting an isolated house in Mexico
title The Castle of Purity self-link

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Claudio Brook notableWork The Castle of Purity
Claudio Brook appearedIn The Castle of Purity
The Castle of Purity title The Castle of Purity self-link
The Castle of Purity originalTitle The Castle of Purity self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: El castillo de la pureza