FILM DIRECTOR

Arturo Ripstein

1943 - Today

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Arturo Ripstein y Rosen (born December 13, 1943) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Considered the "Godfather of independent Mexican cinema", Ripstein's work is generally characterized by "somber, slow-paced, macabre melodramas tackling existential loneliness", often with a grotesque-like edge. He is a nine-time Ariel Award winner, including five for Best Picture and two for Best Director. Three of his films have been nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arturo Ripstein is the 828th most popular film director (down from 797th in 2019), the 197th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 187th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Mexican Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Arturo Ripstein ranks 828 out of 2,041. Before him are Mohammad Rasoulof, Harun Farocki, Stephen Daldry, Yevgeni Bauer, Edgar G. Ulmer, and Luis Trenker. After him are Ferzan Özpetek, Edgar Reitz, Mick Jackson, Pyotr Chardynin, Ronald Neame, and Alexandre Trauner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Arturo Ripstein ranks 380. Before him are Emile Ardolino, Héctor Chumpitaz, Andrea True, Denílson Custódio Machado, Milan Nenadić, and Johnny Hansen. After him are Mick Jackson, Sanmao, Oliver North, Hélène Vincent, Daniel Kablan Duncan, and Donald Sumpter.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Arturo Ripstein ranks 197 out of 729. Before him are Lupita Tovar (1910), Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902), Tomás Balcázar (1931), Alfonso Reyes (1889), Ignacio López Tarso (1925), and Rosie Reyes (1939). After him are Norberto Rivera Carrera (1942), José Alfredo Jiménez (1926), José Ruiz (1904), Don Miguel Ruiz (1952), Lupita Nyong'o (1983), and Sergio Pitol (1933).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Mexico

Among film directors born in Mexico, Arturo Ripstein ranks 5. Before him are Guillermo del Toro (1964), Alfonso Cuarón (1961), Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963), and Emilio Fernández (1904). After him are Mario Van Peebles (1957), Guillermo Navarro (1955), Jorge Fons (1939), Rodrigo Prieto (1965), Carlos Reygadas (1971), and Michel Franco (1979).

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