Perla, a prostitute and the star in a miserable cabaret in the docks, falls in love with a sailor without knowing that he is her brother. Tomasa, Perla's mother, tries to prevent this incestuous relationship at all costs, but fails to do so. Set in a sordid environment, the director makes no concessions in this tragic love affair, which is narrated from three different points of view.
Unfortunately the movie La mujer del puerto is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Arturo Ripstein | Director |
Writing | Paz Alicia Garciadiego | Screenplay |
Writing | Guy de Maupassant | Story |