The Beginning and the End

The Beginning and the End (1994)

Arturo Ripstein's Masterpiece

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1994-06-24
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 11 ratings
  • Runtime: 3h 7min
  • Language: Español
  • Production Company: Alameda Films
  • Production Country: Mexico
  • Director: Arturo Ripstein
star 7/10
From 11 Ratings

Summary

The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family. But destiny has other plans for the Boteros and tragedy will overcome eventually. Based on the novel of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.

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  • Ernesto Laguardia

    as Gabriel Botero
  • Julieta Egurrola

    as Ignacia Botero
  • Blanca Guerra

    as Julia
  • Lucía Muñoz

    as Mireya Botero
  • Verónica Merchant

    as Natalia
  • Bruno Bichir

    as Nicolás Botero
  • Alberto Estrella

    as Guama Botero
  • Alonso Echánove

    as Cariñoso
  • Luis Felipe Tovar

    as César
  • Julián Pastor

    as Luján
  • Luisa Huertas

    as Isabel
  • Jorge Fegán

    as Absalón
  • Ernesto Yáñez

    as Polvorón
  • Alejandro Parodi

    as Rector
  • Darío T. Pie

    as Maurer
  • Luis Rábago

    as Guardiola
  • Graciela Bernardos

    as Señora
Production Michael Donnelly Producer
Production Alfredo Ripstein Jr. Producer
Editing Rafael Castanedo Editor
Art Marisa Pecanins Art Direction
Art Macedonio Ramos Art Direction
Production Arturo Ripstein Producer
Directing Arturo Ripstein Director
Writing Paz Alicia Garciadiego Writer
Writing Naguib Mahfouz Novel
Camera Claudio Rocha Director of Photography
Crew Claudio Rocha Photoscience Manager
Sound Lucía Álvarez Music

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