The Virgin of Lust (2002)

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Country: Mexico
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Release: 2006-10-06
Director: Arturo Ripstein
Writers: Max Aub , Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Language: Spanish
Stars: Luis Felipe Tovar , Ariadna Gil , Patricia Reyes Spíndola , Juan Diego , Julián Pastor , Alberto Estrella , Daniel Giménez Cacho , Carmen Madrid , Carlos Chavez , Juan Carlos Colombo
Runtime: 151 min
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
AKA: The Virgin of Lust , Święta lubieżnica (Poland) , Порочный девственник (Russian Federation) , A Virgem da Luxúria (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , La virgen de la lujuria (Mexico) , La vierge de la luxure (France, French Republic) , I parthena tou pathous (Greece) , La virgen de la lujuria
Plot: In Vera Cruz in the 1940s, Nacho, an Indian, waits tables at Don Lázaro's café at Hotel Ofélia. He falls for Lola, an opium-addicted, alcoholic whore who's hopelessly in love with Gardenia Wilson, a masked wrestler who slept with her once but knows she's unbalanced. Don Lázaro warns Nacho about Lola, and Nacho knows his love will be unrequited, but he'll do anything, regardless of how degrading, to be near her. Lola, for her part, can be sadistic. Republican exiles who are regulars at the café encourage Lola's desire to assassinate Franco. Nacho in turn mixes this political mirage with his fascination with the plot of "The Mikado." Where do fantasies and obsessions lead?
IMDB:tt0332817