The Beginning and the End (1994)
3h 7m
Running Time
June 24, 1994Release Date
The Beginning and the End (1994)
3h 7m
Running Time
June 24, 1994Release Date
Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Ernesto Laguardia
Gabriel Botero
Julieta Egurrola
Ignacia Botero
Blanca Guerra
Julia
Lucía Muñoz
Mireya Botero
Verónica Merchant
Natalia
Bruno Bichir
Nicolás Botero
Arturo Ripstein
Director
Alberto Estrella
Guama Botero
Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Writer
Alonso Echánove
Cariñoso
Naguib Mahfouz
Writer
Alfredo Ripstein Jr.
Producer
Luis Felipe Tovar
César
Lucía Álvarez
Composer
Julián Pastor
Luján
Claudio Rocha
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 24, 1994
Original NamePrincipio y fin
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 7m
Filming LocationsMexico
Genres
Wiki.
The Beginning and the End (Spanish: Principio y fin) is a 1993 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. This film is an adaptation of the 1960 novel by Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz.
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