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Such Is Life

Original title: Así es la vida...

“Based on Seneca's Medea”

2000 · 1 h 38 min
Directed by Arturo Ripstein · Mexico · Latin American Cinema
DramaRomance

Cast

Arcelia Ramírez Luisa Huertas Patricio Castillo

Credits

Written by: Paz Alicia Garciadiego

Plot

A retelling of the Medea story in Mexico City.

Sinekatalog’s take

Arturo Ripstein's drama transposes Medea to Mexico City's slums, with a fortune-teller and a desperate mother. Arcelia Ramírez is fierce in a dark, stylised and powerful tragedy that suits the myth.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (377 votes)
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