Time to Die

Directed by Arturo Ripstein
Film Movement Classics
1966
89 Minutes
Mexico
Spanish
Drama, Western, Classics, Latin American
Not Rated
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Fresh from serving eighteen years in jail for shooting a man in self-defense, Juan Sayago (Jorge Martinez de Hoyos, The Magnificent Seven) comes back to his hometown to start life anew and reunite with old flame Mariana (Marga Lopez, Bunuel's Nazarin). But the two sons of the man he killed, consumed by an overwhelming thirst for revenge, have been anxiously awaiting his return. From an original story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (One Hundred Years of Solitude), and featuring dialogue by Mexican novelist/essayist Carlos Fuentes (The Death of Artemio Cruz, The Old Gringo), this stunning directorial debut by a then-21-year-old Arturo Ripstein provides insight into the genius who would go on to create Deep Crimson and Hell Without Limits.

Cast

  • Marga Lopez
  • Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
  • Enrique Rocha
  • Alfredo Leal
DVD Features

Video introduction by director Alex Cox (Repo Man).
Commentary by director Arturo Ripstein and actor Enrique Rocha.
New essay by Carlos A. Gutierrez, co-founder of Cinema Tropical.

Sound: 2.0 Stereo

Discs: 1

Blu-ray Features

Video introduction by director Alex Cox (Repo Man).
Commentary by director Arturo Ripstein and actor Enrique Rocha.
New essay by Carlos A. Gutierrez, co-founder of Cinema Tropical.

Sound: 2.0 Stereo

Discs: 1

  • Highest Rating
    "An austere western that kicks up a slowly blinding storm of dust, regret and vengeance.... [Time to Die] turned Mexican westerns on their head."
    Robert Abele, The Los Angeles Times
  • Highest Rating
    "A swift slow burn of a film.... Ripstein's debut is pared down, whetted to a cutting sharpness...a clear-eyed great."
    Alan Scherstuhl, The Village Voice
  • Highest Rating
    "A gem of a vintage Mexican Western that feels its moral quandaries deeply.... Beautifully restored."
    John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter

Awards & Recognition

Official Selection
Cannes Classics
Cannes Film Festival
Winner
Best Picture
Mexican Cinema Journalists

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