The Realm of Fortune (1986)

Name: The Realm of Fortune
Genre: Drama
Released: 1986-11-28
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Blanca Guerra, Alejandro Parodi, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, Socorro Avelar

The Realm of Fortune (1986), directed by Arturo Ripstein, starring Ernesto Gómez Cruz and Blanca Guerra.

11/28/1986 BR Drama 2h 10m

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If you have nothing, something will touch you. If you have something, you will get much more. If you want more, you can lose everything. This is the law, in "The Empire of Fortune".

Synopsis

Poor Dionisio finds himself as recipient of the good fortune, but soon he forgets that everything that goes up also has to go down, and that in the depressing nothingness of his town it is easy to die.

Arturo RipsteinDirector
Carlos SavageEditing
Lucía ÁlvarezOriginal music
Paz Alicia GarciadiegoScreenplay

About the film

The Realm of Fortune (Spanish: El imperio de la fortuna) is a 1986 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It is based on the short novel El gallo de oro by Juan Rulfo. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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Cast

Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Dionisio Pinzón

Blanca Guerra as La Caponera

Alejandro Parodi as Lorenzo Benavides

Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez as La Pinzona

Socorro Avelar as Madre de Dionisio

Juan Antonio Llanes as Cura de San Miguel

Carlos Cardán as Don Isabel

Loló Navarro as Doña Iris

References

External links

The Realm of Fortune at IMDb

Text from The Realm of Fortune on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Realm_of_Fortune

Trivia

It premiered on November 28, 1986, a Friday.
It runs 2h10 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "El imperio de la fortuna".
It won 4 award(s) and received 1 nomination(s) on record at Wikidata — Silver Shell for Best Actor among them.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosInstituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
CountriesMexico
LanguagesSpanish
StatusReleased

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Awards

Silver Shell for Best Actor 1986
Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor 1986
Ariel Award for Best Actor 1986
Ariel Award for Best Direction 1986

Nominations

International Submission to the Academy Awards 1987

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Crew

Arturo Ripstein Director
Carlos Savage Editing
Lucía Álvarez Original music
Paz Alicia Garciadiego Screenplay

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What is The Realm of Fortune about?

The Realm of Fortune: Poor Dionisio finds himself as recipient of the good fortune, but soon he forgets that everything that goes up also has to go down, and that in the depressing nothingness of his town it is easy to die.

Who directed The Realm of Fortune?

The Realm of Fortune was directed by Arturo Ripstein in 1986.

Who stars in The Realm of Fortune?

The cast of The Realm of Fortune includes Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Blanca Guerra, Alejandro Parodi, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez and Socorro Avelar.

How long is The Realm of Fortune?

The Realm of Fortune runs for 130 minutes, or 2h10.

What awards did The Realm of Fortune win?

The Realm of Fortune has 4 recorded awards, among them Silver Shell for Best Actor, Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor, Ariel Award for Best Actor and Ariel Award for Best Direction.