The Holy Office (film)

The Holy Office
Theatrical poster
Directed byArturo Ripstein
Written byArturo Ripstein
José Emilio Pacheco
Produced byAngélica Ortiz
StarringJorge Luke [es]
Claudio Brook
CinematographyJorge Stahl Jr.
Release date
  • 1974 (1974)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguagesSpanish, Hebrew, Latin

The Holy Office (Spanish: El santo oficio) is a 1974 Mexican drama film directed and co-written by Arturo Ripstein. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival[1] and won the Silver Goddess for Best Film in 1974 awarded by the Mexican Cinema Journalists.[2]

Plot

The Carvajal family is mourning the death of their patriarch. Their eldest son, raised in a monastery for most of his life, is shocked to witness signs of his family observing the Laws of Moses, cleaning his father's body, and uttering Hebrew words. He reports his suspicions to his superiors, and brings to bear the bureaucratic wrath of the Inquisition upon his grieving mother, sister, brothers, and much of the secret Jewish community of 16th Century New Spain that they belong to.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Holy Office". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Silver Goddess Awards". filmtied. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_Office_(film)