The Beginning and the End (1993 film)

1993 film

September 1993 (1993-09)

Running time

188 minutesCountryMexicoLanguageSpanish

The Beginning and the End (Spanish: Principio y fin) is a 1993 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein.^[1] 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.^[2] This film is an adaptation of the 1960 novel by Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz.

Cast

Ernesto Laguardia as Gabriel Botero
Julieta Egurrola as Ignacia Botero
Blanca Guerra as Julia
Verónica Merchant as Natalia
Bruno Bichir as Nicolás Botero
Alberto Estrella as Guama Botero
Alonso Echánove as Cariñoso
Lucía Muñoz as Mireya Botero
Luis Felipe Tovar as César
Julián Pastor as Luján
Luisa Huertas [es] as Isabel

References

^ Sandra Brennan (2015). "The Beginning and the End". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

External links

The Beginning and the End at IMDb

Films directed by Arturo Ripstein

Tiempo de morir (1966)
The Castle of Purity (1972)
The Holy Office (1974)
Foxtrot (1976)
La Viuda Negra (1977)
The Place Without Limits (1978)
La Tía Alejandra (1979)
Seduction (1981)
The Realm of Fortune (1986)
Love Lies (1989)
Woman of the Port (1991)
The Beginning and the End (1993)
The Queen of the Night (1994)
Deep Crimson (1996)
El evangelio de las maravillas (1998)
No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)
Such Is Life (2000)
El carnaval de Sodoma (2006)
The Reasons of the Heart (2011)
Bleak Street (2015)
Devil Between the Legs (2019)

v t e Mexican submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
1950—1999	Torero! (1957) Nazarín (1959) Macario (1960) Ánimas Trujano (1961) Tlayucan (1962) The Paper Man (1963) Always Further On (1965) Black Wind (1966) The Adolescents (1967) El Topo (1971) Reed: Insurgent Mexico (1973) Calzonzin Inspector (1974) Letters from Marusia (1975) Length of War (1976) Pafnucio Santo (1977) The Place Without Limits (1978) Mojado Power (1981) Eréndira (1983) Frida Still Life (1985) The Realm of Fortune (1986) Life Is Most Important (1987) The Last Tunnel (1988) Cabeza de Vaca (1990) Homework (1991) Like Water for Chocolate (1992) Cronos (1993) The Beginning and the End (1994) Midaq Alley (1995) Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman (1996) Deep Crimson (1997) Un embrujo (1998) No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)
2000—2023	Amores perros (2000) Violet Perfume: No One Is Listening (2001) The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002) Aro Tolbukhin: In the Mind of a Killer (2003) Voces inocentes (2004) Al otro lado (2005) Pan's Labyrinth (2006) Silent Light (2007) Tear This Heart Out (2008) Backyard (2009) Biutiful (2010) Miss Bala (2011) After Lucia (2012) Heli (2013) Cantinflas (2014) 600 Miles (2015) Desierto (2016) Tempestad (2017) Roma (2018) The Chambermaid (2019) I'm No Longer Here (2020) Prayers for the Stolen (2021) Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022) Tótem (2023)

Mexican submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1950—1999

Torero! (1957)
Nazarín (1959)
Macario (1960)
Ánimas Trujano (1961)
Tlayucan (1962)
The Paper Man (1963)
Always Further On (1965)
Black Wind (1966)
The Adolescents (1967)
El Topo (1971)
Reed: Insurgent Mexico (1973)
Calzonzin Inspector (1974)
Letters from Marusia (1975)
Length of War (1976)
Pafnucio Santo (1977)
The Place Without Limits (1978)
Mojado Power (1981)
Eréndira (1983)
Frida Still Life (1985)
The Realm of Fortune (1986)
Life Is Most Important (1987)
The Last Tunnel (1988)
Cabeza de Vaca (1990)
Homework (1991)
Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Cronos (1993)
The Beginning and the End (1994)
Midaq Alley (1995)
Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman (1996)
Deep Crimson (1997)
Un embrujo (1998)
No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)

2000—2023

Amores perros (2000)
Violet Perfume: No One Is Listening (2001)
The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
Aro Tolbukhin: In the Mind of a Killer (2003)
Voces inocentes (2004)
Al otro lado (2005)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Silent Light (2007)
Tear This Heart Out (2008)
Backyard (2009)
Biutiful (2010)
Miss Bala (2011)
After Lucia (2012)
Heli (2013)
Cantinflas (2014)
600 Miles (2015)
Desierto (2016)
Tempestad (2017)
Roma (2018)
The Chambermaid (2019)
I'm No Longer Here (2020)
Prayers for the Stolen (2021)
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)
Tótem (2023)

v t e Works by Naguib Mahfouz
Cairo Trilogy	Palace Walk (1956) Palace of Desire (1957) Sugar Street (1957)
Other novels	Khufu's Wisdom (1939) Rhadopis of Nubia (1943) Thebes at War (1944) Midaq Alley (1947) The Mirage (1948) The Beginning and the End (1949) Children of Gebelawi (1959) The Thief and the Dogs (1961) Autumn Quail (1962) The Search (1964) The Beggar (1965) Adrift on the Nile (1966) Miramar (1967) Mirrors (1972) Love in the Rain (1973) Karnak Café (1974) The Harafish (1977) Wedding Song (1981) Arabian Nights and Days (1982) The Journey of Ibn Fattouma (1983) The Day the Leader Was Killed (1983) Akhenaten, Dweller in Truth (1985) The Coffeehouse (1988)
Short stories	"Zaabalawi" (1961) "Qismati and Nasibi" (1982)
Story collections	Whisper of Madness (1947) God's World (1962) A Story Without a Beginning or an Ending (1971) The Crime (1973) Stories from Our Neighbourhood (1975)
Screenplays	The Adventures of Antar and Abla (1948) Your Day Will Come (1951) The Monster (1954) The Tough (1957) The Barred Road (1958) Jamila, the Algerian (1958) Between Heaven and Earth (1959) Allahu Akbar (1959) The Choice (1970)
Adaptations	The Beginning and the End (1960) Chased by the Dogs (1962) Saladin the Victorious (1963) Cairo 30 (1966) Khan El Khalili (1967) Chitchat on the Nile (1971) Karnak (1975) The Guilty (1975) The Beginning and the End (1993) Midaq Alley (1995)