A Pure Soul

1965 0h 47m ES

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 4

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Second of two films that make up the collaborative film "Los Bienamados" (The Beloved, 1965). Claudia, a young aristocratic girl travels to Switzerland to recover the corpse of her brother, Juan Luis. As she flies back home to Mexico, in flashback it is revealed that she and her brother had an incestuous relationship and that she managed to drive his fiance, Claire, to her death... with tragic consequences for all of them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Arabella Árbenz
Claudia
Enrique Rocha
Juan Luis
Veit Gentry
The father
Leonora Carrington
The mother
Sally Belfrage
Claire
Aldo Morante
Mona Moore
Victoria Huston

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Juan Ibáñez
Writers: Carlos Fuentes
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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RUNTIME

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Tight 47-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Juan Ibáñez, shot by Gabriel Figueroa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Luis Sobreyra shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Arabella Árbenz and Enrique Rocha and Veit Gentry carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0058896 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Juan Ibáñez directs. Gabriel Figueroa behind the camera. Luis Sobreyra cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 47-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
261 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Juan Ibáñez, shot by Gabriel Figueroa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Luis Sobreyra shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Arabella Árbenz and Enrique Rocha and Veit Gentry carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0058896 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.