The Queen of the Night

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The Queen of the Night
Directed by Arturo Ripstein
Written by Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Produced by Jean-Michel Lacor
Starring Patricia Reyes Spíndola
CinematographyBruno de Keyzer
Edited byRafael Castanedo
Release date
  • 7 September 1994 (1994-09-07)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

The Queen of the Night (Spanish : La reina de la noche) is a 1994 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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Cast

Awards

Ariel Awards

The Ariel Awards are awarded annually by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in Mexico. La reina de la noche received six awards out of 12 nominations. [2]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1996 La reina de la noche Best Picture Nominated
Patricia Reyes Spíndola Best Actress Won
Ana Ofelia Murguía Best Supporting Actress Won
Arturo AlegroBest Actor in a Minor RoleNominated
Paz Alicia Garciadiego Best Original StoryNominated
Best ScreenplayNominated
Best Original Music Theme or SongWon
Lucía ÁlvarezWon
Rafael CastanedoBest EditingNominated
José Luis AguilarBest Production DesignWon
Ángeles Martínez and Eduardo CoronaBest Set DesignWon
Graciela MazónBest Costume DesignWon

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: The Queen of the Night". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  2. "XXXVIII 1996 – Ganadores y nominados" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. 1996. Retrieved 24 May 2016.