# Castle of Purity (1973)

> A patriarch’s obsession with preserving family purity turns an isolated home into a suffocating laboratory of control, desire, and hypocrisy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/31772

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Arturo Ripstein
- Cast: Claudio Brook, Rita Macedo, Arturo Beristáin, Diana Bracho, Gladys Bermejo, David Silva, María Rojo, María Barber
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068348/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: oppressive, disturbing, bleak, serious film night, arthouse viewing

## Synopsis

A man's obsession with purity leads to a dark and twisted family life.

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