Mexico, 1940s. Desperate for love, nurse Coral Fabre responds to a lonely hearts ad and meets Nicolás Estrella, a charismatic confidence trickster. While he was initially unattracted to her, Coral offers to work with him, posing as brother and sister in their travels to lure, rob, and murder lonely rich women.
The take
While love and longing can transform people into their best selves, it has famously transformed couples into their worst selves too, and this change captivates our imaginations of how the relationship was formed. Deep Crimson revisits the Lonely Hearts Killers, dramatizing their exploits with a darkly comic flair. As Mexican auteur Arturo Ripstein brings their tale to Mexico, he and his screenwriter wife Paz Alicia Garciadiego dive deep into these undeniably evil characters, spotting the ways their jagged edges fit and make them whole, which creates a twisted bond that isn’t easily torn apart. Profundo Carmesí is an unforgettable take on an unforgettable crime duo.
What stands out
There are so many skinny femme fatales that Regina Orozco as Coral is so refreshing, and fits better with the actual American woman who inspired her character.
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