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Such Is Life (2000)

Like Lars Von Trier and Pier Paolo Pasolini before him, famed Mexican filmmaker Arturo Ripstein reimagines the ancient Greek myth of Medea for a new context in Así es la vida (2000). Hewing close to the traditional storyline, Ripstein casts Arcelia Ramírez in the role of the troubled heroine--a Mexico City abortionist and mother of two whose life is an unending string of … Become a Mr Skin Member and get the full review