Profundo Carmesí ( Arturo Ripstein,1996)

Profundo Carmesí (Deep Crimson) is a black comedy film about a Coral Fabre, who falls in love with Nicolas Estrella, who preys on women for a living. Coral's controlling personality means that Nicolas has no other choice but to listen to her wishes. Coral becomes in charge of who he preys on, and together they commit the crimes.

In this Mexican crime film, I was surprised at how humorous this film was but also at how serious and horrifying it was. Profundo Carmesí shows the main characters' demented personalities, all the while bringing hope for the two people to find love together. I thought it was interesting that Ripstein had cast a female actress who was not thin. It seems that all criminal women in films follow this unspoken rule to be thin. With Nicolas being balding and wearing a toupee, Profundo Carmesí addresses the topic of body issues, and how both main characters are accepting of their problems.