Love Lies
Set in Mexico City, Mentiras Piadosas is the doomed love story of Clara and Israel. She is a health inspector and he is an herb merchant, who is obsessed with the construction of an enormous model of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan. They both decide to leave their respective partners to live together, however, jealousy, blackmail and guilt will become unbreakable patterns destroying their tragic relationship
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Love Lies
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 1, 1989
Runtime
1h 51m
Genres
Drama
User Score
52%
Original Title
Mentiras piadosas
Production Companies
Asociación Nacional de Actores (ANDA), Centro de Investigación y Enseñanza Cinematográficas (CIEC) de la Universidad de Guadalajara, Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica, Kuikali Producciones, Producciones Fílmicas Internacionales, Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)
Director
Arturo Ripstein
Description
Set in Mexico City, Mentiras Piadosas is the doomed love story of Clara and Israel. She is a health inspector and he is an herb merchant, who is obsessed with the construction of an enormous model of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan. They both decide to leave their respective partners to live together, however, jealousy, blackmail and guilt will become unbreakable patterns destroying their tragic relationship
