The Place Without Limits

El lugar sin límites
Theatrical release poster
Directed byArturo Ripstein
Written byJosé Donoso
Produced byFrancisco del Villar
StarringRoberto Cobo Lucha Villa
Ana Martín
CinematographyMiguel Garzón
Edited byFrancisco Chiu
Music byJoaquín Gutiérrez Heras
Release date
  • 28 April 1978 (1978-04-28)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

The Place Without Limits (Spanish: El lugar sin límites, also released as Hell Without Limits) is a 1978 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein, produced in Mexico and based on the 1966 novel of the same name written by Chilean José Donoso. The film was selected by Mexico as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1] In July 2018, it was selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section at the 75th Venice International Film Festival.[2]

  1. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. ^ "Biennale Cinema 2018, Venice Classics". labiennale.org. 2018-07-13. Retrieved 22 July 2018.