Victims of Sin - The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray)

Nightclub dancer Violeta (Ninón Sevilla) discovers a baby abandoned by a rival after the father is killed, and decides to raise the child — setting off a chain of events that will bring her into conflict with the corrupt underworld of Mexico City's cabareteras scene. Emilio Fernández's most celebrated melodrama, shot with blazing expressionist virtuosity by cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa, is a film of extraordinary physical energy: Ninón Sevilla's dancing is among the most electric performances ever captured on celluloid.