Monday, 8 June 2015

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)


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The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955) – L. Buñuel

There's certainly one thing you can say about a Buñuel film and that is that it is very difficult to predict what will happen from one moment to the next! This tale of a young boy who develops an erotic fixation associated with death (presumably caused by a music box, no less) and grows up to intend to be a serial killer is a black black comedy. As with other more famous Buñuel films,the consummation of each act is always blocked. That is, there are foreshadowings of Exterminating Angel, Discreet Charm, and especially Tristana (that...mannequin...leg!).

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