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El (1953)

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User Rating: 8.2/10 (1,057 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Luis Buñuel
Writers:
Mercedes Pinto (novel)
Luis Buñuel (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
9 July 1953 (Mexico) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Francisco is rich, rather strict on principles, and still a bachelor. After meeting Gloria by accident... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
The masterpiece of Bunuel's Mexican period more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)
Arturo de Córdova ... Francisco Galvan de Montemayor
Delia Garcés ... Gloria Milalta
Carlos Martínez Baena ... Father Velasco
Manuel Dondé ... Pablo
Fernando Casanova ... Beltran
Aurora Walker ... Esperanza Peralta
Rafael Banquells ... Ricardo Lujan
Luis Beristáin ... Raul Conde
José Pidal
Roberto Meyer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Strange Passion (USA) (reissue title)
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Runtime:
92 min | USA:82 min
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Spanish
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)
Certification:
USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
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Company:
Nacional Film more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Luis Buñuel makes a cameo appearance as one of the monks. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón (2001) more

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11 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
The masterpiece of Bunuel's Mexican period, 19 August 2001

This tale of a pathologically jealous husband, whose delusions of cuckoldry teeter over the edge into madness, ranks with BELLE DE JOUR and the early surrealist films as the first rank of the Bunuel canon. The ending, which has audiences screaming out loud in a mixture of gruesome delight and horror, would probably drive Brian DePalma to death by alcohol if he saw it. Brian, don't watch, okay?

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