Rent The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)
3.9 of 5 from 50 ratings
1h 29min
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- Synopsis:
- In Luis Bunuel's darkly comic psychodrama, a reawakened childhood memory convinces rich, cultured Archibaldo (Ernesto Alonso) that he is able to cause the death of others. But his murderous impulses are frustrated at every turn, driving him to find ever more inventive ways to fulfil his desires. A key work of his Mexican period, Bunuel's gloriously twisted film anticipates his later works with an ambiguous tale of erotic obsession. Full of pitch-black humour and surrealist flourishes, the film is an unjustly neglected gem from one of cinema's greatest artists.
- Actors:
- Ernesto Alonso, Miroslava, Rita Macedo, Ariadna Welter, Andrea Palma, Rodolfo Landa, José María Linares-Rivas, Leonor Llausás, Eva Calvo, Enrique Díaz 'Indiano', Carlos Riquelme, Chabela Durán, Carlos Martínez Baena, Manuel Dondé, Armando Velasco, Armando Acosta, Eduardo Alcaraz, Janet Alcoriza, Salvador Arriola, Rafael Banquells hijo
- Directors:
- Luis Buñuel
- Producers:
- Alfonso Patiño Gómez
- Writers:
- Luis Buñuel, Eduardo Ugarte, Rodolfo Usigli
- Aka:
- Ensayo de un crimen
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- Mexico
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 08/06/2026
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- Spanish LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Surreal Frames: A three-part video series by writer and filmmaker Cristina Alvarez Lopez investigating the development and key phases of Bunuel's filmography
- Film historian David Wilt's visual essay on The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
- Bunuel's annotated personal script (BD-Rom)
- UK Premiere on Blu-ray
