The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)
- Original title
- Ensayo de un crimen
- Directed by
- Luis Buñuel
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 176 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man believes he is destined to become a serial killer. He plans to murder several women, but they keep dying in accidental ways before he can carry out his plans.
darkly comicabsurdwhimsicalmacabreplayfulsardonicunpredictableironic
What happens
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Spanish: Ensayo de un crimen, lit. 'Rehearsal for a Crime') is a 1955 Mexican crime comedy film directed and co-written by Luis Buñuel and starring Miroslava, Ernesto Alonso, Rita Macedo, Ariadna Welter, Andrea Palma and Leonor Llausás. This film features the film debut of the actress Ariadna Welter and also the last appearance of Miroslava, in her film role, two months after her death in the same year. It is based on a 1944 novel by Rodolfo Usigli. It tells the story of a would-be serial killer whose female victims keep dying before he has the chance to murder them. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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