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The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Spanish: Ensayo de un crimen; literally: Rehearsal for a Crime [1]) is a 1955 Mexican crime comedy film directed and co-written by Spanish-born filmmaker Luis Buñuel.
With a strange and powerful obsession stemming from a pampered childhood during the tumultuous years of the Mexican Revolution, the affluent bachelor and suave ceramist, Archibaldo de la Cruz, oscillates effortlessly between fantasy and reality, desire and hallucination.
May 28, 2024 · The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Spanish: Ensayo de un crimen); literally: Rehearsal for a Crime is a 1955 Mexican crime comedy film directed and co-written by Spanish-born filmmaker Luis Buñuel. It tells the story of a would-be serial killer whose female victims keep dying before he has the chance to murder them.
Conflating violent death with sexual desire, the adult Archibaldo plots to murder numerous women, but his elaborate schemes are constantly thwarted.
Sep 2, 2022 · In one of the most ludicrously harrowing and repellently exuberant scenes ever filmed, Archibaldo—an amateur ceramist—finds a killer app for his kiln. Released in 1955.
With a strange and powerful obsession stemming from his childhood during the Mexican Revolution, the affluent bachelor and suave ceramist Archibaldo oscillates effortlessly between fantasy and reality, obsessed in making the perfect crime. But will he succeed?
Sep 10, 2012 · The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz. Monday 10 September 2012. Written by RM. Time Out says. Buñuel marshals all of his characteristic amoral wit in this tale of a would-be murderer...
