dark comedy,surrealism,wedding,car accident,older man younger woman relationship,nonlinear timeline,suicide note,dress shop,american tourist

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)

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A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...

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Cast & Crew

Director
Luis Buñuel
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    Archibaldo de la Cruz Ernesto Alonso
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    Lavinia Miroslava
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    Patricia Terrazas Rita Macedo
  • Profile picture of Andrea Palma
    Mrs. Cervantes Andrea Palma
  • Profile picture of Rodolfo Landa
    Alejandro Rivas Rodolfo Landa
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    Carlota Cervantes Ariadna Welter
  • Profile picture of José María Linares Rivas
    Willy Corduran José María Linares Rivas
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    The Governess Leonor Llausás

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Keywords

  • dark comedy
  • surrealism
  • wedding
  • car accident
  • older man younger woman relationship
  • nonlinear timeline
  • suicide note
  • dress shop
  • american tourist