The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Ensayo un crimen) - blu-ray Import

Opgelet, import zonder NL ondertiteling. In Luis Buñuel’s darkly comic psychodrama, the rich and debonair Archibaldo, a would-be serial murderer, sees his passions and deadly impulses frustrated at every turn, only to find fate intervening on his behalf. A key work of his Mexican period, Buñuel’s extraordinary The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz anticipates his later, more famous films with a gloriously twisted, ambiguous tale of bourgeois hysteria, sin and transgression. Full of pitch-black humour and Surrealist flourishes, the film is an unjustly neglected gem from one of cinema's greatest artists. EXTRAS • The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Ensayo de un crimen, 1955) presented from the 4K restoration by Cineteca Nacional México. • Three video essays by writer and filmmaker Cristina Álvarez López investigating the development and key phases of Buñuel’s cinema. • David Wilt on The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz: a video essay by the film historian. • Booklet featuring writing by film scholar and Buñuel expert Jordi Xifra, and Cristina Álvarez López. • A gallery of Buñuel’s personal, complete annotated script for the film (BD-Rom). • New and improved English subtitle translation. • UK premiere on Blu-ray. • Region free Blu-ray (A/B/C).