"El Bruto" might be Andrés' s son and like in Frankenstein.....When a director is as strong as Bunuel (whose filmography is huge and brilliant),some of his works may seem lacklustre by association. But further acquaintance shows this: all -except the obsession with religion- the Master's permanent features are here: the old man who eats candies is akin to the grandpa who rapes his granddaughter in "Cela S'Appelle l'Aurore " ;the young girl with the madonna face ,Meche,and the bitch ,the sensual beautiful Paloma (Katy Jurado:you should see her cut her flowers )we've already met them( In " Los OLvidados",Pedro's bitchy mother became a madonna in his dreams) and we would meet them again all along Bunuel's canon(in "La Mort En CE Jardin" :Michèle Girardon and Simone Signoret);in "Cet Obscur Objet du Desir" they would become one.The bourgeoisie's selfishness is also present.
Perhaps not among Bunuel's essential,but none of his fans would like to miss it.
Perhaps not among Bunuel's essential,but none of his fans would like to miss it.