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1953MexicoLanguage: esDirected by Luis Buñuel★ 7.7
Available in English: subtitled
Gloria encounters Francisco, a man whose social veneer betrays a truer self burrowed underneath.
Themes and style
Tone
surrealhauntingcold and detacheddark comedyquietly devastating
Pacing
slow burnescalatingmethodical
Story
unravelingpursuit
Emotion
paranoiaall-consuming lovefiguring out who you arefeeling powerlessshame
Themes
men and women navigating expectationsclass and moneyreligion and faithcorrupt institutions
Feel
cerebralquietly hauntingdiscussion starteremotionally wrecking
Violence
suggestive