El (This Strange Passion)

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7.9	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Luis Buñuel

Starring

Arturo de Córdova
Francisco Galván de Montemayor

Delia Garcés
Gloria Vilalta

Aurora Walker
Doña Esperanza Vilalta

Manuel Dondé
Pablo

Rafael Banquells
Ricardo Luján

Fernando Casanova
Lic. Beltrán

Antonio Bravo
Invitado a fiesta

Leonor Gómez
Portera

Written by

Luis Buñuel
(story) and

Luis Alcoriza
(story)

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A husband's suave exterior unravels after his marriage, and he unleashes his paranoid and volatile temper on his wife, which escalates to more dangerous and unpredictable tantrums.

Release date: 9 July 1953

Tags: Drama (3), Spanish (3), Obsession (2), Jealousy (2), Frustration (1), Hotel Room (1), Director Cameo (1), Bell Tower (1), Punch (1), Wrath (1), Dysfunctional Marriage (1), Sadness (1), Confusion (1), Disappointment (1), Abusive Husband (1), Butler (1), Rage (1), Attraction (1), 1953 (1), Insecurity (1)

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Mustanaamio7's Movie Diary 2024 (165 movies items)

"10.5. 2024 A few directors have managed to be so expressive also with their low budget films as Luis Buñuel. Buñuel's films never feel preachy nor heavy-handed and films like "El", one of his finest Mexican masterpieces, has a certain kind of lightness and effortlessness despite the serious themes. The main character is an upper class man called Francesco who is strictly moralistic, religious, and very jealous. He is definitely mentally disturbed, but not necessarily much more than anyone els"