I don't remember this one appearing previously on TCM (or anywhere else, for that matter - well, maybe BRAVO, in the early days), but fans of Bunuel will want to set their Tivos/VCRs for this 1965 featurette (just 45 minutes) which airs late Friday /early Saturday (7/14) at 5:00 AM.
For some reason or other, this picture doesn't seem as well-known or to garner as much respect as some of his other films of the same period, but it's a prime piece of late-Mexican Bunuel, perhaps overlooked, because it came in the wake of the sublime VIRDIANA, DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID, and EXTERMINATING ANGEL, and just prior to BELLE DE JOUR. Anyway, to the best of my knowledge, it's not available on DVD, either domestically or otherwise. (I seem to recall Image Entertainment issuing this one on laser disc in the early 90's, as part of their Cinemateque Collection, but I haven't been able to locate my copy to confirm this fact. Can someone weigh in on the accuracy of my recollection?)
For some reason or other, this picture doesn't seem as well-known or to garner as much respect as some of his other films of the same period, but it's a prime piece of late-Mexican Bunuel, perhaps overlooked, because it came in the wake of the sublime VIRDIANA, DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID, and EXTERMINATING ANGEL, and just prior to BELLE DE JOUR. Anyway, to the best of my knowledge, it's not available on DVD, either domestically or otherwise. (I seem to recall Image Entertainment issuing this one on laser disc in the early 90's, as part of their Cinemateque Collection, but I haven't been able to locate my copy to confirm this fact. Can someone weigh in on the accuracy of my recollection?)
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"After all, it is better to be frightened than to be crushed."
"After all, it is better to be frightened than to be crushed."
