The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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1955
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A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
89 min
Release date:
19 May 1955
Country:
MX
Languages:
Spanish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 8 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Against a background of revolution and restoration, Catholic mysteries and aristocratic manners, Bunuel unfolds, in images akin to Freudian X-rays ...
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Jun 2014
fresh:
Though it's 22 years late in arriving, The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz is the only new movie in town about which I can say that it mustn't be missed.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
fresh:
Bunuel is still able to put some bizarre -- and very funny -- personal touches on this story of a man obsessed with the idea that the music box he owned as a child has the power to kill.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000