THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ (ENSAYO DE UN CRIMEN)

In Luis Bunuel''''s darkly comic psychodrama, the rich and debonair Archibaldo, a would-be serial murderer, sees his passions and deadly impulses frustrated at every turn, only to find fate intervening on his behalf. A key work of his Mexican period, Bunuel''''s extraordinary The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz anticipates his later, more famous films with a gloriously twisted, ambiguous tale of bourgeois hysteria, sin and transgression. Full of pitch-black humour and Surrealist flourishes, the film is an unjustly neglected gem from one of cinema's greatest artists. EXTRAS '>>' The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Ensayo de un crimen, 1955) presented from the 4K restoration by Cineteca Nacional Mexico. '>>' Three video essays by writer and filmmaker Cristina Alvarez Lopez investigating the development and key phases of Bunuel''''s cinema. '>>' David Wilt on The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz: a video essay by the film historian. '>>' Booklet featuring writing by film scholar and Bunuel expert Jordi Xifra, and Cristina Alvarez Lopez. '>>' A gallery of Bunuel''''s personal, complete annotated script for the film (BD-Rom). '>>' New and improved English subtitle translation. '>>' UK premiere on Blu-ray. '>>' Region free Blu-ray (A/B/C).