Ensayo de un Crimen BD 1955 ( The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz ) ( Ensayo de un crimen )

Ensayo de un Crimen BD 1955 (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
Alternate Title: Ensayo de un crimen
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
000 min

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1955 and produced in:
Mexico ( Latin America, Mexico )

Directed By:
Luis Bunuel

Actors:
Miroslava ..... Lavinia
Ernesto Alonso ..... Archibaldo de la Cruz
Rita Macedo ..... Patricia Terrazas
Ariadne Welter ..... Carlota Cervantes
Andrea Palma ..... Sra. Cervantes
Rodolfo Landa ..... Alejandro Rivas
José María Linares-Rivas ..... Willy Corduran
Leonor Llausás ..... La institutriz
Eva Calvo ..... Señora de la Cruz
Enrique Díaz Indiano ..... Señor de la Cruz
Carlos Riquelme ..... Comisario
Chabela Durán ..... Hermana Trinidad
Carlos Martínez Baena ..... Padre Alonso
Manuel Dondé ..... Coronel boda
Armando Velasco ..... Juez
Armando Acosta ..... Hombre casa juegos
Eduardo Alcaraz ..... Gordo Azuara
Janet Alcoriza ..... Turista de Oklahoma
Salvador Arriola ..... Hombre restaurante
Rafael Banquells hijo ..... Archibaldo niño
Francisco Beal ..... Invitado boda
Antonio Bravo ..... Anticuario
Emilio Brillas ..... Fabricante de maniquíes
Lupe Carriles ..... Criada de Carlota
Jorge Casanova ..... Empleado de Rivas
Jorge Chesterking ..... Turista de Oklahoma
María Luisa Cortés ..... Invitada boda
Amada Cuenca ..... Espectadora accidente
Manuel de la Vega ..... Fotógrafo boda
Enrique de Peña ..... Mesero
Ángel Di Stefani ..... Agente policía
Enedina Díaz de León ..... Criada anciana
Enrique García Álvarez ..... Chucho
Jesús Gómez Murguía ..... Agente López
Leonor Gómez ..... Mesera
Elodia Hernández ..... Dueña tienda
Manuel Jarero ..... Sr. Gómez
Francisco Ledesma ..... Anticuario
María Cristina Lesser ..... Empleada tienda
Salvador Lozano ..... Hombre casa de juegos
Rubén Márquez ..... Invitado boda
Ángel Merino ..... Agente policía
Roberto Meyer ..... Doctor
Antonio Padilla 'Pícoro' ..... Hombre casa de juegos
José Peña ..... Esteban (criado)
Ignacio Peón ..... Invitado boda
Salvador Pérez G. ..... Hombre restaurante
Lina Regis ..... Secretaria del juez
Mariano Requena ..... Juan (criado)
Virginia Retana ..... Invitada rubia boda
Amelia Robert ..... Invitada boda
Jesús Rodríguez Cárdenas ..... Mensajero del juez
Alfredo Varela padre ..... Empleado de Rivas

Synopsis:

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The delirious journey of a mentally-disordered man who is obsessed with committing the perfect crime.

With a strange and powerful obsession stemming from a pampered childhood during the tumultuous years of the Mexican Revolution, affluent bachelor and suave ceramist Archibaldo de la Cruz oscillates effortlessly between fantasy and reality, desire and hallucination. Compelled to taste again and again the delicious fruit of depravity that triggers an intense dark satisfaction, Archibaldo won't shy away from using one of his many shave-ready straight razors, bent on going to great lengths to quench his bloodlust. Undoubtedly, death encircles scheming Archibaldo, and the targets are always innocent women. However, is he truly capable of murder?

At the police station, Archibaldo de la Cruz relates the story of the murder of a woman, and insists that he is the murderer. He's a talented potter with refined manners, but he's mentally unstable. One night, he says, he went to a casino and met a beautiful woman; after fighting with her lover, the woman crashed her car and Archibaldo offered to drive her home, where he murdered her. Archibaldo is engaged to a very pretty Catholic girl, but before he met her became fascinated with Lavinia, a beautiful and nice lady. He had invited her to his workshop one afternoon, and she seized the opportunity to make a joke to the nervous Archibaldo. Are these events the product of a compulsive, sexually-frustrated, and unstable mind?

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 31 October, 2025.