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Plot:
Buñuel's first "comeback" film since "L'Age d'Or" in 1930 (he made only a few musicals in the interim), "El Gran Calavera" concerns a family's attempts to change the patriarch's somewhat indulgent and...( read more
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I just loved the last scene where the women faints and the son asks for help and the guy says he hopes she'll recover. It was the most delightful topping for this outrageous comedy where a family that just let something get in their way. A film that touches on social issues, a lot like Bunuel's other Mexican films, it deals with family issues too, another common theme and the slapstick humour is much more here than anywhere else.
Totally forgotten and ignored, this little Bunuel treasure of 1949 (considered as his true comeback after L'Age d'Or) is a terrific and wonderful gem for all of us to learn and enjoy, from the smallest brothers and sisters, to the greatgrandparents (in fact, this is the favorite Mexican film of my little 10 year old brother, and is among his all time favorites).
95/100
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