Fernando Soler, Rosario Granados, Andrés Soler
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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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. Neorrealist elements are still...( read more)
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 lo...( read more)
It's a lesson of life. The story it's as you know will be, pretty rare feeling at Bunuel. The characters are typology, and the society is reduced to them. The scene where the old man wakes has the real sensation of being in a nightmare. The comedy is sarcastic.
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