Ensayo de un crimen

May 19 1955 Not Rated 1h 29m
Comedy, Crime, Drama

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...

Plot

With a strange and powerful obsession stemming from a pampered childhood during the tumultuous years of the Mexican Revolution, the 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 lust. Undoubtedly, death encircles scheming Archibaldo, and the targets are always innocent women. However, is he truly capable of murder?

Written by

Luis Buñuel, Eduardo Ugarte, Rodolfo Usigli

Directed by

Luis Buñuel

Production Countries

Mexico

Production Companies

Alianza Cinematográfica Española

Languages

Español

Awards

1 win & 8 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
6,126
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA