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Release Year1952
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageSpanish
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Drama
Votes36
DirectorLuis Buñuel
WritersManuel Altolaguirre, Manuel Reachi
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMexican Bus Ride
About Mexican Bus Ride
Newlywed Oliverio receives disturbing news that his mother is on her deathbed. He travels to a remote part of Mexico to fetch a lawyer who can sort out her will. Leaving his wife behind, he embarks on a bus ride that’s interrupted by an increasingly absurd series of episodes, including an impromptu birthday celebration; a one-legged man writhing in the mud; come-ons from an insatiable small-town belle, Raquel; and Oliverio’s frequent, Freudian nightmares.
Directed by Luis Buñuel, Mexican Bus Ride leans on a strong ensemble — Esteban Márquez, Lilia Prado, Luis Aceves Castañeda — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1952.
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