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No thread about Bunuel should be allowed to disappear into obscurity. I thought I'd add my utterly worthless thoughts about 2 other films not mentioned thus far, both from his Mexican period:
Susana (1951): This film tells the story of a woman who escapes from prison with the help of God (if you know Bunuel, you already know this is going to be amusing) and wiles her way into the service of a landowner, in the process seducing every man in the hacienda. The cast isn't the best, and I'd say it's pretty low in my rankings of his works that I've seen, but it's still worth a look.
A Woman Without Love (1951): In "My Last Sigh" Bunuel calls this his worst movie, and I can't disagree. It's as straightforward a melodrama as you can get, with a totally unconvincing time shift in the middle and a dull story. It is competently made (well shot) but there's no hiding its flaws. The little Bunuel touches are hardly in evidence. If you showed me this film without the opening credits, I wouldn't believe it was a Bunuel.
Finally, I strongly recommend Bunuel's autobiography "My Last Sigh." And for that matter, I strongly recommend falling in love with Bunuel's work: he's quickly become my favorite.
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