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.
Stars: Esteban Márquez, Lilia Prado, Luis Aceves Castañeda, Manuel Dondé, Roberto Cobo, Beatriz Ramos
Crew: Manuel Altolaguirre (Story), Luis Buñuel (Director), Luis Buñuel (Adaptation), Juan de la Cabada (Adaptation), Manuel Reachi (Story), Manuel Altolaguirre (Adaptation)
Country: Mexico
Language: Español
Studio: Producciones Isla S.A.
Runtime: 80 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 25, 1952
IMDb: 4.6
Keywords:race against time, funeral, ranch, bus ride, lawyer, inheritance, political campaign, temptation, deathbed, temptress, 1950s, adult illiteracy
