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Susana

Susana

Drama · 1951

The story of a girl of questionable mental stability who escapes from incarceration and ends up at a plantation where she disrupts a working family's daily routines and chemistry.

Movie details

Susana

“The Devil and The Flesh”

1951 Drama 1h 26m

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6.8 / 10

Community rating

The story of a girl of questionable mental stability who escapes from incarceration and ends up at a plantation where she disrupts a working family's daily routines and chemistry.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Susana?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Luis Buñuel

Written by

Luis Buñuel · Jaime Salvador

Fernando Soler

Fernando Soler

Don Guadalupe

Rosita Quintana

Rosita Quintana

Susana

Víctor Manuel Mendoza

Víctor Manuel Mendoza

Jesus

Matilde Palou

Matilde Palou

Dona Carmen

María Gentil Arcos

María Gentil Arcos

Felisa

L

Luis López Somoza

Alberto

Rafael Icardo

Rafael Icardo

Don Severiano, veterinary

Court is in session

Put Susana on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.