Buñuel's first "comeback" film since "L'Age d'Or" in 1930 (he made only a few musicals in the interim), "El Gran Calavera" concerns a family's attempts to change the patriarch's somewhat indulgent and hedonistic ways by fooling him into thinking his large fortune is gone. They assume a life of poverty in Mexico in an attempt to teach him a lesson. However, he discovers it's a ruse, but continues to perpetuate the facade of ignorance while sneaking off during the day to conduct his thriving business. Why? To teach his family a lesson - they are all lazy, worthless leeches!
Staring: Fernando Soler, Rosario Granados, Andrés Soler, Rubén Rojo, Gustavo Rojo, Maruja Grifell, Francisco Jambrina, Luis Alcoriza, Antonio Bravo, Antonio Monsell, María Luisa Serrano, Daniel Arroyo, Ana María Hernández, Josefina Burgos, Ángel Infante, Carmen Cabrera, José Chávez, Leonor Gómez, Pepe Martínez, Juan Pulido, Nicolás Rodríguez
Runtime: 92 minutes
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