If you loved Simon of the Desert, try The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Luis Buñuel, and they both carry the cozy, cult, foreign gem mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Simon of the Desert, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz is
Some men just want to watch the world burn, in a lavishly polite way. One minor aristocrat’s lifelong plan to become a gentleman killer keeps colliding with his own impeccable manners. Good intentions, stubborn scruples, and an alarming number of corpses turn up in the same parlor.
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