EL (1953)

Middle-aged bourgeois Francisco (Arturo de Córdova) was smitten enough by the lovely and much younger Gloria (Delia Garcés) to woo her away from age-appropriate swain Raul (Luis Beristáin) However, his all-encompassing suspicions and jealousies would all too swiftly render the new bride's life a waking nightmare. Luis Buñuel's sobering study, adapted from the Mercedes Pinto novel, also stars Aurora Walker, Carlos Martínez Baena, Manuel Dondé. AKA: "This Strange Passion." 82 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Spanish; Subtitles; English; featurettes; theatrical trailer. In Spanish with English subtitles.