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Susana

1951 · 86 min

A slow-burning, unsettling drama that simmers with repressed desire and religious hypocrisy, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Tagline
The Devil and The Flesh
Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • obsession
  • faith
  • family
  • deception
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Luis Buñuel
Written by
Rodolfo Usigli, Jaime Salvador, Luis Buñuel
Starring
Fernando Soler, Rosita Quintana, Víctor Manuel Mendoza, Matilde Palou, María Gentil Arcos, Luis López Somoza, Rafael Icardo, Enrique del Castillo
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
86 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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