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Él (1953)

★ 7.9Approved92 minDirector: Luis Buñuel

1953 film by Luis Buñuel

Él (Spanish: Him; re-issued in the US as This Strange Passion) (1953), by Luis Buñuel, is a Mexican film based upon the novel by Mercedes Pinto. It deals with many themes common to Buñuel's cinema, including a May–December romance between a woman and her obsessively overprotective bourgeois husband, and touches of surrealism. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Él about?
Él (1953) — Francisco is rich, rather strict on principles, and still a bachelor. After meeting Gloria by accident, he is suddenly intent on her becoming his wife and courts her until she agrees to marry him. Francisco is a dedicated husband, but little by little his passion starts to exhibi
Is Él based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Él scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.