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The River and Death (Spanish: El río y la muerte) is a 1954 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza and directed by Luis Buñuel. The film is an adaptation of Miguel Álvarez Acosta's 1952 novel Muro blanco en roca negra (White Wall on a Black Rock).
The River and Death: Directed by Luis Buñuel. With Columba Domínguez, Miguel Torruco, Joaquín Cordero, Jaime Fernández. In a backward village where members of two rival families have kept killing each other for generations, a young doctor is expected to avenge his father.
- (956)
- Drama
- Luis Buñuel
- 1955-06-30
Sep 2, 2004 · The River and Death is about the sensation of Latin American violence, pieced together from a number of vendettas that plague a coastal town.
The River and Death (Luis Buñuel / Mexico, 1955): ( El Río y la Muerte ) The theme is the absurdity of tribal machismo, the camera pans along the top of a colonial edifice before tilting down to the dirt street where a three-way shootout casually takes place.
In a backward village where members of two rival families have kept killing each other for generations, a young doctor is expected to avenge his father.
The River and Death. © Courtesy of Filmoteca UNAM. See the full schedule for Spectacle Every Day: Mexican Popular Cinema. Showtimes. Monday, July 29. 6:15 PM. Buy Tickets. Sunday, August 4. 8:00 PM. Buy Tickets. Venue. Luis Buñuel. 1954. Mexico. Spanish with English subtitles. 92 minutes.
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A useless and bloody vendetta has been going on for ages between two families in this Mexican village. Men, sons, have killed each other for generations, for a so-called conception of honor in a revenge that never ends since it is also triggered by people of the village.
