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Mexican Bus Ride poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.5 / 100
1952·Comedy / Drama·1h 14m

MEXICAN BUS RIDE

Newlywed Oliverio receives disturbing news that his mother is on her deathbed. He travels to a remote part of Mexico to fetch a lawyer who can sort out her will. Leaving his wife behind, he embarks on a bus ride that’s interrupted by an increasingly absurd series of episodes, including an impromptu birthday celebration; a one-legged man writhing in the mud; come-ons from an insatiable small-town belle, Raquel; and Oliverio’s frequent, Freudian nightmares.

Above the Line
Luis Buñuel·DirectorManuel Altolaguirre·StoryManuel Reachi·StoryAlex Phillips·Director of PhotographyGustavo Pittaluga·Original Music ComposerRafael Portillo·Editor
Cast
Esteban Márquez·Oliverio GrajalesLilia Prado·RaquelLuis Aceves Castañeda·SilvestreManuel Dondé·Eladio GonzalesRoberto Cobo·JuanBeatriz Ramos·ElisaManuel Noriega·Licenciado FigueroaRoberto Meyer·Don Nemesio Álvarez y VillalbazoPedro Elviro·El cojoLeonor Gómez·Doña Linda
Full Crew
(27 credits)
Directing· 2
Luis Buñuel·DirectorJorge López Portillo·Assistant Director
Writing· 7
Manuel Altolaguirre·StoryManuel Reachi·StoryLuis Buñuel·AdaptationJuan de la Cabada·AdaptationManuel Altolaguirre·AdaptationJuan de la Cabada·DialogueLilia Solano Galeana·Dialogue
Camera· 3
Alex Phillips·Director of PhotographyArmando Carrillo·Camera OperatorLeobardo Sánchez·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Rafael Portillo·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Gustavo Pittaluga·Original Music ComposerGonzalo Gavira·Sound EffectsJesús González Gancy·Sound DirectorEduardo Arjona·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 5
José Rodríguez Granada·Production DesignGeorgette Somohano·Costume DesignEdward Fitzgerald·Production DesignManuel Ladrón de Guevara·Set DecorationFelisa Ladrón de Guevara·Makeup Artist
Production· 2
Manuel Altolaguirre·ProducerFidel Pizarro·Production Manager
Other Departments· 3
María Luisa Bohorques·HairstylistJorge Benavides·Special EffectsWilliam W. Claridge·Other
By the Numbers
70.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Mexican Bus Ride's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Passionate, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The movie poster features a red background with a yellow title, "SUBIDA al CIELO," angled across the top right. To the left, a statue-like figure of a woman in ”

romance
Key Elements
StatueTitle TextCouple
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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