The River and Death

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.[1] The film is an adaptation of Miguel Álvarez Acosta's 1952[2] novel Muro blanco en roca negra (White Wall on a Black Rock).[3][4]

The River and Death
Directed byLuis Buñuel
Written byLuis Alcoriza
Produced byJ. Ramón Aguirre, Armando Orive Alba
StarringColumba Domínguez, Miguel Torruco, Joaquín Cordero, Víctor Alcocer, Jaime Fernández
CinematographyRaúl Martínez Solares
Edited byJorge Bustos
Music byRaúl Lavista
Release date
  • September 1954 (1954-09)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Cast

Background

The film, an adaptation of a novel about a blood revenge that has lasted for several generations, is so country-specific that the audience at the Venice Film Festival thought it was a comedy. Buñuel takes great pains in his autobiography to show that the despicable events portrayed in the film were even surpassed by reality.

References

  1. Goble p.8
  2. "Muro blanco en roca negra - Detalle de la obra - Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México - FLM - CONACULTA". www.elem.mx. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  3. "Arquivos Miguel Álvarez Acosta". Plano Crítico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  4. Gonzalez, Ed (2004-09-02). "Review: The River and Death". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-06.

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.


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