Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #58021 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-10-21
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Black & White, NTSC
• Original language: Spanish

Review
A minor work by Luis Bu�uel's standards, El Bruto is a pretty straightforward melodrama distinguished by Pedro Armendariz's robust performance in the title role and the crisp, high-contrast images of cinematographer Augustin Jimenez. Armendariz's Frankenstein-like Pedro is an impressionable man-child, an innocent whose combination of strength and gullibility lead him to tragedy. The film's plot, which revolves around the forced eviction of a rich landlord's downtrodden tenants, provides ample room for social commentary, but by centering his movie on a man who is essentially a pawn in the landlord's machinations, Bu�uel draws attention to the more intimate cruelty of one man taking advantage of another. ~ Tom Vick, All Movie Guide

On the DVD
Biograf�as
Filmograf�a
Selecci�n de escenas

Synopsis
A Bunuel melodrama about a man conned into harassing tenants that his boss wants evicted. Other complications along the line are his seduction by the boss's mistress and his falling in love with a girl whose father he has accidentally murdered. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide

Customer Reviews

Another Luis Buñuel classic on DVD!
WAKE UP, AMAZON! You've got another Luis Buñuel title to offer your customers!
(NOTE for the fans: Rialto is releasing into theatres 'The Phantom Of Liberty' & 'The Milky Way'. So Criterion will most likely be releasing these two by next year at the latest.)
Contrary to the information found on most websites, this DVD release DOES have English subtitles. As far as accuracy in the translation - it's passable. Being a Spanish-speaking person I took some notice of the differences. But how often is the spoken word in foreign film treated with the proper justice through the subtitles?
'El Bruto' is a must-see for those who appreciated Los Olvidados and the like. Speaking of which, 'Los Olvidados' with 'Las Hurdes (Land Without Bread)', as well as 'El (This Strange Passion)' with 'The Criminal Life of Archibaldo De La Cruz' HAVE ALSO been released! And these are NTSC Region 0 DVD's. For more information, check with DVD Beaver's reviews on the aformentioned titles.