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The Great Madcap

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A family attempts to end a patriarch's hedonistic ways by pretending to be penniless.

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Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine Ever the foot fetishist, Buuel opens The Great Madcap with a fragmented shot of intertwined legs and feet. Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 25, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Eye C Puro peso pesado de la cinematografía clásica mexicana, lo más curioso es que sea una comedia ligera y aunque tiene un mensaje importante no termina de cuajar, pero como comedia es muy buena. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/08/25 Full Review Inaki B If you want to start watching classic mexican movies, this is the best option Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/04/21 Full Review Audience Member F 8.0 [Luis Buñuel] [Mx] Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review walter m "The Great Madcap" starts with Ramiro(Fernando Soler) waking up in the drunk tank at the police station. In point of fact, he has been on a months' long bender since the death of his beloved wife. In the meantime, both employees and family members have taken full advantage of him. However, that all stops when his brother Gregorio(Francisco Jambrina), a doctor, visits and stages a unique intervention. "The Great Madcap" is a witty and amiable satire with more than its share of reversals.(In fact, this could have just easily been called "Reversal of Fortune" as that title had not been taken yet in 1949.) Most surprisingly, the movie is less interested in class with Ramiro a much more admirable sort than many beneath him on the social ladder, as there is a strong anti-parasite stance on display here. And in the end, what would a Luis Bunuel movie be without a couple of jabs at religion? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Una película imprescindible con un mensaje muy claro sobre como el dinero destruye familias y puede cambiar el concepto de lo que es el verdadero amor y como este cuando es verdadero puede contra cualquier obstáculo. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Very minor work by Bunuel Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A family attempts to end a patriarch's hedonistic ways by pretending to be penniless.
Director
Luis Buñuel
Screenwriter
Luis Alcoriza
Production Co
Ultramar FIlms
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 32m