One of the most joyous films of Luis Bunuel this laughs at the pomposity of the upper classes and their hypocrisy. The old Spaniard as usual subverts traditional cinematic narrative. He plays with the audience's expectations, it is almost like watching Monty Python's Flying Circus with a French accent : expect the unexpected.

A perfect synthesis of surreal wit and blistering social assault. Jan Dawson

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