Subida Al Cielo
Luis Buñuel
While Oliverio and his wife are preparing to pass their wedding night together, he learns that his mother is dying. He goes to her bedside, but his mother's inheritance awakens the covetousness of his brothers. To respect his mother's last wishes Oliverio decides to go on a long journey to the town where the family solicitor lives. But the road is difficult and strewn with pitfalls...
With : Lilia Prado, Esteban Márquez, Carmen González, Luis Aceves Castaneda, Manuel Dondé, Leonor Gomez, Roberto Cobo
Screenplay : Luis Buñuel, Manuel Reachi, Manuel Altolaguirre, Juan de la Cabada, Lilia Solano Galeana
Image : Alex Phillips
Sound : Eduardo Arjona, Jesús González Gancy
Music : Gustavo Pittaluga
Editing : Luis Buñuel, Rafael Portillo
Decors : Manuel L. Guevara
Screenplay : Luis Buñuel, Manuel Reachi, Manuel Altolaguirre, Juan de la Cabada, Lilia Solano Galeana
Image : Alex Phillips
Sound : Eduardo Arjona, Jesús González Gancy
Music : Gustavo Pittaluga
Editing : Luis Buñuel, Rafael Portillo
Decors : Manuel L. Guevara
Production : Producciones Isla
Distribution: Colifilms
Distribution: Colifilms
In one sense, Subida al cielo (Mexican Bus Ride) could be described as being the first Bunñuelian comedy. "In a single journey a series of events happens which normally only occur in several journeys. In general reality is not as concentrated". (Luis Buñuel) A stream of obstacles and improbable situations give the film a lightness which tends towards the burlesque. "I wanted to avoid strict realism. And I was delighted to be able to put in scenes where nothing important happens", said Buñuel. The film was made on a low budget, so much so that Buñuel could not shoot the ending for the film that had initially been planned. Nevertheless, the lack of financial security rejoins, by pure chance, the spirit of the film: the models of the sets appear false and naïf, and accentuate the unreal dimension of the film.