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Susana la perverse

Original title: Susana
  • 1951
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  • 1h 26m
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Susana la perverse (1951)
Drama

An unstable young woman escapes from a reformatory for seriously wayward girls and deceptively finds shelter in the kind home of a frighteningly nice and decent family. Little by little, she... Read allAn unstable young woman escapes from a reformatory for seriously wayward girls and deceptively finds shelter in the kind home of a frighteningly nice and decent family. Little by little, she causes unrest and discord among the members of the household until they are all fighting ... Read allAn unstable young woman escapes from a reformatory for seriously wayward girls and deceptively finds shelter in the kind home of a frighteningly nice and decent family. Little by little, she causes unrest and discord among the members of the household until they are all fighting with one another.

  • Director
    • Luis Buñuel
  • Writers
    • Manuel Reachi
    • Jaime Salvador
    • Rodolfo Usigli
  • Stars
    • Rosita Quintana
    • Fernando Soler
    • Víctor Manuel Mendoza
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    2.4K
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    • Director
      • Luis Buñuel
    • Writers
      • Manuel Reachi
      • Jaime Salvador
      • Rodolfo Usigli
    • Stars
      • Rosita Quintana
      • Fernando Soler
      • Víctor Manuel Mendoza
    • 18User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Rosita Quintana
    Rosita Quintana
    • Susana
    Fernando Soler
    Fernando Soler
    • Don Guadalupe
    Víctor Manuel Mendoza
    Víctor Manuel Mendoza
    • Jesús
    María Gentil Arcos
    María Gentil Arcos
    • Felisa
    Luis López Somoza
    Luis López Somoza
    • Alberto
    Matilde Palou
    Matilde Palou
    • Doña Carmen
    Rafael Icardo
    Rafael Icardo
    • Don Severiano, veterinary
    Enrique del Castillo
    • Official reformatory
    Jesús García
    • Empleado de Guadalupe
    • (uncredited)
    Leonor Gómez
    • Empleada de Guadalupe
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Luis Buñuel
    • Writers
      • Manuel Reachi
      • Jaime Salvador
      • Rodolfo Usigli
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    Michael_Elliott

    Decent

    Susana (1951)

    ** 1/2 (out of 4)

    Bunuel's remake of the 1929 American film The Squall centers on Susana (Rosita Quintana), a mentally unstable woman, who escaped from a reformatory and gets shelter from a kind and caring family. Pretty soon Susana is turning on the sexuality and starts to make the family turn against one another. The original movie is perhaps the worst Hollywood film I've seen from that era so it didn't take too much for this movie to pace it up. With that said, I think overall this is a pretty disappointing film from the director but I'm really not sure if he could have done anything different to make it better. To me, this story just doesn't work because it's just so over dramatic that you can't help but role you eyes at all the "tragedy" that befalls the people around Susana. The only thing this movie tells you that men are dumb and can be changed due to a woman's sexuality. This really isn't too dramatic and in the end the movie begins to drag. Another problem I had with the film is that the characters were all pretty annoying and that includes the old aunt who is constantly screaming religious sayings. I'm not sure if Bunuel made her so over the top for laughs or if this was just his way to go against Christians. Even with all that said this is still a beautiful film to look at with some great cinematography. The performances are also good but I was expecting better considering the director. Quintana is great and really steals the film as she plays the innocent virgin to trick the family very well and on the blink of a dime she can turn into the slut. Fernando Soler is also very good as the head man of the home.
    7opusv5

    Good though not great Bunuel

    This film, judging by some of the reviews on this page, seems to have a provocative effect: one person seems to feel that Susana is evil incarnate and should have been killed. Perhaps that's the point: Bunuel may very well have meant her to be a caricature of the "bad girl." While she uses her sexuality as a weapon, she is merely provoking desires that were always there. The family she inserts herself into is an apparently happy one, and perhaps itself a stereotype, with feelings under the surface waiting to escape, just as Susana herself is an escapee. Her seduction technique is itself pointedly obvious, and Bunuel may very well have been telling something of a joke with this film, neither his best nor worst. And the actress who plays Susana does have nice shoulders.
    9andrabem

    What happened to Susana?

    "Susana" lacks the usual touches of irony and surrealism present in other Buñuel films. Buñuel tells a straightforward story - the sort of melodrama that dominated the Mexican movie theaters at the time.

    Susana escapes from the reformatory in which she was locked. It's a dark and stormy night. Meanwhile in a ranch nearby the members of a peaceful family follow their occupations. An old servant maid is mumbling that in nights like this the devil walks around. Thunder and lightning. Susana's face appears in the window. She faints. She is brought inside the house. Susana is a young girl with a wayward sensuality (remember, we are in 1951). Her presence will bring discord and threaten the stability of the family.

    Buñuel, even in his most surrealistic films, was always deeply anchored in the reality. That is why his films are so strong. His films have a taste of earth, humanity, sensuality. "Susana" is in fact a very sensual film. The camera subtly follows Susana, her chaotic sensuality, and the other characters' reactions to her. She's the main character but not much is told about her. She was locked in a reformatory. Why? We are not told. The world doesn't accept her and her ways. Does she know what she really wants? Unfortunately it was not possible for Buñuel to give us a deeper portrait of Susana. We see her mostly through the eyes of the outside world. Why is Susana like that? What happened to Susana?

    "Susana" is an over-the-top melodrama - seemingly innocent, but in the "happy ending", that seems to come out of a fairy tale, some people may detect a hidden laughter. The film was a big success in Mexico and contributed to establish definitely Buñuel as a commercially viable director.

    Rosita Quintana as Susana proves her wide acting range (a shy governess in "La Ausente" and a sensual temptress in "Susana"). She's beautiful and in "Susana", she's a real volcano. Fernando Soler also distinguishes himself as the pater familias (he was also the moralist judge in "Sensualidad" and the dissolute drinking father in "Oveja Negra").

    Actors and scenery are harmoniously integrated in "Susana" and Buñuel is (as always) a master of images and very adept in creating mood. Highly recommended!
    7claudio_carvalho

    The Devilish Woman

    In a stormy night, the sexy Susana (Rosita Quintana) escapes from the reformatory and reaches the ranch of Don Guadalupe (Fernando Soler), a family man that lives with his wife Dona Carmen (Matilde Palou) and their beloved son Alberto (Luis López Somoza). When they see Susana, Dona Carmen, who is Christian and Good Samaritan, gives shelter to the youngster that lies to them, but the old maid Felisa (María Gentil Arcos) is not convinced that she is telling the truth. The seductive Susana uses her beauty and sensuality to seduce Don Guadalupe, Alberto and the henchman Jesus (Víctor Manuel Mendoza) and destabilizing the family.

    "Susana" is a melodramatic film by Buñuel with a simple story of a sexy woman that uses her body to seduce man and gets what she wants. The conclusion is moralist and conventional, but the film is good and Rosita Quintana is perfect for the role of Susana. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "Susana"
    7christopher-underwood

    the delicious snake in their midst.

    For years I have had a poster for this film on my wall but not until now have I ever seen it. It may have been included in a season at the National Film Theatre many years ago when I know I saw, Ascent to Heaven, but not this one. Even on my poster, Rosita Quintana looks alluring, but not quite as alluring as she is in this, simple yet effective, little known melodrama. The camera-work is marvellous with all manner of angles and shades of black and despite the predictability of the disruption this 'fallen woman' will precipitate, there are plenty of Bunuelian touches. I agree with others that the happy ending is probably nothing of the sort. Even Mexicans don't shrug off a passionate intrusion into their life that easily. The family is surely doomed as soon as the father takes a shine to the delicious snake in their midst.

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1952 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
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    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Susana
    • Filming locations
      • Estudios Churubusco - C. Atletas 2, Country Club Churubusco, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Internacional Cinematográfica
      • Claro Video
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 26m(86 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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