Synopsis
Newlywed Oliverio receives disturbing news that his mother is on her deathbed. He travels to a remote part of Mexico to fetch a lawyer who can sort out her will. Leaving his wife behind, he embarks on a bus ride that’s interrupted by an increasingly absurd series of episodes, including an impromptu birthday celebration; a one-legged man writhing in the mud; come-ons from an insatiable small-town belle, Raquel; and Oliverio’s frequent, Freudian nightmares.
Key facts
Cast
Pitouto, Esteban Marquez, Lilia Prado
Original language
Spanish
Crew
Cinematography
Alex Philips
Stills
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Titles
| Alternate title | La Montée au ciel | |
| Alternate title | Mexican Bus Ride | |
| Alternate title | Mexican Busride |
Full credits
| Director | Luis Buñuel |
| Cast | Pitouto, Esteban Marquez, Lilia Prado |
| Cinematography | Alex Philips |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
