Episode Details

Mexican Bus Ride (1952/Mexico; 74 min., b&w, sound); Dir Luis Buñuel. Cast: Luis Aceves Castañeda, Esteban Marquez. A young man and woman's honeymoon is cut short when the man learns that his mother has fallen ill back at home. The newlywed couple rush there to discover the other sons neglecting their mom in order to plot their squandering of the inheritance. Program: Luis Bunuel in Mexico

After the sceening, Cinema Then, Cinema Now host Professor Jerry Carlson (College of Staten Island) sits down with Susan Ryan (Rutgers University) to discuss the film. Recorded on an unknown date in 1992 at the Borough of Manhattan Community College Media Center.

Efforts to preserve this program were made possible by "Uncovering CUNY's Audiovisual Heritage," a project funded by Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).