In this lively Bunuel-esque farce about hypocrisy, Berlanga mostly takes aim at the bourgeois, but doesn't really let anyone off the hook, including Placido. Just as good as El Verdugo, and even slightly funnier, the only real shortcoming is that the film's pace and temperament is so manic you start to wish for a few pauses in the action. Still, it's a terrific satire with heaps of amusing characters and situations, a sharp critique of fascist Spain.

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A really good dark comedy about people who talk a big game about thinking of others and yet seem to think the world should revolve around them. It becomes just a little bit tiresome towards the end but otherwise it's very enjoyable in its biting criticism.

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