La diosa arrodillada (1947)

La diosa arrodillada: Directed by Roberto Gavaldón. With María Félix, Arturo de Córdova, Rosario Granados, Fortunio Bonanova. A artist model who leads the ever hapless Arturo de Córdova away from the arms of his innocent, blue-eyed wife and down, down, down into the ecstatic depths of degradation which include a stop at seedy Panamanian nightclub.

“Maria Felix, the archetypical Mexican movie star, plays one of her bad/good girl roles, with elements of the characters played by Joan Crawford, Barbara Stanwyck and even Marlene Dietrich. (she sings a song by her then husband, the famous composer,Augustine Lara). Arturo de Cordovau0026#39;s tortured lover is reminiscent of his role in Buñuelu0026#39;s Exterminating Angel. Thereu0026#39;s some extraordinary photography , stylized sets (the furniture designer gets a credit) and outrageous dresses for La Doña, as Maria Felix is still known in Mexico. Itu0026#39;s definitely one of the styles that Buñuel expanded in his early Mexican films like the 1955 u0026quot;Ensayo de un crimen.u0026quot;”