In Luis Buñuel’s 1955 melodrama, The Criminal Life of Archibaldo De La Cruz (Ensayo De Un Crimen), begins with a wealthy man, Archibaldo de la Cruz, recalling his childhood during the Revolution as he was raised in a prosperous family. He was a mischievous little boy who was mainly taken care of by his governess. One night, his mother gave him a music box, and the governess explained that it was said to grant a king’s wish. Before she was able to finish the story, gunfire was heard from outside by the rebels and the general’s group. A stray bullet kills his governess, leading him to experience an erotic sense for violence and power as he believes his wish came true. This is a recurrent detail that plays throughout the film: Archibaldo visualizes himself killing a woman after he regains the same music box from his childhood. The melody of the music box plays in the background while he turns into a sort of trance state as he walks to a house after seeing Patricia’s pair of legs since it reminded him of the deceased governess’ legs. This melody plays a big role whenever Archibaldo’s murderous urges occur. Patricia was the first to die by suicide, yet unaware, he believes his wish for Patricia’s death came true. This encouraged him to make his dark fantasies become reality for Lavinia; however, he was unable to achieve his goal. The night before his wedding, he learned that Carlota, his fiancée, was seeing a married man. Once again, he envisioned his fiancée’s death, as he doesn’t view her as pure anymore. Archibaldo’s personality is depicted as that of an honest and somewhat childish man, as he would prefer to drink a glass of milk. He longs to be a saint and to be saved by Carlota, so when he found out about her secret, he was distracted. Anyhow, he never was able to kill her because the man she was previously seeing killed her first.