Él (1953) review

While attending a church service, rich industrialist Francisco Galván de Montemayor (Arturo de Córdova) sees Gloria Vilalta (Delia Garcés) and is determined to have her even though she's engaged to his colleague Raul (Luis Beristáin) - it then flashes forward to shift to her point-of-view as she explains how cruel he is to her.  This isn't one of the Spanish master's best known movies, but it does cover several of his pet obsessions: a craving for those sweet tootsies, a deep hatred for the bourgeoisie, an intense loathing of organized religion (the priest, in this case, is biased) and some truly bizarre moments (fake bullets!).  The Francisco character is hyper overbearing - he didn't have to check off every box in the DSM, did he? - but there are men out there who are that possessive (and either consciously or unconsciously into gaslighting); it also acts as a cautionary tale about women marrying for money (while thinking it's "love") and whether deeply insecure men should marry at all (and wind up in a monastery).