Right in the Eye: Luis Buñuel's 'Death in the Garden' and 'The Milky Way'
Luis Buñuel's melodramas of survival, 'Death in the Garden' and 'The Milky Way', carry on the director's proclivity for poking his characters -- and his filmgoers -- right in the eye.
Beneath Buñuel: On 'A Woman without Love'
Chadwick Jenkins
What Makes Michel Piccoli's Characters So Timelessly Compelling?
The Funny Vignettes in 'Wild Tales' Are Rooted in Anger, Frustration, and Misery
Jon Lisi
Did Buñuel Hide Subversive Political Meaning in 'Tristana'?
Catherine Deneuve shines in this simple tale that might be about more than meets the eye.
Jose Solis
'Belle de Jour': A Modern, 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'-Like Take on Gender Politics
In Luis Bunuel's 1967 erotic masterpiece, Séverine's masochism is a steady and unyielding force; sex is merely the avenue down which she chases it.
Stuart Henderson
100 Essential Directors - Luis Buñuel
100 Essential Directors celebrates directors of distinct vision, who have honed their respective crafts, who have brought something new and exciting to the medium, and who continue to push the boundaries of the form.
Nathan Wisnicki
The 100 Essential Directors Part 2: Robert Bresson to David Cronenberg
Our second day of "100 Essential Directors" could loosely be described as one that defines "influential." Each of the auteurs sandwiched in between Robert Bresson and David Cronenberg has left a lasting mark on cinema, each employing a signature style that is unmistakable.
Sewing Machine, Lobster, Giraffe, Umbrella... 'L'Age D'Or' by Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali
Amidst familiarity the artists overwhelm the viewer with unexpected, lurid absurdity.
Gabrielle Malcolm
Let the Golden Age Begin: Woody Allen's Parisian Affair
Allen's Midnight in Paris redefines the traditional summer film, and redefines the auteur yet again...but don't call it a comeback!
Matt Mazur
Simon of the Desert
This has the confounding, irrational quality of a Zen riddle or Christian parable -- its comic and secular, to be sure, but revelatory nonetheless.
Guy Crucianelli
The Exterminating Angel
The point in Buñuel is that there is no point -- only subversive play.
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Past Imperfect: Luis Buñuel's Early Work
Sometimes, filmmaking genius is evident in every movie a cinematic master makes. In the case of this famed Spanish surrealist and his two early efforts, the future achievements are well hidden.
In this surrealist masterpiece, Luis Buñuel poses important questions about religious beliefs and organized religion.
Marco Lanzagorta
My Last Sigh by Luis Bunuel
What else might one expect from the man who proclaimed, 'I'm still an atheist... thank God!'?"
Harry H. Long
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Made in 1929, Un Chien Andalou is based on the exchange of 'dreams' between two young Spanish artists.