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                                                                            FILMS OF LUIS BUNUEL 
                                                                     

FILMS OF LUIS BUNUEL

Luis Bunuel is perhaps the greatest surrealist filmmaker, and one of the most important directors in cinema history.  His career spanned a half century, from his early surrealist masterpieces Un Chien Andalou and L'Age D'Or made with Salvador Dali, to his award-winning films of the 1970s, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and The Phantom of Liberty.  Below you will find images from several of his films, as well as a full filmography.  For further information on Bunuel, click here.
Un Chien Andalou 1 Un Chien Andalou 2 Un Chien Andalou 3 Un Chien Andalou 4
Un Chien Andalou (1928)
L'Age D'Or  L'Age D'Or 2 L'Age D'Or 3
L'Age D'Or (1930)
Las Hurdes  Las Hurdes 2 Las Hurdes 3 Las Hurdes 4
Las Hurdes (1932)
Los Olvidados Los Olvidados 2 Bus Ride Bus Ride 2
El De la Cruz De la Cruz Nazarin Nazarin 2
Bunuel films made in Mexico during the 1950s: Los Olvidados (1950); Mexican Bus Ride
(1951); El (1952); The Criminal Life of Archimbaldod de La Cruz (1955); and Nazarin (1959).
Viridiana Viridiana 2 Viridiana 3 Viridiana 4
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Viridiana (1961)
Exterminating Angel Chambermaid Simon of the Desert Belle De Jour Tristana
Above: Films from the 1960s: The Exterminating Angel (1962); Diary of a Chambermaid (1964); Simon of the Desert (1965); Belle de Jour (1967); and Tristana (1969).  Below: Scenes from Simon of the Desert and Belle de Jour.
Simon 1 Simon 2

Deneuve 1 Deneuve 2 Deneuve's feet  Deneuve 4 

Milky Way Discreet Charm Phantom of Liberty Obscure Object of Desire Obsure Object 2
Milky Way Scene Phantom Scene
Phantom 3 Obscure Object 2 Obscure Object 3 Bunuel Portrait
The Milky Way (1969); The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972); The Phantom
of Liberty (1974); and That Obscure Object of Desire (1977).


FILMOGRAPHY

Un Chien andalou (An Andalusian Dog) (1929) France
L'Age d'or (The Golden Age) (1930) France
Las Hurdes (Land Without Bread) (1932) Spain
Gran Casino (1946) Mexico
El gran calavera (The Great Carouser) (1949) Mexico
Los olvidados (The Young and the Damned) (1950) Mexico
The Devil and the Flesh (Susana/Demonio y carne) (1950) Mexico
The Daughter of Deceit (La hija del engano/Don Quintin el amargao) (1951) Mexico
A Loveless Woman (Una mujer sin amor) (1951) Mexico
Mexican Bus Ride (Subida al cielo) (1951) Mexico
The Brute (El bruto) (1952) Mexico
Robinson Crusoe (1952) US
El (This Strange Passion) (1953) Mexico
Illusion Travels by Streetcar (La ilusion viaja en tranvia) (1953) Mexico
Wuthering Heights (Abismos de pasion) (1954) Mexico
River of Death (El rio y la muerte) (1954) Mexico
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz (Ensayo de un crimen) (1955) Mexico
Cela s'appelle l'aurore (1955) France–Italy
La Mort en ce jardin (Death in the Garden) (1956) France–Mexico
Nazarin (1958) Mexico
La Fievre monte a El Pao (1959) France–Mexico
The Young One (La Joven) (1960) US–Mexico
Viridiana (1961) Spain–Mexico
The Exterminating Angel (El angel exterminador) (1962) Mexico
Diary of a Chambermaid (Le Journal d'une femme de chambre) (1963) France–Italy
Simon of the Desert (Simon del desierto) (1965) Mexico
Belle de jour (1967) France–Italy
La Voie lactee (The Milky Way) (1969) France–Italy
Tristana (1970) Spain
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie) (1972) France
The Phantom of Liberty (Le Fantome de la liberte) (1974) France
That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du desir) (1977) France–Spain

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"Bash is one of the few contemporary playwrights who captures the spirit of surrealism. In fact, surrealist figures from the past, such as Luis Bunuel, Salvador Dali and Paul Eluard, appear as characters in a couple of his plays.  Dream-like, funny, and  disturbing,   SANCTUS FUMIGACI (which, in English, loosely translates to "Holy Smoke") is recommended for fans of avant garde literature and experimental theater."