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This is a list of the films directed by Luis Buñuel.
The two films are seen as the birth of Cinematic surrealism. From 1947 to 1960 he developed his skills as a director filming in Mexico making grounded and human melodramas such as Gran Casino (1947), Los Olvidados (1950), and Él (1953). Here is where he gained the fundamentals of storytelling.
Aroused citizens assassinate an unpopular Caribbean despot, then two men vie for his gorgeous widow Ines. Ojeda is a steamy, isolated island, the penal colony for an oppressive dictatorship. A reactionary seizes the murdered governor's post, and rushes to eliminate his romantic rival, an idealistic underling.
Luis Buñuel. Writer: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. The father of cinematic Surrealism and one of the most original directors in the history of the film medium, Luis Buñuel was given a strict Jesuit education (which sowed the seeds of his obsession with both religion and subversive behavior), and subsequently moved to Madrid to study ...
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- Calanda, Aragon, Spain
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- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Luis Buñuel: His 30 best films. by cafg-0 • Created 12 years ago • Modified 1 year ago. My personal favorite director, with a filmography so particular that there`s no other director like him.
Sep 4, 2023 · From Un Chien Andalou to Los Olvidados, these 10 Luis Buñuel movies are his best, with him being a major player in the surrealist movement.
Seven of Buñuel's films are included in Sight & Sound's 2012 critics' poll of the top 250 films of all time. Luis Buñuel Portolés (Spanish: [ˈlwis βuˈɲwel poɾtoˈles]; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain.