That Obscure Object of Desire
During a journey to Paris, Mathieu Faber (Fernando Rey) tells a group of fellow train passengers of how he met a much younger woman, a very tempestuous relationship. Luis Buñuel’s…
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie: Dinner is Served
Photo: Greenwich Film Productions It was the same old story again. After making Tristana (1970), Luis Buñuel announced to the world that he was finished, as he had done after…
Chimes at Midnight
In the early 1400s, King Henry IV (John Gielgud) is annoyed with his son (Keith Baxter) who spends most of his time in the company of a rowdy, lying knight…
Tristana: For Whom the Bell Tolls
Catherine Deneuve. Photo: Época Films When Luis Buñuel wanted to turn Benito Pérez Galdós's novel "Tristana" into a movie in 1962, his and Julio Alejandro's script was rejected. The same…
French Connection: How It Was Broken
Gene Hackman. Photo: 20th Century Fox In 1971, William Friedkin was not happy at all. The French Connection had the potential to become not only his breakthrough but also a…