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…
The Phantom of Liberty
A surrealist exercise from Luis Buñuel that begins in 1808, with French troops occupying a church in Toledo. That scene leads to a contemporary meeting between a man and two…
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…
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…
Belle de Jour: Nasty Girl
Catherine Deneuve. Photo: Valoria Films Luis Buñuel scholar Julie Jones once claimed that the famous director told her that he doesn't know what the end of this film really means.…