Luis Buñuel

Luis Buñuel

Luis Buñuel Portolés (22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-born Mexican filmmaker who worked in Spain, Mexico and France.

Often associated with the surrealist movement of the 1920s, Buñuel created films from the 1920s through the 1970s. His work spans two continents, three languages, and an array of genres.

His first picture, Un Chien Andalou — made in the silent era — was called "the most famous short film ever made" by Roger Ebert,^[1] and his last film, That Obscure Object of Desire — made 48 years later— won him Best Director awards from the National Board of Review and the National Society of Film Critics.

Filmography:

• Un Chien Andalou (1928; "An Andalusian Dog"")
• L’Âge d’or (1930; "The Golden Age"")
• Las Hurdes (1932; "Land Without Bread")
• Los olvidados (1950; "The Young and the Damned")
• Robinson Crusoe (1952)
• Él (1952)
• Ensayo de un crimen (1955; "The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz")
• Nazarín (1958)
• Viridiana (1961)
• El ángel exterminador (1962; "The Exterminating Angel")
• Le Journal d’une femme de chambre (1964; "The Diary of a Chambermaid")
• Simón del desierto (1965; "Simon of the Desert")
• Belle de Jour (1967)
• La Voie lactée (1969; "The Milky Way")
• Tristana (1970)
• Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1973; "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie")
• Le Fantôme de la liberté'' (1974; "The Phantom of Liberty")
• Cet obscur objet du désir'' (1977; "That Obscure Object of Desire")

1. ↑ Review by Roger Ebert