The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
Completed a year after his death in 1983, this program presents the definitive biography of Spain’s renowned Surrealist film maker and iconoclast, Luis Buñuel. Using photographs, film excerpts, and numerous interviews with Bunuel, the video chronicles his early friendships with Salvador Dalí and Federico García Lorca, the stormy reactions to many of his groundbreaking films, and the influence he has had on international cinema. Among those interviewed are directors Federico Fellini, John Huston, and Jose L. Saenz De Heredia; Buñuel’s wife, Jeanne Rucar, and son Juan; actor Francisco Rabal; and Octavio Paz.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Rafael CortésDirector
Cast
- Luis BuñuelSelf
- Rafael AlbertiSelf
- Hernando ViñesSelf
- José Luis Sáenz de HerediaSelf
- Juan Luis BuñuelSelf
- John HustonSelf