The Phantom of Liberty

This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.

• Luis BuñuelDirector
• Luis BuñuelWriter
• Jean-Claude CarrièreWriter

• Adriana AstiThe Lady in Black, the Sister of the First Prefect
• Milena VukotićThe Nurse
• Jean-Claude BrialyMr. Foucault
• Monica VittiMrs. Foucault
• Jean RochefortMr. Legendre
• Michel PiccoliThe Second Police Prefect
• Adolfo CeliThe Doctor
• Claude PiépluThe Commissioner
• Paul FrankeurThe Innkeeper
• Pierre MaguelonThe Policeman
• François MaistreThe Professor
• Marie-France PisierMrs. Calmette