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Luis Buñuel

Directing Born Feb 22, 1900 Died Jul 29, 1983 Calanda, Teruel, Aragón, España 139 credits

Biography

Luis Buñuel was a Spanish filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. Buñuel's work was characterized by its avant-garde surrealism, often infused with political commentary and social satire. He collaborated with Salvador Dali on films such as Un Chien Andalou and L'Age d'Or. Born on February 22, 1900, in Calanda, Teruel, Aragón, España, Buñuel directed films from the 1920s through the 1970s. He passed away on July 29, 1983. Buñuel's contributions to cinema have had a lasting impact on the industry.

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Career

Career overview

Luis Buñuel was a Spanish filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. His work was known for its avant-garde surrealism, which was also infused with political commentary and social satire. Buñuel's films often explored the surrealist movement, a style associated with the 1920s.

Buñuel collaborated with Salvador Dali on two notable films. One of these collaborations was Un Chien Andalou, a silent film made in 1929. Another film, L'Age d'Or, was also created with Dali, although the exact date of its production is not specified in the provided information.

Buñuel's directing career spanned multiple decades, with films produced from the 1920s through the 1970s. He is widely regarded by film critics, historians, and directors as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. The extent of his body of work is not fully detailed in the provided information, but it is stated that he directed at least two notable films in collaboration with Salvador Dali, and a total of 78 films in his career.

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Short Cuts: “The Diary of a Chambermaid” by Luis Buñuel · Original Film Writer
Memoria de Los Olvidados
Constel·lació Portabella
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
The Incredible Mr. PiccoliThe Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel · Original Story
Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin
Discovering Buñuel
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Belle Toujours · Thanks
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Eating Sea Urchins · DirectorBuñuel in HollywoodSpeaking of Buñuel
Les paradoxes de Buñuel
La novia de medianoche · ScreenplayA Mexican Buñuel
Paco, mi padre
BuñuelA Play About Remembering and Dying · NovelThe Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
That Obscure Object of Desire · ScreenplayThat Obscure Object of Desire · Director
The Phantom of LibertyThe Phantom of Liberty · DirectorThe Phantom of Liberty · WriterThe Phantom of Liberty · Sound Effects
Fall of a Body
The Monk · ScreenplayThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie · DirectorThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie · ScreenplayThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie · Sound Effects
Johnny Got His Gun · WriterThe Castaway on the Street of Providence
Tristana · DirectorTristana · ProducerTristana · Screenplay
The Milky WayThe Milky Way · DirectorThe Milky Way · WriterThe Milky Way · Original Music Composer
Belle de JourBelle de Jour · ScreenplayBelle de Jour · Director
Simon of the Desert · DialogueSimon of the Desert · ScreenplaySimon of the Desert · DirectorSimon of the Desert · StoryThere Are No Thieves in This Village
Diary of a Chambermaid · DirectorDiary of a Chambermaid · WriterDiary of a Chambermaid · EditorWeeping for a BanditLuis Buñuel : Un cinéaste de notre temps
The Exterminating Angel · DialogueThe Exterminating Angel · ScreenplayThe Exterminating Angel · DirectorViridiana · ScreenplayViridiana · Director
The Young One · ScreenplayThe Young One · Director

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