Luis Buñuel
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.
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 (2026) Original Film Writer
- Memoria de Los Olvidados (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Constel·lació Portabella (2024) as (archive footage)
- Deneuve, la reine Catherine (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit (2018) as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- The Incredible Mr. Piccoli (2017) as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel (2017) Original Story
- Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- Discovering Buñuel (2012) as Self/Archive Footage
- Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- Belle Toujours (2006) Thanks
- tvSSFBM EHKL (2001) as Himself (archive footage)
- Eating Sea Urchins (2000) Director
- Buñuel in Hollywood (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- Speaking of Buñuel (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- Les paradoxes de Buñuel (1998) as Self (archive footage)
- La novia de medianoche (1997) Screenplay
- A Mexican Buñuel (1997) as Self (archival)
- Paco, mi padre (1992)
- Buñuel (1984) as Self
- A Play About Remembering and Dying (1984) Novel
- The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel (1984) as Self
- Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma (1978) as Self (archive footage)
- That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) Screenplay
- That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) Director
- The Phantom of Liberty (1974) as A Condemned Man (uncredited)
- The Phantom of Liberty (1974) Director
- The Phantom of Liberty (1974) Writer
- The Phantom of Liberty (1974) Sound Effects
- Fall of a Body (1973) as Un invité (uncredited)
- The Monk (1972) Screenplay
- The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) Director
- The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) Screenplay
- The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) Sound Effects
- Johnny Got His Gun (1971) Writer
- The Castaway on the Street of Providence (1971) as Self
- Tristana (1970) Director
- Tristana (1970) Producer
- Tristana (1970) Screenplay
- The Milky Way (1969) as (voice) (uncredited)
- The Milky Way (1969) Director
- The Milky Way (1969) Writer
- The Milky Way (1969) Original Music Composer
- Belle de Jour (1967) as Man in Gardencafe - Left from the Duke (uncredited)
- Belle de Jour (1967) Screenplay
- Belle de Jour (1967) Director
- Simon of the Desert (1965) Dialogue
- Simon of the Desert (1965) Screenplay
- Simon of the Desert (1965) Director
- Simon of the Desert (1965) Story
- There Are No Thieves in This Village (1965) as Cura
- Diary of a Chambermaid (1964) Director
- Diary of a Chambermaid (1964) Writer
- Diary of a Chambermaid (1964) Editor
- Weeping for a Bandit (1964) as El verdugo
- Luis Buñuel : Un cinéaste de notre temps (1964) as Self
- The Exterminating Angel (1962) Dialogue
- The Exterminating Angel (1962) Screenplay
- The Exterminating Angel (1962) Director
- Viridiana (1962) Screenplay
- Viridiana (1962) Director
- Viridiana (1962) Editor
- The Young One (1960) Screenplay
- The Young One (1960) Director
- Nazarín (1959) Director
- Nazarín (1959) Screenplay
- Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959) Director
- Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959) Writer
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- Death in the Garden (1956) Director
- Death in the Garden (1956) Screenplay
- That Is the Dawn (1956) Writer
- That Is the Dawn (1956) Director
- The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955) Director
- The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955) Writer
- Reflets de Cannes (1954) as Self
- Robinson Crusoe (1954) Screenplay
- Robinson Crusoe (1954) Director
- The River and Death (1954) Writer
- The River and Death (1954) Director
- Illusion Travels by Streetcar (1954) Director
- Illusion Travels by Streetcar (1954) Editor
- Wuthering Heights (1954) Adaptation
- Wuthering Heights (1954) Story
- Wuthering Heights (1954) Director
- The Proud and the Beautiful (1953) as Smuggler (uncredited)
- The Brute (1953) Director
- The Brute (1953) Writer
- Él (1953) Director
- Él (1953) Adaptation
- Él (1953) Screenplay
- A Woman Without Love (1952) Director
- A Woman Without Love (1952) Screenplay
- Mexican Bus Ride (1952) Adaptation
- Mexican Bus Ride (1952) Director
- Si usted no puede, yo sí (1951) Writer
- Susana (1951) Director
- Susana (1951) Writer
- Susana (1951) Editor
- Daughter of Deceit (1951) Director
- The Young and the Damned (1950) Director
- The Young and the Damned (1950) Screenplay
- The Great Madcap (1949) Director
- Gran Casino (1947) Director
- Espagne 1937 (1938) Production Manager
- Spain 1936 (1937) Screenplay
- Spain 1936 (1937) Producer
- Guard! Alert! (1937) Production Director
- Guard! Alert! (1937) Co-Director
- Who Loves Me? (1936) Production Director
- Who Loves Me? (1936) Screenplay
- Who Loves Me? (1936) Co-Director
- Don Quintin the Bitter (1935) Screenplay
- Don Quintin the Bitter (1935) Producer
- The Daughter of Juan Simón (1935) Production Director
- Land Without Bread (1933) Director
- Land Without Bread (1933) Producer
- Land Without Bread (1933) Editor
- Land Without Bread (1933) Screenplay
- L'Âge d'or (1930) as (uncredited)
- L'Âge d'or (1930) Director
- L'Âge d'or (1930) Editor
- L'Âge d'or (1930) Original Music Composer
- L'Âge d'or (1930) Screenplay
- Un Chien Andalou (1929) as Man in Prologue (uncredited)
- Un Chien Andalou (1929) Screenplay
- Un Chien Andalou (1929) Editor
- Un Chien Andalou (1929) Producer
- Un Chien Andalou (1929) Director
- Montparnasse (1929)
- The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) Adaptation
- The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) Writer
- The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) Assistant Director
- Siren of the Tropics (1927) Assistant Director
- Mauprat (1926) as Monk / Guardsman
- Mauprat (1926) Production Assistant
- Carmen (1926) as Contrebandier chez lillas pastia
- Carmen (1926) Assistant Director