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Luis Buñuel
His Colleague: ‘Working with Buñuel Was Living with Buñuel’

  By Virginia Choi • July 28, 2014 Uncategorized
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French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière talks about his experience working with director Luis Buñuel on the 1972 surrealist film, “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie”–which was re-released in the United Kingdom in 2012. Carrière mentions how coincidentally, on the day the two of them came up with the title of the … Continue reading

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Luis Buñuel
Why Buñuel Dislikes Acting & Went into Filmmaking

  By Virginia Choi • July 16, 2014 Uncategorized
Why Buñuel Dislikes Acting & Went into Filmmaking

Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel is asked why he decided to make movies as a way to express himself instead of writing or painting. Buñuel humorously describes his terrible talent for both writing and painting even if he is very good at self-expression via images. When further questioned if he would … Continue reading

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Making ‘Un Chien Andalou’ & Buñuel’s Entry into the Surrealist Clique

  By Virginia Choi • July 16, 2014 Uncategorized
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In this audio reaching, Spanish director Luis Buñuel talks about working with artist Salvador Dalí on the 1929 silent surrealist short film, “Un Chien Andalou.” He describes the intense and long process of coming up with the images that would be in the film with the help of Dalí. The … Continue reading