The surrealist who made a film about nothing—and then ate your bourgeois values for lunch.
Made a year after Luis Buñuel's death in 1983 this is an illuminating portrait of the surreal and visionary director, featuring clips, archival interviews, and commentary from scholars and contemporaries including Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, and Jeanne Moreau. Directed by Anthony Wall with readings from Buñuel's autobiography by Paul Scofield. Six trims to meet copyright restrictions.
Acting
Paul Scofield's voice could narrate your nightmares beautifully
Direction
Anthony Wall weaves six copyright-trimmed sources into coherent fever dream
Production
Archival footage of Buñuel being gleefully difficult
Director
Anthony Wall
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paul Scofield recorded his narration in a single marathon session, reportedly chain-smoking through Buñuel's memories of childhood scorpions.
Released during the rise of MTV and Reagan-era blockbusters, this documentary preserved Buñuel's anarchic spirit for an audience increasingly hostile to it.
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