From Un Chien Andalou to Los Olvidados, these 10 Luis Buñuel movies are his best, with him being a major player in the surrealist movement.
Luis Buñuel may very well be the master of surrealism in cinema. The Spanish-Mexican director rose to prominence during the silent era with his seminal film Un Chien Andalou, marking the beginning of a long and prolific film career that saw him working in Spain, Mexico, the United States, and France.
9 'The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz' Mexican icon Ernesto Alonso stars in Buñuel's crime drama The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz. The plot follows a would-be serial killer whose overly elaborate plans never come to fruition. Miroslava and Rita Macedo co-star as two women whose paths cross with the dangerous but ineffective Archibaldo.
7 'Belle de Jour' Catherine Deneuve stars in one of her most recognizable roles in Buñuel's 1967 psychological drama Belle de Jour. Based on the eponymous 1928 novel, the plot centers on Séverine Serizy, a French housewife whose masochistic fantasies don't fit her otherwise conventional married life. Upon learning of a secret high-class brothel, she begins working there in the afternoons under the moniker Belle de Jour.
Buñuel is back to its surrealist tendencies with The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, a film that doesn't quite make sense. The director treats his characters more as the subjects of a social experiment than the protagonists of a narrative film, resulting in a challenging yet weirdly approachable effort, like surrealism for newcomers.
4 'L'Age d'Or' When talking about the all-time great surreal comedies, those rare and disruptive efforts that have left an indelible mark on world cinema, Buñuel's L'Age d'Or has a place of honor. The film defies characterization, offering a chaotic look at a man and a woman's relationship and their difficulties at consummating while opposed by society's bourgeois conventions and religion's harsh restrictions.
2 'The Exterminating Angel' Surrealist cinema peaked with Buñuel's 1962 Mexican masterpiece The Exterminating Angel. An ensemble including Silvia Pinal, Jacqueline Andere, and Enrique Rambal stars in the story of a group of wealthy guests unable to leave after a lavish party. Left to their own devices, chaos soon ensues.
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