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El Gran Calavera was Bunuel’s second film he directed in Mexico. The film was written by Janet and Luis Alcoriza based on Adolfa Torrado’s stageplay, produced by Oscar Dancigers and Fernando Soler, and photographed by Ezeuquiel Carassco. This comedy of manners is a step-up from Bunuel’s previous film, Gran Casino, and introduced some of the …
Gran Casino (En el Viejo Tampico) (1947) Directed by Luis Bunuel Written by Michel Veber and Maurice Magdaleno “Ay, chihuahua” – Gran Casino After a fifteen year hiatus, Bunuel returned with this semi-musical drama from Mexico. I can’t imagine why anyone would want to watch this film. It is at most a minor work in …
“Those graceless mountains fascinated me, as did the poverty and the intelligence of their inhabitants. I was amazed at their fierce attachment to this sterile country, this ‘breadless’ earth. In fact, fresh bread was just about unheard of, except when someone brought back a dried loaf from Andalusia” – Luis Bunuel “Why do you want …
L’Age d’Or (1930) “In a world as badly made as ours there is only one road – rebellion” – Luis Bunuel Following their collaboration on Un Chien Andalou, Bunuel and Dali wrote L’Age d’Or. A 63 minute feature that chastised both the morality of the Roman Catholic Church and the sexual codes of the bourgeoisie. …