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My Last Sigh: The Autobiography of Luis Buñuel

by Luis Buñuel

4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 · rating details · 1,302 ratings · 99 reviews

A provocative memoir from Luis Buñuel, the Academy Award winning creator of some of modern cinema's most important films, from Un Chien Andalou to The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie .

Luis Buñuel’s films have the power to shock, inspire, and reinvent our world. Now, in a memoir that carries all the surrealism and subversion of his cinema, Buñuel turns his artistic gaze in ...more

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Published March 26th 2013 by Vintage (first published 1982)

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Mar 31, 2008 Tosh rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

One of the great charming memoirs from an artist who I suspect wasn't that charming in real life. But Bunuel was such an incredible force in his medium that he worked in - the cinema. He had his up's and his down's (Dali not that great as a friend) but he took the cultural big surf as a great surfer - and basically made films that were incredibly unique, fun, and well...Fantastic. There is not one Bunuel that I don't love. And I also love this book as well.

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May 05, 2013 Sooz rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

i liked this book far more than i expected to. Bunuel is a story teller. and his autobiography is not a linear report on dates and names and places. instead it is very much a story weaving through time and very personal. like a conversation -where one thing leads to another- associations are made and we don't necessarily end up were we thought we were going to. and that is the joy of it.

plus i really relate to how Bunuel sees the world. his chapter entitled Still an Atheist, Thank God! in which i liked this book far more than i expected to. Bunuel is a story teller. and his autobiography is not a linear report on dates and names and places. instead it is very much a story weaving through time and very personal. like a conversation -where one thing leads to another- associations are made and we don't necessarily end up were we thought we were going to. and that is the joy of it.

plus i really relate to how Bunuel sees the world. his chapter entitled Still an Atheist, Thank God! in which he gets rather philosophical ... well, i completely agree with pretty much every thing he has to say, so there is that. it's easy to enjoy reading a book that agrees with your world view right?

and, the time period he lives through and describes is one i am fascinated by. those years as w.w.one comes to an end. and the Russian Revolution is underway and then there is the Spanish Civil war. it's Hemingway and the expat generation in Paris - disillusioned by the war experimenting with life to forget about all the death there had been ... and it's Picasso and the Dadist and Surrealist movements wanting to rip tradition apart and let in new life. in the aftermath of w.w.one there was -for some- a great sense of hope .... that the madness they had been through would create a new world order. that is certainly the way the Russian Revolution began and i suspect the Surrealist movement as well, and it is heartbreaking to read about their failures. about the surrealist movement, Bunuel says: '...there is no doubt that surrealism was a cultural and artistic success; but these were precisely the area of least importance. Their aim was not to establish a glorious place for themselves in the annuals of art and literature, but to change the world, to transform life itself. This was our essential purpose, but one good look around is evidence enough of our failure.'

and finally, let's not forget that while i have only seen a handful of his films, i think he is a brilliant director. and a good writer. and he's a smart or rather thoughtful man. i just liked reading what he had to say. right to the very end - the chapter entitled, Swan Song - i just liked reading what he had to say. ...more

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Oct 26, 2012 شادي عبد العزيز rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

قراته في طبعته الأولى بعنوان (مذكرات بونويل) والعنوان الثاني أكثر دقة: أنفاسي الأخيرة.

يبدأ الكتاب بحدوتة بونويل عن أمه المصابة بالزهايمر، يعطيها المجلة لتفرأها، وتنتهي منها، تردّها له، ويعيدها لها مرة أخرى لتقرأها، وتتلقاها بنفس الإقبال.

ينتقل بعدها للحديث عن ذاكرته الخاصة، التي يعتبرها (كانت) قوية في شبابه، ويطرح جملة كانت أجمل ما في الكتاب عندي (أنا صاحب الذاكرة الضعيفة جدا)، يقول بونويل أن الأسوأ من النسيان هو الذكريات الزائفة، تلك الذكريات التي تكتشف إما عدم وجودها على الإطلاق، أو وجودها بشكل قراته في طبعته الأولى بعنوان (مذكرات بونويل) والعنوان الثاني أكثر دقة: أنفاسي الأخيرة.

يبدأ الكتاب بحدوتة بونويل عن أمه المصابة بالزهايمر، يعطيها المجلة لتفرأها، وتنتهي منها، تردّها له، ويعيدها لها مرة أخرى لتقرأها، وتتلقاها بنفس الإقبال.

ينتقل بعدها للحديث عن ذاكرته الخاصة، التي يعتبرها (كانت) قوية في شبابه، ويطرح جملة كانت أجمل ما في الكتاب عندي (أنا صاحب الذاكرة الضعيفة جدا)، يقول بونويل أن الأسوأ من النسيان هو الذكريات الزائفة، تلك الذكريات التي تكتشف إما عدم وجودها على الإطلاق، أو وجودها بشكل يختلف عن ذكرياتك بخصوصها، ذلك السؤال جارح لأصحاب الذاكرة الضعيفة: هل ما حدث حدث فعلا؟

هنا تبرز الذاكرة كمكون أساسي (قد يكون الأهم) في علاقة الإنسان بالواقع، فالحاضر والمستقبل بشكل عام مترتبان على ماضي علاقتك به قائمة بشكل أساسي على الذاكرة، ماذا يحدث لو اختلت تلك الذاكرة؟؟

ذكريات بونويل ليست تفسيرا لشخصيته، ولا نقدا لأفلامه، وليست حتى قائمة للفخر بأصدقاء له كل الحق بالفخر بهم (الرجل كان زميلا لدالي ولوركا في المدينة الجامعية، وصديقا لأغلب المثقفين والسينمائيين في عصره)، المذكرات ليست كذلك كتابا جافا أو خالياً من المتعة الادبية، وإن مال أحياناً للملل في صفحات تتوالى فيها أسماء الأصدقاء والمعارف.

بونويل يتحدث في فصل الكتاب الأخير عن كتاب للموتى من أصدقائه، دفتر يسجل فيه أسماء المفقودين والموتى، وهو يتحدث عن ذلك ببساطة، يتعامل مع الموت بارتياح تام، بل يعلن أنه يتمناه، فقط يشعر بفضول طبيعي كملحد عن ماذا بعد، ولا تغادره الفكاهة حين يخطط لدعابة يجمع فيها أصدقائه من الملحدين حول فراش موته، ويمثل مضهدا عن عودته للإيمان.

هذا الكتاب _في نظري_ كتاب موتى بونويل الحقيقي، يسجل فيه كل المفقودات، أسماء الأصدقاء، والهوايات والسجائر، وانواع الخمور المفضلة، ودعاباته مع الإصدقاء، وأفلامه التي يحبها، وتلك التي يكرهها، يودع الكل في كتاب موتاه بنفس المرح الذي يكتب فيه عن الموت، فقط يتمنى أن يعود من قبره مرة كل 10 سنوات يطالع الجرائد للإطلاع على كوارث العالم قبل العودة إلى قبره.

كتاب جميل وترجمة جميلة لمروان حداد ...more

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May 14, 2015 Mark rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Whimsical and full of digressions this memoir may not be the choice to make for one looking for a walk through Bunuel's life in film. What Bunuel gives us is a peek into his childhood in Spain, his life in the Surrealist movement, his experiences during the Spanish Civil War, his life in Mexico and Hollywood, and sprinkles in his many personal likes and dislikes, his thoughts on life and death etc. It's as if he wrote it less for the public and more for his descendants; for that great grand chil ...more

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May 20, 2010 Hugo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cine , memorias

Mi Ultimo Suspiro (seguramente el nombre de este libro fue decidido al final de la escritura del autor) es como una conversacion casual con el cineasta, como si un amigo como acostumbraban a ir al final de su vida, llegara a su casa y discutieran de los viejos tiempos. Probablemente esta conversacion la tuvo con Jean-Claude Carriere, que fue segun sus propias palabras, el guionista con el que mejor trabajo y el mas afin en cuanto a su vision y al final de su vida; Carriere es quien insistio en q ...more

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Jan 17, 2011 Allan MacDonell rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Surrealism might seem quaint and old-world and outdated in our wired and up-to-the-second bottom-line universe, but there was a time when artists operated with a code of principles and pursuits as set out in life-and-death manifestos. Thank God Luis Bunuel—director of The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie , That Obscure Object of Desire , that creepy, non-narrative movie where they slice open a pig's eye, those gritty depictions of Mexico City's impoverished underside, and the super sexy Belle de Surrealism might seem quaint and old-world and outdated in our wired and up-to-the-second bottom-line universe, but there was a time when artists operated with a code of principles and pursuits as set out in life-and-death manifestos. Thank God Luis Bunuel—director of The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie , That Obscure Object of Desire , that creepy, non-narrative movie where they slice open a pig's eye, those gritty depictions of Mexico City's impoverished underside, and the super sexy Belle de Jour starring Catherine Deneuve—doesn't waste many paragraphs with the stale details of the self-evident so-called truths staked out by the surrealist party line.
Bunuel does lavish attention on the customs and countryside of the provincial Spain of his youth, on the peccadilloes of his famous friends and collaborators (indiscriminate flattery is not one of the author's faults), on the absurd gun battles, betrayals and executions of the Spanish Civil War, of Hollywood during its infancy, of Paris, Picasso and Salvador Dali. The auteur never met a patriotic display that didn't gag him out, and he shows no patience for the religions of modernity and technology. "Sometimes you just have to say shit to science."
And other times you just have to say yes to the philosophical memories and musings of a leading light from a gone breed, a movie director who continued making vital, quizzical, deep and entertaining movies full of delight and surprise well into his seventies. Somehow, the notion of your own last sigh is a little less daunting once you reach the end of My Last Sigh . ...more

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Aug 22, 2013 Gregg rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book. It is a memoir of the surrealist film maker Luis Buñuel. As a teenager, I was thrilled to explore the paintings of the surrealists. Later, in college, I saw Buñuel's Andalusian Dog and it expanded my appreciation of the cinema. But I wasn't sure how interested I would be in the life of Buñuel. Well, this book touches on so much of the world during Buñuel's life and it is fascinating. He writes in a very informal, conversational style.

Buñuel's memories I wasn't sure what to expect from this book. It is a memoir of the surrealist film maker Luis Buñuel. As a teenager, I was thrilled to explore the paintings of the surrealists. Later, in college, I saw Buñuel's Andalusian Dog and it expanded my appreciation of the cinema. But I wasn't sure how interested I would be in the life of Buñuel. Well, this book touches on so much of the world during Buñuel's life and it is fascinating. He writes in a very informal, conversational style.

Buñuel's memories of his childhood are interesting accounts of his family and personal growth. But he describes the life and culture of the early 1900's in his town in northern Spain. He likens the culture of his early childhood as being still in the middle ages and provides plenty of examples to explain.

There is much insight into the early days and founding members of the surrealist art scene. I had no idea how political and at times violent the reaction to surrealism was in Paris and Madrid. Buñuel's second film, "L'age d'or" so outraged Paris viewers that it was banned for 50 years, only to reappear in theaters in New York in 1980 and in Paris in 1981. There is much in to book relating Buñuel's friendship with the surrealist painters Ernst, Dali, Tanguy, Arp, Magritte and others. They were a tight, active group meeting often to discuss and plan activities, much more concerned with changing the world than their art.

His accounts of his short time in Hollywood are interesting and humorous, as well as his many years in Mexico where he made most of his movies.

He helped me to place Buñuel and surrealism into their early time frame by watch L'age d'or for the first time (available on Netflix streaming).

I thoroughly enjoyed this book - a real surprise to me how much. I plan to see several more of his movies as a result of this book. ...more

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Jul 25, 2012 tENTATIVELY, cONVENIENCE rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: art , film , surrealism

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by tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE - July 6, 2012

" I'm not a writer, but my friend and colleague Jean-Claude Carrière is. An attentive listener and scrupulous recorder during our many long conversations, he helped me write this book. "

When I 1st encountered the historical traces of Surrealism, probably in the early 1970s, maybe even earlier, it was very exciting to me. I've always loved the paintings. Then, over the yrs, Surrealism just started to seem like Breton ...more

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Dec 21, 2013 Rodney Welch rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Luis Bunuel wrote the way he directed: sharp, sparing, and with a devilish wit. He focuses on what interests and amuses him, never gets lost in details. He doesn't offer a lot in the way of gossip and there are aspects of his personal life that he preferred to keep closed; see his films and make what you will of his religious and sexual obsessions. He doesn't scrutinize the meaning of his work -- there's a wide body of obscurantist film theorists who have taken on that task, if you're interested ...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Aldonautico rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Es mi libro del año. Lo disfruté enormemente y me alegra haberlo encontrado de nuevo después de lo que pasó con el otro. No es pesado, es muy divertido y, aunque no se comulgue con las manías y los puntos de vista de Buñuel, resulta interesante ver su sencillez y gran inteligencia. La narración es fresca y vigorosa y algunos capítulos son como tomarse un coctel con él. Es una lástima que hable poco de muchas de sus películas (se entiende que odió muchas)y si se busca una explicación a las más in ...more

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Mar 08, 2015 Roland rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: film

A brilliant autobiography by my favorite director, Luis Buñuel. This book is full of great stories, not just from his life but also some fascinating insights into the surrealist movement and what was going on in Spain during the civil war. Much like his films this book is funny, shocking, and entertaining throughout. In particular I laughed at his outright dismissal of Steinbeck (who he hated just because an article he wrote), Dos Passos and Hemingway, who he thinks are only considered great wri ...more

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Oct 17, 2010 Annia B rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

imprescindible para conocer a Don Luis, su cine, la rectitud de su caracter, su grandeza...
un libro al que vuelvo constantemente.

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Aug 02, 2014 Ignacio De leon rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Este libro no testimonia la capacidad literaria de Buñuel; no lo escribió él, sino su amigo guionista Jean Claude Carriere http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-C... ). En cambio, sí evidencia la riqueza de su vida, así cómo la sicología de sus películas. Lo disfryté de principio a fin. Testigo de una época turbulenta narra sus peripecias en la Republica española, Guerra Civil, y vida como exiliado. Igualmente, sus andanzas con sus amigos surrealistas, formando ese trío tan especial junto con Dalí ...more

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Jul 29, 2014 Sanni rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Buñuelin omaelämäkerta oli viihdyttävää ja mielenkiintoista lukemista monellakin tavalla. Taiteilijanero-mielikuva sai kunnolla kyytiä, kun kirjaa kirjoittaessaan jo kahdeksankymppiseksi kerennyt Buñuel kirjoittaa pikkutarkasti monen sivun mitalla, kuinka hänen lempidrinkkinsä valmistetaan oikeaoppisesti ja monelta otetaan päivän ensimmäinen ja toinen/viimeinen hömpsy. Toki nuoruuden muisteloissa viivytään surrealismiporukoiden tempauksissa, mutta usein niissäkin on ilahduttavaa tavanomaisuuttaa ...more

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Nov 18, 2012 محمد الهجين rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

في أحد فصول أحد الكتب المتخيلة سأخصص فصلاً عن السير الذاتية الممتعة سأختار من ضمنها لكى أتحدث عنه مذكرات بانويل

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Dec 28, 2013 M. Milner rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: biographies , movie-reads , nonfiction-you-ought-to-read

A funny, fascinating look at the life of one of cinema's most provocative directors, Luis Bunuel's My Last Sigh is a blast. He takes you through his early years in Spain, his time hanging with surrealists like Dali, Man Ray and Max Ernst and years in exile as a director in Mexico, usually with a sly joke and a good story or two.

Maybe there isn't enough about his movies - most are discussed only for a few sentences - but whatever the book lacks in explanations, it makes up for in digressions and ...more

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Oct 15, 2008 Xio rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: biography , fun , mythology , unfinished

I adore Bunuel.

Last night I had the pleasure of seeing David Sedaris at the Academy of Music here in Philly. I haven't read his last two books, being a little burned out on his writing but in person, reading, he is hilarious.

Several of the pieces he read made me laugh til there were tears and stomach cramps but I knew in my heart that the root of my laughter was embedded in the films and sensibilities of Sr. Bunuel. Another reason to feel the real solitude of experience, eh?

Let's let that one ...more

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Aug 17, 2013 Roderick Mcgillis rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Like his films, Bunuel's memoir is a free floating contemplation of many things including martinis, guns, surrealism, cinema, cultures, cities and landscapes. Confession: I admire the films more than the man. But he is undoubtedly candid, refreshingly so. His conflicted relationship to communism and to the Church makes fascinating reading. He is a mixture and a mystery; with this I suspect he would concur. He offers no great insights into his work, but then he does not intend to offer insights. ...more

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Jan 09, 2014 Benja rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

La autobiografía del cineasta Luis Buñuel - dícese co-escrita con su amigo guionista Jean Claude Carriere - es la mirada genial a una vida genial, desde su infancia en España, sus días de estudiante en París junto a Dalí y García Lorca, sus comienzos en el surrealismo (el libro funciona perfectamente como manifiesto surrealista), la Guerra Civil en España, el exilio de Buñuel a Estados Unidos, sus absurdos roces con Hollywood, pasando por su vida y obra en México y concluyendo con su retorno a F ...more

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Sep 23, 2008 Allison C. McCulloch rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommends it for: Bunuel fans.

Shelves: film , food , los-angeles , bio-or-autobiography

Began to read this book 9/13. Continuing with the book 9/14, this may be one of the most exciting books I've read in awhile. Bunuel attended a Catholic school for most of his learning and was fluent in Latin and French in addition to Spanish, his native tongue. His father was well off. When he finally wanted to make movies, it was like telling his family he wanted to join the circus, as film was a relatively new art.

He talks for about a page on the films he likes, including Clouzot's Manon (one ...more

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Feb 04, 2010 Kevin rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

From the cinema's greatest giver comes the most interesting and engaging autobiography I have ever read. Instead of boring us with focused reflections of his past, Buñuel tells the story of his life in fragments. He worries not about being linear and instead tries to relay his favorite memories and experiences through the same unique voice that carries all of his films. He never goes on about any one of his movies for more than a few pages, but these creative insights are invaluable, and shed li ...more

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Mar 28, 2015 Cyn Morales rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Un libro que me ha gustado más de lo que había imaginado. Ese tono casual, que nos recuerda cualquiera tarde de visita y anécdotas con un buen amigo. Relatos desde su niñez hasta el final, Buñuel nos deja ver parte de su mundo “mágico" y sin duda, nos da otra versión de sí mismo y sus películas.

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Oct 28, 2014 Mónica rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

No puedo creer lo mucho que me gustó este libro. Disfruté cada momento de él. Amé acompañar a Buñuel por la España de su infancia, por el inicio de sus relaciones con los del 27, con la descomposición de su relación con Dalí, con los recuerdos que lo atormentaban al imaginar la muerte de García Lorca.
Buñuel fue un hombre de contradicciones tremendas y éstas pueden percibirse en cada página del libro. De verdad, de verdad, corran a comprarlo, acompañen cada anécdota de éste con algún poema, con ...more

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Sep 20, 2013 Yanko Tsvetkov rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

One of my personal heroes tells the story of his life in a fascinatingly ordinary way.

I read "My Last Sigh" for the first time in 1998 when it was published in Bulgaria. I remember how pleasantly surprised I was. As a cinema student who was aware how inaccessible Buñuel's movies could be, I expected something hard to read. But pretty soon I realized I couldn't have been more wrong. It's one of those biographies which feel like they were written not for the public but for the author himself. It's ...more

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Jan 17, 2015 Morteza rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Lost or lent this book around 20 years ago and I'm still filled with deep regret of not having it around.

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Sep 07, 2014 Mala rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: non-fiction

4.5 stars cause Buñuel didn't elaborate much on his movies. Due for a re-read.

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Sep 22, 2015 Sinan Öner added it · review of another edition

I read Bunuél's book, I liked.

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May 06, 2015 Víctor Galán rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Breve e interesante autobiografía del mejor director de cine español de la Historia en la que se recoge su visión del mundo y distintas experiencias personales, como anécdotas de rodajes y con personajes célebres de la época. Obra imprescindible para humanizar al genial director y comprender sus motivaciones artísticas. Un genio de bases psicológicas y culturas mucho más humildes de lo que se podría pensar, Buñuel fue un hombre sumamente inteligente pero humilde y trabajador. En muchos aspectos ...more

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Aug 13, 2015 Boqian Jiang rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

inspiring

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Sep 23, 2013 Michael rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Picked up at a garage sale and being a filmmaker yet having only heard of Mr Bunuel but never having seen his films or learned much about him I felt sort of an obligation to learn more. I had no idea what to expect but as I read I found myself caught up in the author's journalistic, rambling style of writing. Why this is not a diatribe on 'filmmaking' as I feared it might be but in fact, the honest observations of an interesting person who has lived a rather extraordinary life.

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About Luis Buñuel

Surrealist film director. He was born in Calanda, in Aragón province. When 17, he moved to Madrid to study History at the university. He entered in the Stutent's residency, where he late met Dalí and Lorca. In Madrid he participated in intelectual movements like ultraism. After finishing his studies, he moved to Paris, a more interesting city. There he learned how to direct films from french silen Surrealist film director. He was born in Calanda, in Aragón province. When 17, he moved to Madrid to study History at the university. He entered in the Stutent's residency, where he late met Dalí and Lorca. In Madrid he participated in intelectual movements like ultraism. After finishing his studies, he moved to Paris, a more interesting city. There he learned how to direct films from french silent cinema masters.

So influenced by Fritz Lang, he decided to direct his own films. By the time he was also so influenced by surrealism and the Marquis of Sade. Among his friend Salvador Dalí writed a script for a very shocking film, 'Un chien andalou', that was quite an event in french intellectual world. This success got the attention from vicount Charles Noialles, very intersted in arts, who payed his next film: l'Age d'or. This film was a big scandal, being first censored and then forbbiden for almost 50 years. After contacting with Hollywood companies, he started working in France for them. When the spanish civil war started, he supported the repulican government. But before second world war started, he moved to New York.

In the States he started to work in the cinema section from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa). An autobiographical writing by Dalí made him out because he commented that Buñuel was an atheist and a communist. Later he moved to México

In México, in the 1940s, after meeting an actress from his first films in a dinner, he could start directing mainstream films. By this way, he could enter in the mexican film industry and after a while, he could start working in other films more accurated to his own interests and themes. His peak in Mexico was "El Ángel exterminador", released in 1962.

When his return to France, in the mid of the 1960s, he started his most brillant period. Films like 'Belle de jour' and 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie' are between his best works.

He died in Mexico DF in July 29th, in the year 1983, when he was 83 years old. ...more

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