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THE GREAT DIRECTOR’S CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #39 - The Films of LUIS BUNUEL
Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.
LUIS BUNUEL
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Tristana (1970)
The Milky Way (1969)
Belle de jour (1967)
Simon of the Desert (1965)
Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Viridiana (1961)
The Young One (1960)
Fever Rises in El Pao (1959)
Nazarín (1959)
Death in the Garden (1956)
The River and Death (1955)
Rehearsal for a Crime (1955)
That Is the Dawn (1955)
Robinson Crusoe (1954)
Wuthering Heights (1954)
Illusion Travels by Streetcar (1954)
El (1953)
The Brute (1953)
A Woman Without Love (1952)
Ascent to Heaven (1952)
Daughter of Deceit (1951)
Susana (1951)
Los Olvidados (1950)
The Great Madcap (1949)
Gran Casino (1947)
Land Without Bread (1933)
L’ Âge d'or (1930)
Un chien andalou (1929)
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05-24-2005, 10:20 AM
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The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, King Kong, La Femme Nikita, Planet Terror, Raging Bull, Ronin, The Third Man DVD: .................
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05-24-2005, 01:05 PM
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Not my fav either, but each film has been enjoyable.
Ranking:
1. Belle de jour
2. Un chien andalou
3. Los Olvidados
4. That Obscure Object of Desire
5. Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
6. Diary of a Chambermaid
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05-24-2005, 01:09 PM
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LUIS BUNUEL
Seen: 5
Like: 1
Own: 0*
Rank order:
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Los Olvidados (1950)
Viridiana (1961)
L’ Âge d'or (1930)
Belle de jour (1967)
* - The Exterminating Angel is on my to buy list now.
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05-24-2005, 02:03 PM
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My personal favorites with brief descriptions (only for the first few now, but hopefully more to follow):
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) - Bunuel's final and my personal favorite of his films. While basically surrealist, with the added wrinkle of two actresses playing the same character, this is one of Bunuel's more conventional narratives outside of the soapier Mexican "studio" films he helmed, and certainly one I'd recommend to both the budding Bunuelophile and someone who'd never seen any of his films.
El (1953) - an odd choice for this high up the list, perhaps, but a fascinating narrative that contains most of the great Bunuel tropes: the anti-clericism, the sexual fetishes, the fragile male ego and the jealousy/paranoia stemming from sexual inadequacy. The "needle and thread" scene is a wonder -- despite being merely suggestive of his intentions, I've never known anyone who didn't get exactly what he was up to. Not as easy an accomplishment as one might think, given the obvious constraints. Clearly a big influence on Hitchcock with a clock tower scene that brings to mind "Vertigo", it's a great film by any standard and likely to please the casual viewer.
Viridiana (1961) - appears at no. 3 here, but this may be my favorite Bunuel film. I say "may be" as I've only seen it once, back in college when I was just getting into Bunuel. But it's stayed with me ever since as something of a cinematic touchstone, a film that truly opened my eyes. It's been 17 years now since I've seen it (and I'm tempted to order that French disc with no English subs...).
The Milky Way (1969) - the ultimate anti-clerical film by Bunuel, but may appeal more to philosophy/religion students than the more casual viewer.
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The rest of my favorites, more or less in order. I really dig all these films a lot, with the single exception of "Robinson Crusoe" (1954), so aside from that one consider them basically all bunched up in a big ball of recommended goodness (that is, I don't love "The Exterminating Angel" ten times more than "Las Hurdes"):
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Un chien andalou (1929)
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Los Olvidados (1950)
Belle de jour (1967)
Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
Rehearsal for a Crime (aka The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz) (1955)
L’ Âge d'or (1930)
Tristana (1970)
Las Hurdes/Land Without Bread (1933)
Robinson Crusoe (1954)
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I have not seen any of the following (and I'm dying to see "Nazarín", in particular!):
Nazarín (1959)
Simon of the Desert (1965)
The Young One (1960)
Fever Rises in El Pao (1959)
Death in the Garden (1956)
The River and Death (1955)
That Is the Dawn (1955)
Wuthering Heights (1954)
Illusion Travels by Streetcar (1954)
The Brute (1953)
A Woman Without Love (1952)
Ascent to Heaven (1952)
Daughter of Deceit (1951)
Susana (1951)
The Great Madcap (1949)
Gran Casino (1947)
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05-24-2005, 02:45 PM
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Certainly one of my favorites
*1. That Obscure Object Of Desire - A (agree with Rich, this film captures the male/female relationship better than just about any other)
2. Belle de Jour - A (both my first Bunuel and the only one I've seen in a theater, an unforgettable, mind-altering experience)
*3. The Criminal Life Of Archibaldo de La Cruz - A (delicious, exceedingly fun story. I could watch this over and over)
4. The Exterminating Angel - A
5. Tristana - A (I've only seen it once, but have an instant affinity for it as it treads the same thematic ground that Fassbinder did in numerous films - love turning into possession, exploitation, subjugation, the loss of self, etc.)
6. Simon of the Desert - A
*7. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeosie - A-
*8. El (aka This Strange Passion) - A-
9. Nazarin - A-
10. The Phantom Of Liberty - A-
*11. Diary Of A Chambermaid - A-
12. Viridiana - B+
*13. Los Olvidados - B+
14. The Milky Way - B+
*15. Las Hurdes - B+
*16. Illusion Travels By Streetcar - B
The surrealist films I haven't been able to really appreciate. I find parts of them funny but I haven't been able to see in them what the reviews I've read see in them.
17. Un Chien Andalou - B-
18. L'Age D'Or - C+
Own: 8 (holding out for a better version of Belle du Jour, would buy Tristana, would buy Simon of the Desert, Nazarin and The Exterminating Angel.)
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05-24-2005, 05:18 PM
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05-24-2005, 06:09 PM
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