About

Known credits:
126
Birthday:
1900-02-21
Place of birth:
Calanda, Teruel, Aragón, España
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Luis Buñuel

Overview

Luis Buñuel Portolés (Spanish: [ˈlwis βuˈɲwel poɾtoˈles]; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. Buñuel's work was known for its avant-garde surrealism which was also infused with political commentary and social satire.

Often associated with the surrealist movement of the 1920s, Buñuel made films from the 1920s through the 1970s. He collaborated with prolific surrealist painter Salvador Dali creating the films Un Chien Andalou (1929), which was made in the silent era and L'Age d'Or (1930). The two films are seen as the birth of Cinematic surrealism. From 1947 to 1960 he developed his skills as a director filming in Mexico making grounded and human melodramas such as Gran Casino (1947), Los Olvidados (1950), and Él (1953). Here is where he gained the fundamentals of storytelling.

Buñuel than transitioned into making artful, unconventional, surrealist, and political satirical films. He earned acclaim with the morally complex arthouse drama film Viridiana (1961) which criticized the Francoist dictatorship. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. He then criticized political and social conditions in The Exterminating Angel (1962), and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoise (1972) the later of which won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He also directed Diary of a Chambermaid (1964), and Belle de Jour (1967), as well as his final film That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) the later of which earned the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director.

Buñuel earned five Cannes Film Festival prizes, two Berlin International Film Festival prizes, and a BAFTA Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. Buñuel received numerous honors including National Prize for Arts and Sciences for Fine Arts in 1977, the Moscow International Film Festival Contribution to Cinema Prize in 1979, and the Career Golden Lion in 1982. He was nominated once for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968. Seven of Buñuel's films are included in Sight & Sound's 2012 critics' poll of the top 250 films of all time.

Known for

Acting
2020 Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2018 Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit Actor Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 59
Average
2017 The Incredible Mr. Piccoli Actor Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 59
Average
2012 Discovering Buñuel Actor Self/Archive Footage N/A
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2010 Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là Actor Self (archive footage) 58
Average
2001 tvSSFBM EHKL Actor Himself (archive footage) N/A
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2000 Speaking of Buñuel Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2000 Buñuel in Hollywood Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1984 The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel Actor Self 58
Average
1984 Buñuel Actor Self 59
Average
1977 On the Set of 'That Obscure Object of Desire' Actor self N/A
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1974 The Phantom of Liberty Actor Un condamné à mort (uncredited) 64
Fair
1973 Fall of a Body Actor Un invité (uncredited) 58
Average
1971 The Castaway on the Street of Providence Actor Himself 59
Average
1969 The Milky Way Actor (voice) (uncredited) 61
Fair
1967 Belle de Jour Actor Man in Gardencafe - Left from the Duke (uncredited) 68
Fair
1965 There Are No Thieves in This Village Actor Cura 58
Average
1964 Weeping for a Bandit Actor El verdugo 58
Average
1964 Luis Buñuel : Un cinéaste de notre temps Actor Self 59
Average
1930 L'Âge d'or Actor (uncredited) 62
Fair
1929 Un Chien Andalou Actor Man in Prologue (uncredited) 69
Fair
1929 Montparnasse Actor 59
Average
1926 Mauprat Actor Monk / Guardsman 58
Average
1926 Carmen Actor Contrebandier chez lillas pastia 58
Average

Directing
2000 Eating Sea Urchins Directing Director 59
Average
1977 That Obscure Object of Desire Directing Director 65
Fair
1974 The Phantom of Liberty Directing Director 64
Fair
1972 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Directing Director 68
Fair
1970 Tristana Directing Director 63
Fair
1969 The Milky Way Directing Director 61
Fair
1967 Belle de Jour Directing Director 68
Fair
1965 Simon of the Desert Directing Director 64
Fair
1964 Diary of a Chambermaid Directing Director 62
Fair
1962 The Exterminating Angel Directing Director 70
Good
1962 Viridiana Directing Director 67
Fair
1960 The Young One Directing Director 59
Average
1959 Fever Mounts at El Pao Directing Director 58
Average
1959 Nazarin Directing Director 62
Fair
1956 Death in the Garden Directing Director 59
Average
1956 That Is the Dawn Directing Director 59
Average
1955 The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz Directing Director 62
Fair
1954 The River and Death Directing Director 59
Average
1954 Robinson Crusoe Directing Director 59
Average
1954 Wuthering Heights Directing Director 59
Average
1954 Illusion Travels by Streetcar Directing Director 59
Average
1953 Él Directing Director 62
Fair
1953 The Brute Directing Director 59
Average
1952 A Woman Without Love Directing Director 58
Average
1952 Mexican Bus Ride Directing Director 59
Average
1951 Daughter of Deceit Directing Director 58
Average
1951 Susana Directing Director 59
Average
1950 The Young and the Damned Directing Director 69
Fair
1949 The Great Madcap Directing Director 59
Average
1947 Gran Casino Directing Director 58
Average
1937 Guard! Alert! Directing Co-Director 58
Average
1933 Land Without Bread Directing Director 61
Fair
1930 L'Âge d'or Directing Director 62
Fair
1929 Un Chien Andalou Directing Director 69
Fair
1928 The Fall of the House of Usher Directing Assistant Director 61
Fair
1927 Siren of the Tropics Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1926 Carmen Directing Assistant Director 58
Average

Writing
2017 The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel Writing Original Story 58
Average
1997 La novia de medianoche Writing Screenplay N/A
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1977 That Obscure Object of Desire Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
1974 The Phantom of Liberty Writing Writer 64
Fair
1972 The Monk Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1972 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Writing Screenplay 68
Fair
1970 Tristana Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
1969 The Milky Way Writing Writer 61
Fair
1967 Belle de Jour Writing Screenplay 68
Fair
1965 Simon of the Desert Writing Dialogue 64
Fair
1965 Simon of the Desert Writing Screenplay 64
Fair
1964 Diary of a Chambermaid Writing Writer 62
Fair
1962 The Exterminating Angel Writing Screenplay 70
Good
1962 The Exterminating Angel Writing Dialogue 70
Good
1962 Viridiana Writing Screenplay 67
Fair
1960 The Young One Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1959 Fever Mounts at El Pao Writing Writer 58
Average
1959 Nazarin Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1956 Death in the Garden Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1956 That Is the Dawn Writing Writer 59
Average
1955 The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz Writing Writer 62
Fair
1954 The River and Death Writing Writer 59
Average
1954 Robinson Crusoe Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1954 Wuthering Heights Writing Story 59
Average
1954 Wuthering Heights Writing Adaptation 59
Average
1953 Él Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1953 Él Writing Adaptation 62
Fair
1953 The Brute Writing Writer 59
Average
1952 A Woman Without Love Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1952 Mexican Bus Ride Writing Adaptation 59
Average
1951 Susana Writing Writer 59
Average
1951 Si usted no puede, yo sí Writing Writer 59
Average
1950 The Young and the Damned Writing Screenplay 69
Fair
1937 Spain 1936 Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1936 Who Loves Me? Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1935 Don Quintín, el amargao Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1933 Land Without Bread Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1930 L'Âge d'or Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1929 Un Chien Andalou Writing Screenplay 69
Fair
1928 The Fall of the House of Usher Writing Writer 61
Fair
1928 The Fall of the House of Usher Writing Adaptation 61
Fair

Production
1970 Tristana Production Producer 63
Fair
1938 Espagne 1937 Production Production Manager N/A
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1937 Guard! Alert! Production Production Director 58
Average
1937 Espagne 1936 Production Production Manager N/A
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1937 Spain 1936 Production Producer 59
Average
1936 Who Loves Me? Production Production Director 58
Average
1935 The Daughter of Juan Simón Production Production Director 58
Average
1935 Don Quintín, el amargao Production Producer 58
Average
1933 Land Without Bread Production Producer 61
Fair
1929 Un Chien Andalou Production Producer 69
Fair
1926 Mauprat Production Production Assistant 58
Average

Sound
1974 The Phantom of Liberty Sound Sound Effects 64
Fair
1972 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Sound Sound Effects 68
Fair
1969 The Milky Way Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
1930 L'Âge d'or Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair

Crew
2006 Belle Toujours Crew Thanks 58
Average
1971 Johnny Got His Gun Crew Additional Writing 65
Fair

Editing
1964 Diary of a Chambermaid Editing Editor 62
Fair
1962 Viridiana Editing Editor 67
Fair
1954 Illusion Travels by Streetcar Editing Editor 59
Average
1951 Susana Editing Editor 59
Average
1933 Land Without Bread Editing Editor 61
Fair
1930 L'Âge d'or Editing Editor 62
Fair
1929 Un Chien Andalou Editing Editor 69
Fair