Tag: Luis Buñuel

  • LE JOURNAL D’UNE FEMME DE CHAMBRE aka DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID

    LE JOURNAL D’UNE FEMME DE CHAMBRE aka DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID

    “Le journal d’une femme de chambre” aka “Diary of a Chambermaid” is a 1964 satirical and unsettling drama directed by Luis Buñuel. The film critiques French provincial society, exploring themes of repression, xenophobia, sexual obsession, and class hypocrisy. The story follows Célestine (Jeanne Moreau), a brilliant yet disillusioned Parisian woman who takes a job as…

  • CET OBSCUR OBJET DU DESIR aka THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE

    CET OBSCUR OBJET DU DESIR aka THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE

    That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir) is a 1977 surreal, darkly comedic drama directed by the legendary Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel in his final film. The movie is an adaptation of Pierre Louÿs’ 1898 novel La Femme et le Pantin (The Woman and the Puppet), delving into themes of obsession, desire,…

  • BELLE DE JOUR

    BELLE DE JOUR

    “Belle de Jour” is a 1967 French drama film directed by Luis Buñuel. It is based on Joseph Kessel’s 1928 novel of the same name. The film follows the complex and mysterious life of Séverine Serizy, a young and beautiful woman who harbors secret desires and fantasies beneath her seemingly conventional exterior. Catherine Deneuve plays…

  • UN CHIEN ANDALOU

    UN CHIEN ANDALOU

    “Un Chien Andalou” is a surreal and groundbreaking silent short film co-created by director Luis Buñuel and artist Salvador Dalí in 1929. The film is an exploration of dreamlike sequences and irrational imagery, devoid of a linear narrative. In a series of disjointed and symbolic vignettes, the film opens with a shocking and iconic scene:…