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My last sigh
by Luis Buñuel
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161 editions published between 1982 and 2010 in 16 languages and held by 1,381 libraries worldwide "Luis Bunuel lived many lives - surrealist, Spanish Civil War propagandist, hedonist, friend of artists and poets, and filmmaker. With surprising candor and wit, Bunuel offers his sometimes scathing opinions on the literati and avante-garde members of his sweeping social circle, including Pablo Picasso, Jorge Luis Borges, Salvador Dali, and Federico Garcia Lorca. These colorful stories of his nomadic life reveal a man of stunning imagination and influence." --Book Jacket.
Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie
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42 editions published between 1972 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,101 libraries worldwide "An upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined."--Container.
Un chien Andalou
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15 editions published between 1928 and 2004 in 4 languages and held by 777 libraries worldwide Filmed in the subjective language of the unconscious, this early avant-garde film is a surrealist tale of unfulfilled desire, based on an exchange of dreams between Salvador Dali and Luis Buñuel.
Viridiana
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4 editions published between 1961 and 2006 in Spanish and held by 719 libraries worldwide "Novice nun Viridiana does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism"--Container.
Belle de jour
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8 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in French and held by 715 libraries worldwide Severine is a repressed, bored housewife, afraid of intimacy. Her husband, Pierre is kind, devoted, and understanding. Severine is aroused by the idea of domination and debasement, and gentle Pierre is hardly the type of person who would treat her cruelly in order to receive sexual gratification. Following the example of an acquaintance, she begins a double life as the girl called Belle de Jour, in the brothel run by Madame Anais. Her otherwise placid domestic life is threatened when an obsessed client, unable to possess her completely, begins to stalk her.
That obscure object of desire Cet obscur objet du désir
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31 editions published between 1977 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 634 libraries worldwide Middle-aged man falls in love with a much younger woman in this satire of sexual obsession.
Three screenplays: Viridiana, The exterminating angel, Simon of the desert
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7 editions published between 1969 and 1985 in English and held by 621 libraries worldwide
Viridiana
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86 editions published between 1961 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 613 libraries worldwide Viridiana, who is about to become a nun, does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism.
El ángel exterminador
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28 editions published between 1962 and 2008 in Spanish and English and held by 603 libraries worldwide After a lavish dinner party in a stately mansion, the guests believe themselves unable to leave the premises. As the days pass, the elaborate facades of their social positions collapse and they are forced to live like animals. Finally discovering they are actually free to leave, they go to church to give thanks, where they are again trapped.
An unspeakable betrayal : selected writings of Luis Buñuel
by Luis Buñuel
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14 editions published between 1995 and 2002 in English and French and held by 537 libraries worldwide
Belle de jour
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82 editions published between 1960 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 526 libraries worldwide Subtle, erotic film about a wealthy young surgeon's wife who indulges her masochistic fantasies by working as a part-time prostitute in a Paris brothel.
L'age d'or
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8 editions published between 1998 and 2004 in French and held by 515 libraries worldwide Using a melange of strange and unrelated images, this surrealistic film about two lovers who mock convention is a statement by Buñuel on the nature of the bourgeoisie, the Church and the police. Banned in France within two weeks of its release.
Simón del Desierto
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29 editions published between 1965 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 514 libraries worldwide "Tells the story of an early Christian ascetic -- modeled on Saint Simon Stylites -- who has lived atop a pillar, surrounded by a barren landscape, for six years, six months, and six days to prove his devotion to God. But the Devil, in the figure of the beautiful Silvia Pinal, huddles below, trying to tempt him down. A skeptic's vision of religious conviction, Luis Buñuel's short and sweet satire is one of his most renowned works of surrealism." -- Container.
Belle de jour; a film
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28 editions published between 1966 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 476 libraries worldwide Epouse très réservée de Pierre, Séverine est en proie à des fantasmes masochistes révélant son insatisfaction sexuelle. Poussée par la curiosité, Séverine se rend discrétement dans une maison de rendez-vous et devient bientôt, à l'insu de Pierre, "Belle de jour", la troisième pensionnaire de Mme Anaïs. Elle semble trouver son équilibre en assouvissant les désirs de ses clients, mais l'aventure tourne mal quand Marcel, voyou habitué de la maison, séprend de Séverine...Un fillm troublant et énigmatique, entre rêve et réalité, sur les thèmes majeurs de Luis Bunuel : la bourgeoisie, la place de la femme, l'amour et la sexualité.
Le journal d'une femme de chambre
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1 edition published in 2001 in French and held by 463 libraries worldwide A chambermaid with Paris flair gets a job at a country estate. The family she works for and the other staff members are a strange sort and she must learn the ways of country living and neighbor rivalry. After a child is murdered near the estate, she begins to have her suspicions as to whom may be responsible.
Tristana; a film
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21 editions published between 1968 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 421 libraries worldwide A Tolède en 1923, Tristana, jeune orpheline de 18 ans est recueillie par Don Lope, aristocrate ruiné, libertin et athée. Bien qu'elle éprouve pour son tuteur un sentiment mêlé de reconnaissance et de répulsion, la belle Tristana ne tarde pas à devenir sa maîtresse. Amoureuse d'un jeune italien, elle s'enfuie. Deux années passent, Tristana gravement malade tente de revenir à Tolède...
Un chien Andalou Land without bread
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2 editions published between 1990 and 2000 in French and English and held by 418 libraries worldwide Un chien Andalou.( Version intégrale sonorisée.) A surrealistic movie written over the course of a three day exchange of fantasies and dreams between Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali. Originally released 1928 (16 min.)
Objects of desire : conversations with Luis Buñuel
by Luis Buñuel
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13 editions published between 1986 and 1996 in Spanish and English and held by 408 libraries worldwide
Le fantôme de la liberté The phantom of liberty
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18 editions published between 1974 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 391 libraries worldwide A perverse, playfully absurd comedy that compiles many of the illogical themes that preoccupied Bunuel through his career - from the hypocrisy of conventional morality to the arbitrariness of social arrangements.
Viridiana
by Luis Buñuel
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57 editions published between 1961 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 351 libraries worldwide Viridiana, about to take final religious vows, visits her uncle at his country estate. He drugs her and attempts rape, finds he cannot go through with it, and hangs himself, leaving the estate to Viridiana and his illegitimate son, Jorge. While Jorge pursues plans to modernize the estate, Viridiana attempts to convert it into a haven for derelicts. Left alone, the beggars take over the house for a feast which becomes an orgy; one of the beggars rapes Viridiana when she and Jorge return home. After the beggars are dispersed by police, Viridiana assumes more modern dress and joins in a card game with Jorge and his mistress. A powerful film widely considered one of Buñuel's most important works. For adult audiences. more
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Buñuel Portoles, Luis.
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Luis Buñuel 1900-1983
Portoles, Luis Buñuel.
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