The Phantom of Liberty
Luis Bunuel's kinkiest comedy.
This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.
Released | 10 Sep 1974 |
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Genres | Comedy |
Runtime | 1 hour, 44 minutes |
Countries | France, Italy |
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I love the trilogy of Luis Buñuel. I think the three films are very important, so if I can name this as one film. Because at that age, Buñuel had proven everything. Those were the last films in his career, and I feel that he liberated himself from any form, any border and dissolved every conception of genre or anything. The Phantom of Liberty—which is an incredible name, The Phantom of Liberty!—and this film is that. When you grasp that amount of freedom and liberty in filmmaking, it arrives to a subconscious language of dreams and freedom that is just outstanding. That film and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, those two films as part of the trio, really are films that any filmmaker that can see that, it will liberate you from rules, and boxes, and these rational demands that nowadays are so en vogue.
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