The Phantom of Liberty
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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. … 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.
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