TagLuis Buñuel

Luís Buñuel – El Náufrago de la Calle Providencia (1970)

Don Luis invites you all for a couple Buñuelonis. Find out his favorite martini and what his friends think of him in this documentary by Arturo Ripstein.

REVIEWS

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence – Venice 71

The best finale to Roy Andersson's witty and extremely unpredictable existentialistic Living Trilogy. Golden Lion at the 71st Venice Film Festival.

Magdanas Lurja (Magdana’s Donkey, 1955)

The debut film by Tengiz Abuladze and Rezo Chkheidze is a rural period neorealistic drama set in 19th century Georgia.

Mustang – Sarajevo 21

Deniz Gamze Ergüven creates a "joyful" feministic fairytale that explores if teen rebelliousness and sexual awareness can survive in conservative Anatolia. Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film at the 21st Sarajevo Film Festival.

Stachka (Strike, 1925)

The debut feature film by Sergei Eisenstein and the first archetypical example of pure communist propaganda.

Wednesday, May 9 – Venice 72 Orizzonti

In his debut film, Vahid Jalilvand is looking for humanitarian solidarity in today’s Iranian society through the private realistic stories of two women in need.

TagLuis Buñuel

Luís Buñuel – El Náufrago de la Calle Providencia (1970)

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence – Venice 71

Magdanas Lurja (Magdana’s Donkey, 1955)

Mustang – Sarajevo 21

Stachka (Strike, 1925)

Wednesday, May 9 – Venice 72 Orizzonti

Federico Fellini & James Bond

La Haine vs. Scarface

TV vs. Cinema by Jean-Luc Godard

Satyajit Ray on Cinema

Béla Tarr on Filmmaking