Word: bunuel
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...Bunuel's The Milky Way (1969), Thursday, May 2, 8 p.m.; Bunuel's Viridiana (1961), Sunday...
Tristana. "Sex without religion is like an egg without salt." Luis Bunuel--probably the most fanatical anti-cleric in the history of Iberian civilization--said that, with characteristic lucidity, of this his most lucid film. But it really is lucid: for once, there's no need to pardon this aging genius his obscure symbology or warped sense of humor or ideological obsessions, because Tristana is a beautifully integrated masterpiece. An aging gentleman (Fernando Rey) exploits a young and nunnish dependent (Catherine Deneuve) until she snatches the dominating role away from him, becoming perhaps the crueler tyrant. The story threads lightly...
...Luis Bunuel's Belle de Jour, and a Stan Brakhage short, The Process, Thursday, April 18, 8 p.m., Glauber Rocha's Der Leone Have Sept Cabezas, with Jean-Pierre Leaud, Sunday, April...
Belle de Jour. The roughly chronological Bunuel series at the Harvard-Epworth Church must be ending soon, because this is a recent one. I've never seen it, but it comes right after a good Bunuel (Simon of the Desert) and right before a great one (Tristana), which is credentials...
...Exterminating Angel is disappointing Bunuel. His symbolism, for once, goes overboard without being effective. Usually Bunuel goes over-board--in outrageous fashion--but is effective. This movie should probably be described as fascinating, nevertheless...