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...silence on the subject seems odd, as Huckabees is a film borne of its times. Its mix of surrealism and inanity (Russell cites Magritte and Buñuel as major influences) reflects what some audiences see in their surroundings today: a world facing fear and the unknown, shaken by seemingly random events and unsure how to proceed...
...pups with pistols mature like rabies infections inside the film's gradually darker and tighter photography. Yet if the violence seems relentless, it's more tragic than gratuitous. The actors, many of whom were amateurs recruited and trained on site, give remarkable performances reminiscent of Luis Buñuel's Los Olvidados (The Young and the Damned) - most memorably in a scene in which a hardened gangbanger forces a child protégé to choose which of two even younger gangbangers to execute. Such heartbreaking moments have helped City of God amass international awards and become one of Brazil...
...important to note that the film that probably best illustrates Buñuel's feelings about Christianity is also one of his most sober-minded, the Mexican production "Nazarin" (1958). Hailed by Christian critics as well as Buñuel's usual contingent of nonconformist fans, the film concerns a small-town priest whose attempts to dispense real Christian charity result in derision, poverty, exile and arrest. "Nazarin" demonstrates the essential difference between Buñuel's brand of blasphemy and that currently practiced in American pop culture: Buñuel's gags and images contain a strong sense...
...uel was more comfortable talking about his atheism in interviews than he was exploring the mysteries of his films. He was so adamant about his position that he boasted of a spiteful prank he hoped to pull on his "atheist, communist" friends. When he knew he was about die, he stated "I will call a priest, confess loudly, accuse myself of everything, say I believe in God and tell them to take my death as an example. 'You've shared my sinister beliefs,' [I'll tell them,] 'look at how I die.' And then I'll die and go straight...
...Trailers: The majority of Buñuel's films have been released on home video, with some titles unfortunately going in and out of distribution; for a reliable list, try Movies Unlimited. The best books about Bunuel are the aforementioned "Objects of Desire" and "Luis Buñuel: A Critical Biography." Buñuel's own writings can be found in "An Unspeakable Betrayal" and his autobiography (largely ghostwritten by his frequent collaborator Jean-Claude Carriere), "My Last Sigh...