BUÑUEL: A SURREALIST FILMMAKER

Documentarian Javier Espada is a great expert on the work of Luis Buñuel, and this is the fifth film in which he analyzes it. He does so from a highly didactic perspective, with the aim of immersing both enthusiasts of Buñuel’s work and new generations into the inimitable universe of a unique and unrepeatable creator. The Aragonese director’s militancy in surrealism, present throughout his work from ‘Un Chien Andalou’ («An Andalusian Dog») to ‘The Golden Age,’ is the starting point for an analysis that delves into his connections with literature or painting and demonstrates the enormous influence that Buñuel has had on all kinds of filmmakers.

Javier Espada explores how Luis Buñuel, one of the greatest precursors of surrealist cinema through works like “An Andalusian Dog” and “The Golden Age,” began to move away from this movement but never completely abandoned it, maintaining a strong oneiric element in his films. Taking us deep into his past and evolution as a creator, this documentary provides an unprecedented window into the world and work of an irreplaceable genius whose influence has reached the rest of the arts.