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Summary: DON LUIS BUNUEL
Review: Undoubtedly the DVD box presented by Criterion deserves 5 stars. Apart from the superb copy of THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE, you will be able to watch a documentary produced by french and spanish television about Luis Bunuel's career with a lot of accurate interviews of the friends, the family and the actors who have surrounded the spanish genius. A second documentary will lead you into Bunuel's home before giving you the opportunity to discover some cocktails recipes invented by Bunuel.In the late 20's, Luis Bunuel was an active member of the surrealist movement and gave to the cinema a unique masterpiece, UN CHIEN ANDALOU, whose screenplay had been written by Salvador Dali. For nearly 50 years, the cinematographic world of Luis Bunuel has been filled with the anarchic ideas of this movement and, if you don't know any of his movies, you are going to be a little bit puzzled by THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE. Before entering this world, you must learn to forget to ask " why ". Why are these people wandering through french landscapes ? Why does this bishop want so badly to become a gardener ? Why does this soldier have the urge to confess the dream he had the night before ? and so on. There are no particular meanings in these actions, they are just part of the world of one of the best film directors of the XXth century. A healthy DVD.
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Summary: An excellent DVD..... Highly Recommended!!!!
Review: You won't be dissapointed in buying this DVD. I say this not only because the movie is absolutely fabulous (if you want plot information, read the review by Leonard Maltin above), but because of the great job the criterion collection has done with this package. The newly restored image of the film is beautifull. The subtitles do the script justice, unlike subtitles on a lot of other films. The 28 minute documentary is nice to watch.It contains a lot of interesting information, as well as some rare footage of the master doing what he loves best, preparing martinis (or as he calls them, "Buñueloni's"). The real treat in the package is 98 minute long documentary on Buñuel. I never expected it to be so informative and so entertaining at the same time. It's filmed with interesting anecdotes from lifelong collaborators,friends, and family. The documentary also includes rare footage of Buñuel speaking freely among friends and sharing his opinions on a variety of subject matters. If you are a fan of Buñuel's work, you will find this DVD package to be worth every penny. If you're unfamiliar with Buñuel, do yourself a favor and purchase this DVD for you are about to stumble upon one of cinema's most gifted artists.
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