Spain

Luis Buñuel

32 films · 1929 to 1977

Born 22 February 1900, Calanda, Teruel, Aragón, España · Died 29 July 1983

Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish and Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. Buñuel's works are known for their avant-garde surrealism which was also infused with political commentary. Often associated with the surrealist movement, Buñuel's career spanned the 1920s through the 1970s. He collaborated with surrealist painter Salvador Dalí on Un Chien Andalou (1929) and L'Age d'Or (1930). Both are considered masterpieces of surrealist cinema. From 1947 to 1960, he honed his skills as a director in Mexico, making grounded and human melodramas such as Gran Casino (1947), Los Olvidados (1950) and Él (1953). Buñuel then transitioned to making artful, surrealistic and satirical films.

Biography adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Critical context from Senses of Cinema