Critical Writing Index

The Discreet Fury of Luis Buñuel

by Peter Hogue

Film Comment Magazine, Jan. 2001, v. 37, no. 1, pp. 42-46

Author Peter Hogue discusses the mystery surrounding the work and persona of Luis Buñuel. In particular, Hogue is interested in what Buñuel's work means in a contemporary context, and in turn distills Buñuel's work into a catalogue of its touchstone elements.

ITEM 2001.095 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Un Chien andalou – Luis Buñuel

Nazarin – Luis Buñuel

Viridiana – Luis Buñuel

Los Olvidados / The Young and the Damned – Luis Buñuel

The Exterminating Angel – Luis Buñuel

El / This Strange Passion – Luis Buñuel

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz – Luis Buñuel

Belle de jour – Luis Buñuel

The Milky Way – Luis Buñuel

Tristana – Luis Buñuel

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie – Luis Buñuel

Mexican Bus Ride – Luis Buñuel

Illusion Travels by Streetcar – Luis Buñuel

L'Âge d'or – Luis Buñuel

Diary of a Chambermaid – Luis Buñuel