How have we got this far without discussing anything by the original film surrealist, Luis Buñuel? Well, today we rectify the situation and discuss not one but four films from the Spanish exile / expatriate moviemaking legend. In this episode, your hosts examine the previously promised UN CHIEN ANDALOU (1929), THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL (1962), and THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE (1972), plus one of his more accessible films, BELLE DE JOUR (1967) with Catherine Deneuve. Among the topics for discussion: Buñuel's peripatetic life and unpopular politics, his roles in both the Surrealist and French New Wave movements, his use of dreams and the subconscious, the targets of his satire, and connections to the works of David Lynch and Last Year at Marienbad.

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Luis Buñuel on IMDb
Luis Buñuel on Wikipedia
Surrealism on Wikipedia
French New Wave on Wikipedia
J. Hoberman on Buñuel's politics in The Nation
Un Chien Andalou on IMDb
Un Chien Andalou on Wikipedia
Un Chien Andalou on YouTube
Roger Ebert review of Un Chien Andalou
The Exterminating Angel on IMDb
The Exterminating Angel on Wikipedia
Roger Ebert review of The Exterminating Angel
Criterion essay on The Exterminating Angel
Senses of Cinema on The Exterminating Angel
The Take on The Exterminating Angel
The Cinephile Fix on The Exterminating Angel
Belle de Jour on IMDb
Belle de Jour on Wikipedia
Roger Ebert review of Belle de Jour
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie on IMDb
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie on Wikipedia
Roger Ebert review of Discreet Charm
Pauline Kael review of Discreet Charm
Celluloid Wicker Man on walking in Discreet Charm
The Outline on DFW and literary journalism
S9E5: JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN

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