My Last Sigh: The Autobiography of Luis Bunuel
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Rating | : | 4.76 (994 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0345803701 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-05-09 |
Language | : | English |
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"May be quite simply the loveliest testament ever left by a film director." —The New York Times Book Review"One of the best books ever offered by a moviemaker. Buñuel is the proper human landmark for a moment when Europe met America and the schemes of religion, property, and progress were reassessed as dreams." —The New Republic
Filled with film trivia, framed by Buñuel’s intellect and wit, this is essential reading for fans of cinema and for anyone who has ever wanted to see the world through a surrealist’s eyes.. In swift and generous prose, Buñuel traces the surprising contours of his life, from the Good Friday drumbeats of his childhood to the dreams that inspired his most famous films to his turbulent friendships with Federico García Lorca and Salvador Dalí. A provocative memoir from Luis Buñuel, the Academy Award winning creator of some of modern cinema's most important films, from Un Chien Andalou to The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.Luis Buñuel’s films have the power to shock, inspire, and reinvent our world. Now, in a memoir that carries all t
Suzanne said IN THE LAST ANALYSIS--SUSPENSE IS FIRST. Luis Bunuel was born in 1900 and reared in Calanda, Spain, to a wealthy family that enabled him to lead exactly the lifestyle he chose, which was a grand one considering that he was also brilliant, creative, charismatic and handsome. Looking back, his favorite places to live were Paris, Madrid, Toledo, El Paular, and San Jose Purua. He had many women friends but married the actress Jeanne Rucas, whom he filmed in "Diary of a Chambermaid," 196IN THE LAST ANALYSIS--SUSPENSE IS FIRST Suzanne Luis Bunuel was born in 1900 and reared in Calanda, Spain, to a wealthy family that enabled him to lead exactly the lifestyle he chose, which was a grand one considering that he was also brilliant, creative, charismatic and handsome. Looking back, his favorite places to live were Paris, Madrid, Toledo, El Paular, and San Jose Purua. He had many women friends but married the actress Jeanne Rucas, whom he filmed in "Diary of a Chambermaid," 1964. She later chose to live in Paris to rear their two boys. In 1972 he received an. . She later chose to live in Paris to rear their two boys. In 197"IN THE LAST ANALYSIS--SUSPENSE IS FIRST" according to Suzanne. Luis Bunuel was born in 1900 and reared in Calanda, Spain, to a wealthy family that enabled him to lead exactly the lifestyle he chose, which was a grand one considering that he was also brilliant, creative, charismatic and handsome. Looking back, his favorite places to live were Paris, Madrid, Toledo, El Paular, and San Jose Purua. He had many women friends but married the actress Jeanne Rucas, whom he filmed in "Diary of a Chambermaid," 196IN THE LAST ANALYSIS--SUSPENSE IS FIRST Suzanne Luis Bunuel was born in 1900 and reared in Calanda, Spain, to a wealthy family that enabled him to lead exactly the lifestyle he chose, which was a grand one considering that he was also brilliant, creative, charismatic and handsome. Looking back, his favorite places to live were Paris, Madrid, Toledo, El Paular, and San Jose Purua. He had many women friends but married the actress Jeanne Rucas, whom he filmed in "Diary of a Chambermaid," 1964. She later chose to live in Paris to rear their two boys. In 1972 he received an. . She later chose to live in Paris to rear their two boys. In 1972 he received an. he received an. Five Stars Amazon Customer Perfect!. Not, of course, the whole story Luis Bunuel made amazing movies in three countries (Spain, Mexico, and France) over much of the 20th century. The autobiography fascinated me but be warned, it ain't the whole story. You have to read his wife's book too, Memoirs of a Woman Without a Piano: My Life with Luis Bunuel, to get a better picture. Luis was a film genius but he was also insanely jealous and peculiarly cruel to the woman he married. Despite that, she stayed with him until his death, an indication of how fascinating somebody really talented can be.
. His many credits include Un Chien Andalou (1924), which he conceived with Salvador Dalí, and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Luis Buñuel (1900–1983) was one of the twentieth century’s greatest filmmakers