This retrospective brings you Buñuel's complete directorial work – comprising 32 films – throughout the year 2021. The programme includes a further 13 Buñuel + PLUS sessions with films linked to various aspects of the life and work of this Aragonese film maker.
Next Wednesday 6 January marks the start of the NOSFERATU cycle in Tabakalera in honour of the Spanish film maker Luis Buñuel (Calanda, Teruel, 1900 - Mexico City, 1983). The cycle kicks off with screenings of his first two films: Un Chien Andalou (1928) and L'Age d'Or (1930).
NOSFERATU is brought to you by Donostia Kultura, the Basque Film Archive, Tabakalera, Elías Querejeta Film School and the San Sebastián International Film Festival, in collaboration with the Valencian Institute of Culture - Valencian Film Archive and the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum.
This retrospective brings you Buñuel's complete directorial work – comprising 32 films – throughout the year 2021. The programme includes a further 13 Buñuel + PLUS sessions with films linked to various aspects of the life and work of this Aragonese film maker.
The cycle is complemented with the publication of two books on Buñuel – one in Spanish, the other in Basque. The first, Luis Buñuel, constitutes no. 17 in the Nosferatu Collection. It has been coordinated by Jesús Angulo and Joxean Fernández and will be released in January. The second, Harkaitz Cano, is no. 9 and will be published in the spring.
Luis Buñuel was unquestionably one of the greatest, most admired directors in the history of cinema and an influence on generations of film makers. Most of his 50-year career took place in France and Mexico with some (notable) forays into Spain. Throughout this time he created a legacy of 20th-century classics including Viridiana (1961), The Exterminating Angel (1962), Belle de Jour (1966), Tristana (1970) and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972).
PROGRAMME: BUÑUEL AND BUÑUEL + PLUS
Wednesday, 6 January, 19:00
Un Chien Andalou, Luis Buñuel, France, 1929, 17 min / L'Age d'Or, Luis Buñuel, France, 1930, 60 min
Wednesday, 13 January, 19:00
Las Hurdes, Luis Buñuel, Spain, 1933, 30 min / España 1936, Jean-Paul Le Chanois and Luis Buñuel, France/Spain, 1937, 35 min
Wednesday, 20 January, 19:00
BUÑUEL + PLUS
Origins of film. Towards surrealism (75 min)
Going to Bed Under Difficulties, Georges Méliès, France, 1900, 2 min
The Dancing Pig, Pathé Frères, France, 1907, 3 min
The Electric Hotel, Segundo de Chomón, France, 1908, 9 min
The Haunted House, Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline, USA, 1921, 21 min
The Seashell and the Clergyman, Germaine Dulac, France, 1928, 32 min
For Your Beautiful Eyes, Henri Storck, Belgium, 1929, 8 min
Wednesday, 27 January, 19:00
Gran Casino, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1947, 96 min
Wednesday, 3 February, 19:00
The Great Madcap, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1949, 90 min
Wednesday, 10 February, 19:00
Los olvidados, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1950, 80 min
Wednesday, 17 February, 19:00
BUÑUEL + PLUS
Destiny, Fritz Lang, Germany, 1921, 105 min
Wednesday, 3 March, 19:00
Susana, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1950, 86 min
Wednesday, 10 March, 19:00
Daughter of Deceit, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1951, 78 min
Wednesday, 17 March, 19:00
A Woman Without Love, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1951, 86 min
Wednesday, 24 March, 19:00
BUÑUEL + PLUS
Dead of Night, Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer, UK, 1945, 103 min
Wednesday, 31 March, 19:00
Mexican Bus Ride, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1951, 74 min
Wednesday, 7 April, 19:00
El bruto, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1952, 81 min
Wednesday, 14 April, 19:00
Robinson Crusoe, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1952, 89 min
Wednesday, 21 April, 19:00
BUÑUEL + PLUS
Shoeshine, Vittorio De Sica, Italy, 1946, 93 min
Wednesday, 28 April, 19:00
Él, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1953, 91 min
Wednesday, 5 May, 19:00
Wuthering Heights, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1953 , 90 min
Wednesday, 12 May, 19:00
Illusion Travels by Streetcar, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1954, 82 min
Wednesday, 19 May, 19:00
BUÑUEL + PLUS
Portrait of Jennie, William Dieterle, USA, 1948, 86 min
Wednesday, 26 May, 19:00
The River and Death, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1954, 82 min
Wednesday, 2 June, 19:00
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1955, 90 min
Wednesday, 9 June, 19:00
BUÑUEL + PLUS
Salt of the Earth, Herbert J. Biberman, 1954, USA, 95 min
Wednesday, 16 June, 19:00
That Is the Dawn, Luis Buñuel, France/Italy, 1955, 102 min
Wednesday, 23 June, 19:00
Death in the Garden, Luis Buñuel, France/Mexico, 1956, 99 min
Wednesday, 30 June, 19:00
Nazarín, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1958, 94 min
Saturday, 24 July, 19:00
BUÑUEL + PLUS
Fando and Lis, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Mexico, 1968, 93 min
Saturday, 7 August, 19:00
BUÑUEL + PLUS
Sweet Movie, Dusan Makavejev, Canada, 1974, 95 min
Friday, 13 August, 19:00
Fever Mounts at El Pao, Luis Buñuel, France/Mexico, 1959, 100 min
Friday, 20 August, 19:00
The Young One, Luis Buñuel, Mexico/USA, 1960, 95 min
Saturday, 21 August, 19:00 / 22:00
BUÑUEL + PLUS
A New Leaf, Elaine May, USA, 1971, 102 min
The Heartbreak Kid, Elaine May, USA, 1972, 104 min
Wednesday, 6 October, 19:00
Viridiana, Luis Buñuel, Spain/Mexico, 1961, 90 min
Wednesday, 13 October, 19:00
The Exterminating Angel, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1962, 93 min
Wednesday, 27 October, 19:00
Diary of a Chambermaid, Luis Buñuel, France/Italy, 1964, 97 min
Friday, 29 October, 19:00
BUÑUEL + PLUS
Marquis, Henri Xhonneux, France, 1989, 83'
Wednesday, 3 November, 19:00
Simon of the Desert, Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1965, 47 min
Friday, 5 November, 19:00
BUÑUEL + PLUS
Conspirators of Pleasure, Jan Švankmajer, Czech Republic, 1996, 82 min
Wednesday, 10 November, 19:00
Belle de jour, Luis Buñuel, France/Italy, 1966, 100 min
Wednesday, 17 November, 19:00
The Milky Way, Luis Buñuel, France/Italy, 1969, 101 min
Wednesday, 24 November, 19:00
BUÑUEL + PLUS
4, Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Russia, 2005, 126 min
Wednesday, 1 December, 19:00
Tristana, Luis Buñuel, Spain/France/Italy, 1970, 96 min
Wednesday, 8 December, 19:00
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Luis Buñuel, Spain/France/Italy, 1972, 95 min
Wednesday, 15 December, 19:00
The Phantom of Liberty, Luis Buñuel, France, 1974, 103 min
Wednesday, 22 December, 19:00
That Obscure Object of Desire, Luis Buñuel, France/Spain, 1977, 98 min
Wednesday, 29 December, 19:00
BUÑUEL + PLUS
The Love Witch, Anna Biller, USA, 2016, 120 min