"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. 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. His personal narratives also encompass the pressing political issues of his time, many of which still haunt us today-the specter of fascism, the culture wars, the nuclear bomb. 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. Now, in a memoir that carries all the surrealism and subversion of his cinema, Buñuel turns his artistic gaze inward. Luis Buñuel's films have the power to shock, inspire, and reinvent our world. 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.
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