Luis Bunuel collection [DVD] [1965]

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A Yank Awed
Review date: 2010-04-12 Rating: 10 out of 10

This arrived in Hollywood faster than an order from San Fransisco or San Diego. Astonishing, incredible and amazing. (and cool movies, too) Thanks for the Amazon experience of a lifetime! Cheers!

Reviews

We don't live in a rational universe
Review date: 2010-03-26 Rating: 10 out of 10

A marvelous group of films from one of the masters of the art. Sociologists and psychologists attempt to explain human behaviour using scientific logic; Bunuel short-circuits reason. He jolts us into truer, richer insights. Not for everyone.

Provocative French Films
Review date: 2010-03-14 Rating: 8 out of 10

Are all French perverse, or is it just Luis Bunuel? That is a bit harsh, but a person needs to not be overly morally sensitive to be a Luis Bunuel film fan. That said, the Luis Bunuel Collection includes many classic French films that belong in any person's foreign language film library. Even the little known "The Young One" was worth the price of admission. One star withheld because the subject matter did cross the line at times (aunt/nephew incest scene in The Phantom of Liberty.)

High recommendations.

A great filmdirector's comprehensive set
Review date: 2009-05-08 Rating: 10 out of 10

If you are a film gourmand, Luis Bunuel must be a high priority on your list. Although this set is not complete, because such milestones as the "Andaluzian Dog" and a few others are missing, still it is an almost comprehensive set to get to like Bunuel, or to relive your past thrills.

Beautifully packed, equipped with good notes and a fine study on Catherine Deneuve, I highly recommend it to those in search of 1960s and 1970s surrealistic modernism, chic, subtle eroticism and "epaté le bourgeois".

Throw logic out the window and enjoy.
Review date: 2008-05-26 Rating: 10 out of 10

Luis Bunuel is probably the most important figure in surrealist cinema history. Yet his spectacularly creepy early shorts (Un Chien Andalou, L'age d'Or), have often masked his reputation as a truly great director. Yes his surrealist, warped imagination was obvious, but often overlooked is his sublime direction of actors and camera work. And this box-set contains irrefutable evidence of Bunuel's genius.

Top of the tree, no question is 'Belle De Jour', for me one of the finest films ever made. The wonderful Catherine Deneuve stars as Severine, a frigid house wife, who fulfills her sexual desires by working in a brothel. She soon attracts the charms of a seedy, flamboyant gangster, whose obsession with her threatens disaster. In spite of the subject, this is tasteful stuff. Everything is implied not shown, and the film simply puts on screen the everyday fantasies we all have. Oh, and Belle De Jour also sports one of the greatest endings ever seen (you'll see).

There are plenty of other gems here as well. 'The discreet Charm of the Buorgeoisie', is for many, Bunuel's masterpiece (I'll except that). A trio of couples attempt to sit down and have a meal, only to be interrupted at every turn. These interruptions can be in the form of anything; a corpse, a coup d'etat, or in one hilarious scene, a stage play (for the love of Christ, don't ask!).

Also, 'The phantom of liberty', 'Tristana' and 'That obscure object of desire', are all worth watching over and over again. Even the misses such as 'Milky Way' are worth at least one watch for the bizarre images alone.

Bunuel's crazy world will sweep you up, spin you round and leave you in a dizzy heap on the floor. And thankfully, Bunuel never explained his work, leaving the viewer free to make his/her own mind up.

There's little doubt in my mind that Luis Bunuel was a fruit. But on the evidence here, he was also one of the world's greatest ever directors.

Product Details/Specifications

Actor(s):
Catherine Deneuve
Michel Piccoli
Jean Sorel

Creators:
Catherine Deneuve (Primary Contributor)
Michel Piccoli (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

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Recording label: Optimum Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Optimum Home Entertainment
EAN: 5060034578444
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 8
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL,
Release date: 2007-01-22
Aspect ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 776 minutes
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: French (Original Language)
Language: English (Original Language)