A loosely chronological visual “scrapbook” marking the 25th anniversary of the death of Luis Buñuel.
Direction
Espada's reverent but never stuffy archival curation.
Writing
Carrière's anecdotes hit harder than standard biopic narration.
Director
Javier Espada
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gabriel Figueroa, interviewed here, shot over 200 films including Buñuel's Mexican period—his massive lenses were legendary.
This documentary premiered at San Sebastián, where Buñuel won the Golden Shell in 1961 for Viridiana—completing a full circle of Spanish exile and return.
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