Cycle

From 21.09. To 30.09.2020.

Portraits: Surrealist films by Luis Buñuel

Portraits: Surrealist films by Luis Buñuel

All films have Croatian subtitles.
Ticket is 20 kina, for members 10 kuna.

Films in cycle

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

(Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie, France, Italy, Spain, 1972)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Edmond Richard
Synopsis:

This social satire was awarded an Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 1973. The central story revolves around attempts by a group of well-off friends and acquaintances to meet for dinner. This conventional and in no way special social event will turn out to be almost impossible to achieve as different obstacles start to appear one after another.

color, 102'
PROJECTION:
Monday 21.09.2020 AT 19:00

An Andalusian Dog

(Un chien andalou, France, 1929)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Albert Duverger
Synopsis:

This is a legendary surrealist film and the directing debut by Luis Buńuel, which he made together with Salvador Dalí. According to Buńuel, this film was an elaboration of two dreams that he and Dalí had had. It consists of unconnected surreal pictures without any linear narration.

b/w, 16'
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 22.09.2020 AT 19:00

Viridiana

(Spain, Mexico, 1961)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: José F. Aguayo
Synopsis:

This was Buńuel’s first film made in Spain after 25 years of exile. It won the Golden Palm in Cannes in 1961. Viridiana is a young nun who is about to take her vows. Immediately before an older nun in her convent tells Viridiana she should visit her uncle Jorge who had supported her up to then. Since Viridiana looks a lot like Jorge’s late wife, he tries to persuade the young girl to stay with him at his estate…

b/w, 90'
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 22.09.2020 AT 19:00

The Phantom of Liberty

(Le fantôme de la liberté, France, 1974)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Edmond Richard
Synopsis:

Toledo, 1808. Streljački stroj Napoleonovih okupacijskih trupa vrši egzekuciju španjolskih pobunjenika koji pred smrt izvikuju „Neka žive lanci“ i „Smrt žabarima“. Današnjica. Dadilja u parku čuva djecu kojoj čudni neznanac daje neke sličice. Djeca dolaze kući i pokazuju sličice roditeljima koji ostaju šokirani njihovim sadržajem. Oca i majku sličice erotski stimuliraju, a otkriva se da je zapravo riječ o razglednicama s prizorima francuske arh...

color, 104'
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 23.09.2020 AT 19:00

Death in the Garden

(La mort en ce jardin, France, 1956)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jorge Stahl Jr.
Synopsis:

Pustolov Chark dolazi u južnoameričko selo u blizini rudnika dijamanata i rudarskog naselja. Ubrzo ga uhiti policija pod optužbom da je opljačkao banku u obližnjem gradiću. Također, policija konsificira rudnik, na što rudari reagiraju pobunom, ne želeći rudnik prepustiti državi koja je pod vojnom upravom i namjerava ga zatvoriti. Revolucionarno gibanje, međutim, biva ugušeno, a Chark, lokalni svećenik otac Lizzardi, ostarjeli rudar Castin i njegova gluhonijema kći María, te...

color, 104'
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 23.09.2020 AT 21:00

The Exterminating Angel

(El ángel exterminador, Mexico, 1962)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Gabriel Figueroa
Synopsis:

This is a bitter satire that follows the progressive degeneration of a group of noble people into bestial savages. The film begins with a group of guests arriving to dinner. They are all elegantly dressed and they seem to be having a great time. After dinner they retire to the salon where they learn that all the servants have disappeared and that they for some unknown reason cannot leave the room even though all windows and doors are open.

b/w, 95'
PROJECTION:
Thursday 24.09.2020 AT 19:00

El

(Él, Mexico, 1953)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Gabriel Figueroa
Synopsis:

Bogati i religiozni sredovječni muškarac Francisco u crkvi ugleda mladu i privlačnu Gloriju Milaltu te postane opsjednut njome. Počne je pratiti i udvarati joj se, međutim ona ga odbija. Zaručena je za mladog Raula, a uporni ih Francisco uspije primamiti na svoju zabavu. Par odlazi nesvjestan tko je organizator partyja, a kad to sazna, Gloria je nezadovoljna, no naposljetku ipak podliježe Franciscovu šarmu i društvenom statusu. Nakon nekog vremena Francisco i Gloria su u bra...

b/w, 82'
PROJECTION:
Thursday 24.09.2020 AT 21:00

Belle de jour

(France, 1967)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Sacha Vierny
Synopsis:

Séverine is a beautiful young woman married to a doctor. Even though she loves her husband, she is bored with her marriage and totally sexually disinterested in her husband. Soon, she starts having lively sexual fantasies, which she quickly starts to turn into reality when she gets a job as a prostitute in a nearby bordello. Her professional name is Belle de jour. Or is this just her fantasy? This film won the Golden lion in Venice in 1967.  

color, 100'
PROJECTION:
Friday 25.09.2020 AT 19:00

The Diary of a Chambermaid

(Le journal d'une femme de chambre, France, Italy, 1964)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Roger Fellous
Synopsis:

We follow the life story of the maid Céléstine. In the 1930s, she works at the Monteil family’s estate in the country. The family consists of Mr Rabour, with a fetish for shoes, his frigid daughter and her maid-chasing husband. Céléstine has to learn to cope with her new surroundings which also include Joseph, a fascist ranger who flirts with her and their neighbor, a retired officer who cannot stand Mr. Monteil.

b/w, 97'
PROJECTION:
Friday 25.09.2020 AT 21:00

That Obscure Object of Desire

(Cet obscur objet du désir, France, Spain, 1977)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Edmond Richard
Synopsis:

This is Luis Buńuel’s last film and it tells the story of Mathieu and Conchita’s relationship. He is a rich middle-aged French man and she is his former nineteen-year-old maid who. He is attracted to her and she plays a game of cat and mouse with him. It is an interesting side-light that two actresses play Conchita. The story of their affair is told by Mathieu during a ride on a train after he pours a bucket of water on a young girl’s head at the train station.

color, 103'
PROJECTION:
Saturday 26.09.2020 AT 19:00

Susana

(Mexico, 1951)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: José Ortiz Ramos
Synopsis:

U ženskom popravnom domu mlada i atraktivna Susana bačena je u samicu zbog lošeg ponašanja, uz riječi jednog od čuvara – „zamisli, ovdje je već dvije godine, a gora je nego ikad!“. Susana u ćeliji traži Božju pomoć ugledavši križ kad je sjena pala na rešetke prozora samice – i doista, rešetke se slome i ona u olujnoj noći bježi iz popravilišta. Stiže do ranča don Guadalupea, obiteljskog čovjeka koji živi sa suprugom donom Carmen i...

b/w, 86'
PROJECTION:
Saturday 26.09.2020 AT 21:00

The Golden Age

(L' Âge d'or, France, 1930)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Albert Duverger
Synopsis:

This is the directing debut of one of the most famous representatives of surrealism, Luis Buńuel. Zlatno doba is Buńuel’s critique of religion and the bourgeois that starts as a documentary about scorpions. The basic motif becomes a loving couple who are constantly distracted from their attempts to make love.

b/w, 63'
PROJECTION:
Sunday 27.09.2020 AT 19:00

Simon of the Desert

(Simón del desierto, Mexico, 1965)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Gabriel Figueroa
Synopsis:

The story takes place in the 5th century and the protagonist is the recluse Simón (based on St. Simón). He is deeply religious and, wishing to become closer to God, he climbs on a pole in the desert. There a devil appears and tests Simón’s faith. Each time the devil appears in a different form - he comes as a woman, a shepherd and a priest, but Simón sees through him every time. In the end, the devil takes Simón to a disco in New York in the 1960s.

b/w, 43'
PROJECTION:
Sunday 27.09.2020 AT 19:00

The Young One

(La joven, Mexico, 1960)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Gabriel Figueroa
Synopsis:

Traver, a young black musician, is on the run after being falsely accused of rape. He arrives to an isolated island inhabited by the middle-aged Miller and fourteen-year-old Evalyn, whose grandpa recently passed away. Now Miller takes care of the girl and plans to marry her. During Miller’s absence from the island, Traver meets Evalyn and pays her for some food and a gun. When Miller finds out about Traver’s visit he decides to find him and kill him. But soon a priest arrives to the island and l...

b/w, 96'
PROJECTION:
Sunday 27.09.2020 AT 21:00

The Milky Way

(La voie lactée, France, Italy, West Germany, 1969)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Christian Matras
Synopsis:

Two pilgrims, Pierre and Jean travel to Santiago de Compostella in North Spain. Along the way, their faith is challenged when they meet a diverse group of priests, nuns, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, Marquis De Sade, and the devil...

color, 105'
PROJECTION:
Monday 28.09.2020 AT 19:00

El bruto

(Mexico, 1953)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Agustín Jiménez
Synopsis:

Osiromašenim stanarima prijeti izbacivanje iz stanova u kojima žive jer vlasnik stambene zgrade, postariji Andrés Cabrera, želi prodati zemljište na kojem je zgrada izgrađena. Stanari se pobune, a Cabrera, na nagovor mnogo mlađe supruge Palome, angažira najsnažnijeg klaoničarskog radnika, Pedra zvanog Grubijan, da se obračuna s vođama pobune. Palomu Pedro snažno privuče i oni započnu aferu. Krenuvši u obračun s vođama stanarske pobune, Pedro nehotice usmrti jednog od...

b/w, 81'
PROJECTION:
Monday 28.09.2020 AT 21:00

Los olvidados

(Mexico, 1950)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Gabriel Figueroa
Synopsis:

Siromašno predgrađe Ciudad de Mexica. Maloljetni Jaibo, bjegunac iz popravnog doma, ponovo okuplja svoju tinejdžersku bandu i prva 'akcija' koju izvedu jest napad na slijepog uličnog muzičara kojeg pretuku i razbiju mu instrument. Jaibo vapi za osvetom onom zbog čije izdaje je završio u popravilištu, a to je navodno dječak Julián. Uz pomoć Pedra, člana svoje bande, Jaibo uđe u trag Juliánu, ubije ga i opljačka, a novac podijeli s Pedrom. Pedra potom uhi...

b/w, 80'
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 29.09.2020 AT 19:00

Nazarin

(Mexico, 1959)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Gabriel Figueroa
Synopsis:

Početkom 20. stoljeća u Meksiku, svećenik Nazario živi među siromašnima i brine se o njima. Crkvene vlasti kažnjavaju ga jer je zaštitio prostitutku Andaru optuženu za umorstvo druge bludnice, te on kreće na lutanje Meksikom. Uz Andaru, prate ga Beatriz, koju je odgovorio od samoubojstva nakon što ju je odbacio ljubavnik Pinto, i patuljak Ujo. Nazario želi dosljedno živjeti Kristov nauk i potpuno se ugleda u nj, međutim okolina ga zbog toga izruguje… Nazarín j...

b/w, 94'
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 29.09.2020 AT 21:00

Tristana

(Spain, Italy, France, 1970)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: José F. Aguayo
Synopsis:

Toledo 1923. Mlada, 19-godišnja Tristana, ostavši bez majke, postaje štićenica uglednog, mnogo starijeg don Lopea Garrida. Don Lope, antiklerikalac sklon socijalističkim idejama i liberalnom poimanju seksualnosti, zavede mladu i nevinu djevojku te ona postaje njegova ljubavnica, a njihov odnos spaja supružničke i roditeljsko-kćerinske elemente. Na riječima, stari uglednik uvažava Tristanino pravo na samostalnost, no u praksi je ograničava, želeći da što manje napu&sca...

color, 99'
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 30.09.2020 AT 19:00

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

(Ensayo d'un crimen, Mexico, 1955)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
PHOTOGRAPHY: Agustín Jiménez
Synopsis:

Bogati i ugledni Archibaldo de la Cruz kao dječak svjedočio je smrti svoje dadilje za vrijeme Meksičke revolucije, upravo u vrijeme kad mu je pričala priču o muzičkoj kutiji koju mu je netom bila poklonila majka. Mali Archibaldo krivo je shvatio da je skrivio dadiljinu smrt koristeći muzičku kutiju, i od tada žudi da ponovo 'ubije'. Kao odrastao muškarac, priča tu priču časnoj sestri i prijeti da će je ubiti britvom, no časna uspije pobjeći samo da bi pala u prazan otvor lifta i p...

b/w, 89'
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 30.09.2020 AT 21:00
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