Buñuel: Amigos y Peliculas Friends and Films
 Salvador Dali and Luis Buñuel, 1927 Courtesy of Centro Buñuel de Calanda |
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To celebrate the life and career of Luis Buñuel, the master of cinema surrealism, the National Film and Sound Archive held an exhibition of photographic works and a special cinema program in Arc. Photography Exhibition
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Glorious Bunuel Poster donated to the NFSA
Film Poster for Buñuels film Tristana donated to NFSA
Australian National University Emeritus Senior Fellow David Blest was very pleased recently to find that the NFSA was screening a season of Luis Bunuel films in the Arc Cinema. The films brought back many fond memories and led to his donating a valuable film poster to the NFSA.
Back in the early 1960s David Blest was a Junior Lecturer in Zoology at University College, London. He became friends with Peter Strausfeld, an artist and designer, who used to design film posters for George Hoellering who ran the Academy Cinemas in Oxford Street.
At University College, David also supervised Peter Strausfeld's son, Nicholas, an honours student in Zoology. Nicholas is now a Professor at the University of Arizona and on a trip to Australia a number of years ago presented David with a beautiful poster designed by his father.
The large poster is of Luis Bunuel's film Tristana, which was screened at the Academy Cinemas. The NFSA was delighted when David contacted us to say that not only would he be coming to all the Bunuel screenings but that he would also like to donate the poster to the national collection.
The poster is now on display in the NFSA foyer in Canberra, attracting much attention.
Free Lunchtime Talks
Friday 22 May, 12.30pm - A screening of the documentary Regarding Bunuel (2000), directed by José Luis López-Linares and Javier Riojo. Using archival footage, clips, photographs, interviews with friends and the filmmaker himself, this entertaining documentary introduces the work of Luis Buñuel.
Friday 29 May, 12.30pm - Buñuel in Mexico, Mexico in Buñuel. Quentin Turnour, head of NFSA Cinema Programming, looks at the least-known but most formative period of Buñuel's career.
Friday 12 June, 12.30pm - Australia's Surrealist Cinema. The NFSA's Senior Curator of Moving Image, Graham Shirley, joins Quentin Turnour in conversation about Buñuel and Surrealism's legacy in Australia and Australian films.
Cinema Program
Thursday 21 May - Sunday 7 June
Thursday 21 May 7:30pm
THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE L' Charme discret de la bourgeoisie Dir: Luis Buñuel, France, 1972, 102 mins, 35mm, col., Spanish/French with Eng. subtitles (PG)
Saturday 23 May 4:30pm
L'AGE D'OR & SIMON OF THE DESERT Dir:Luis Buñuel Both films 35mm, b&w, Eng. subtitles, (PG)
Sunday 24 May 1:30pm
NAZARIN Dir: Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1958, 94', 35mm, b&w., Spanish with Eng. Subtitles. (unclassified 18+)
Thursday 28 May 7:30pm
ILLUSION TRAVELS BY STREETCAR La Ilusión Viaja en Tranvía, Dir: Luis Buñuel, Mexico 1953, 82', 16mm, b&w, Spainish with Eng. subtitles (unclassified 18+)
Saturday 30 May 4:30pm
THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL, Dir: Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1962, 16mm, 93 mins, b&w, Spanish with Eng. subtitles (M)
Saturday 31 May 1:30pm
VIRIDIANA Dir: Luis Buñuel, Mexico/Spain, 1961, 35mm, 90 mins, b&w, Spanish with Eng. subtitles (M)
Thursday 4 June 7:30pm
THE MILKY WAY Dir: Luis Buñuel, France/Spain, 1969, 35mm, 98 mins, col., French/Italian/Latin with English subtitles (unclassified 18+)
Saturday 6 June 4:30pm
WUTHERING HEIGHTS Abismos de Pasión Dir: Luis Buñuel, 1953, Mexico, 91 mins, b&w, Spanish with Eng. subtitles (unclassified 18+)
Sunday 7 June 1:30pm
THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE Cet obscur objet du désir Dir: Luis Buñuel, 1977, France/Spain, 102 mins, col., French/Spanish with Eng. subtitles (M)
