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post #1 of 9
7/12/09 at 11:31am
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There's a big, gaping Surrealist hole in my film collection that I'm attempting to remedy. I just finished watching THE PHANTOM OF LIBERTY, my first full-length Bunuel (I had seen UN CHIEN ANDALOU, but that is all), and it left me befuddled-yet-exhilarated. Just like UN CHIEN ANDALOU.

To any Bunuel fans, I am considering seeing THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE next ... Recommendations are welcome.
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post #2 of 9
7/12/09 at 12:07pm
Discreet Charm, Simon of the Desert, Exterminating Angel, Viridiana. Las Hurdes/Land Without Bread if you want to see a goat die under questionable circumstances.
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post #3 of 9
7/13/09 at 4:46pm
How about La Strada? Is that worth a look?
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post #4 of 9
7/13/09 at 4:54pm
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post #5 of 9
7/13/09 at 5:09pm
The Young One is a personal favorite. Set in the dirty South, racial tensions, creepy child bride action.
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post #6 of 9
7/13/09 at 5:19pm
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Thanks for the recommendations. I've added Viridiana, Discreet Charm, and The Young One to my Netflix queue. I also looked for Los Olvidados, but it doesn't appear to be available.
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post #7 of 9
7/13/09 at 5:20pm
Orpheus! Not Bunuel, but better.
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post #8 of 9
7/15/09 at 6:06pm
All good recommendations. Belle de Jour and Tristana easily deserve mention here as well.
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post #9 of 9
7/15/09 at 8:02pm
I'd like to second the Exterminating Angel recommendation. It wasn't quite the girls with guns extravaganza I was hoping for, but I enjoyed it all the same. That Obscure Object Of Desire is worth seeking out too. It may not be quite up to the standards of his earlier work, but it's a fitting final effort.
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