Luis Buñuel: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Studies of his life and films include Adonis Kyrou, Luis Buñuel, (1963); Raymond Durgnat, Luis Buñuel, new rev. and enlarged ed. (1977); Freddy Buache, The Cinema of Luis Buñuel (1973); Francisco Aranda, Luis Buñuel: A Critical Biography (1975); Joan Mellen (ed.), The World of Luis Buñuel: Essays in Criticism (1978); Virginia Higginbotham, Luis Buñuel (1979); and Paul Sandro, Diversions of Pleasure: Luis Buñuel and the Crises of Desire (1987).
Major Works
Un Chien andalou (1928; An Andalusian Dog); L’Âge d’or (1930; The Golden Age); Las Hurdes (1932; Land Without Bread); Los olvidados (1950; The Young and the Damned); Robinson Crusoe (1952); Él (1952); Ensayo de un crimen (1955; The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz); Nazarín (1958); Viridiana (1961); El ángel exterminador (1962; The Exterminating Angel); Le Journal d’une femme de chambre (1964; The Diary of a Chambermaid); Simón del desierto (1965; Simon of the Desert); Belle de jour (1967); La Voie lactée (1969; The Milky Way), Tristana (1970); Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1973; The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie); Le Fantôme de la liberté (1974; The Phantom of Liberty); Cet obscur objet du désir (1977; That Obscure Object of Desire).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: BFI - Where to begin with Luis Buñuel. | Sep 01, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 25, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 18, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ca' Foscari University of Venice - ARCA - Surrealism and Violence - Luis Bu�uel�s Los olvidados (The Forgotten Ones). | Sep 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - In the Director's Chair - Luis Bu�uel. | Apr 25, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 19, 2024 | ||
| Cross-reference added. | Nov 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Senses of Cinema - Biography of Luis Bunuel. | Jun 09, 2023 | ||
| Changed the date of Wuthering Heights from “1953” to “1954.” | Apr 17, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 22, 2018 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: The New York Times - Luis Bunuel Dies at 83 - Film Maker for 50 Years. | Mar 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Art Story - Biography of Luis Bu�uel. | Mar 27, 2017 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Sep 01, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Luis Bunuel. | Jul 07, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMovie - Luis Bu�uel. | Jan 29, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Luis Bu�uel. | Aug 31, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Luis Bu�uel. | Aug 31, 2011 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |