Watch the trailer for Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (2020).
Spain, 2019
80 mins
Cert TBC
Dir Salvador Simó
Scr Eligio R. Montero, Salvador Simó
With Jorge Usón, Fernando Ramos
In a stranger-than-fiction tale befitting the master surrealist filmmaker himself, Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles tells the true story of how Luis Buñuel made his second film.
Both a buddy adventure and fascinating episode of cinematic history, this acclaimed animation utilises sensitive performances, as well as excerpts of Buñuel’s own footage from the production of Land Without Bread, to present a deeply affecting and humanistic portrait of an artist hunting for his purpose.
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