My last sigh / Luis Buñuel

By:

Buñuel, Luis, 1900 - 1983

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Minnesota : University of Minnesota Press, 2003.Description: 256 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:

9780816643875
0816643873

LOC classification:

B942 2003.

Summary: My Last Sigh is Luis Buñuel’s candid and vividly recounted autobiography, tracing his journey from a rebellious aristocratic upbringing in Spain to becoming a pioneer of surrealist cinema alongside Dalí and Lorca, through his exile in Mexico and prolific filmmaking career. With sharp wit and ironic detachment, Buñuel shares intimate anecdotes—from the shock of filming Un chien andalou to directing Mexican classics like Los olvidados—while reflecting on politics, art, religion, and mortality. The memoir blends philosophical reflections with behind-the-scenes insight, offering a portrait of an artist who relentlessly challenged conventions and shaped modern cinema.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso)	B942 2003. (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000194743

My Last Sigh is Luis Buñuel’s candid and vividly recounted autobiography, tracing his journey from a rebellious aristocratic upbringing in Spain to becoming a pioneer of surrealist cinema alongside Dalí and Lorca, through his exile in Mexico and prolific filmmaking career. With sharp wit and ironic detachment, Buñuel shares intimate anecdotes—from the shock of filming Un chien andalou to directing Mexican classics like Los olvidados—while reflecting on politics, art, religion, and mortality. The memoir blends philosophical reflections with behind-the-scenes insight, offering a portrait of an artist who relentlessly challenged conventions and shaped modern cinema.

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