This first event in CSUN Cinematheque's Spring 2025 series "Sacred and Profane: The Surreal Cinema of Luìs Buñuel" presents free screenings of two of the director's satirical comedies, L' Age D'or (1930), a sendup of societal sexual mores co-written with Salvador Dalí, and Simon of the Desert (1965), a loose take on the life of… Continue reading CSUN Cinematheque: Luìs Buñuel’s “L’ Age D’or” and “Simon of the Desert”

CSUN Cinematheque's Spring 2025 series "Sacred and Profane: The Surreal Cinema of Luìs Buñuel" presents a free screening of  Viridiana (1961), a Spanish-Mexican surrealist comedy-drama  loosely based on the 1895 novel Halma by Benito Pérez Galdós. In a 2016 poll organized by Spanish film magazine Caimán Cuadernos de Cine, it was voted the best Spanish film of all… Continue reading CSUN Cinematheque: Luìs Buñuel’s “Viridiana”

CSUN Cinematheque's Spring 2025 series "Sacred and Profane: The Surreal Cinema of Luìs Buñuel" presents a free screening of Exterminating Angel (1962), a Mexican surrealist black comedy about the chaos that ensures when guests are not permitted to leave a lavish dinner party. In 2004, The New York Times included the film in a list… Continue reading CSUN Cinematheque: Luìs Buñuel’s “Exterminating Angel”

CSUN Cinematheque's Spring 2025 series "Sacred and Profane: The Surreal Cinema of Luìs Buñuel" presents a free screening of Tristana (1970), a Spanish-French-Italian drama filmed in Toledo, marking Buñuel's return to his native Spain after several years living and working abroad. It was nominated for Best Foreign-Language Film at the 43rd Academy Awards. Cinematheque screenings are held Wednesdays weekly… Continue reading CSUN Cinematheque: Luìs Buñuel’s “Tristana”

CSUN Cinematheque's Spring 2025 series "Sacred and Profane: The Surreal Cinema of Luìs Buñuel" presents free screenings of Los Olvidados (1950), a social-realist drama about teens who turn to crime to overcome poverty, and Un Chien Andalou (1929), a French silent short film directed, produced, and edited by Luis Buñuel, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Salvador Dalí. Cinematheque… Continue reading CSUN Cinematheque: Luìs Buñuel’s “Los Olvidados” and “Un Chien Andalou”

CSUN Cinematheque's Spring 2025 series "Sacred and Profane: The Surreal Cinema of Luìs Buñuel" presents a free screening of Nazarín (1959), a Mexican satirical drama film co-written by Buñuel and Julio Alejandro, adapted from the eponymous novel of Benito Pérez Galdós. The film received the international prize at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. Cinematheque screenings are held Wednesdays weekly… Continue reading CSUN Cinematheque: Luìs Buñuel’s “Nazarín”

CSUN Cinematheque's Spring 2025 series "Sacred and Profane: The Surreal Cinema of Luìs Buñuel" presents a free screening of Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955), a Mexican crime comedy following a hapless would-be serial killer whose intended victims keep dying before he can murder them. Cinematheque screenings are held Wednesdays weekly at the Armer… Continue reading CSUN Cinematheque: Luìs Buñuel’s “Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz”

CSUN Cinematheque's Spring 2025 series "Sacred and Profane: The Surreal Cinema of Luìs Buñuel" presents a free screening of Belle de Jour (1967), a  surrealist erotic psychological drama based on the 1928 novel by Joseph Kessel. It stars Catherine Deneuve, who was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance as a… Continue reading CSUN Cinematheque: Luìs Buñuel’s “Belle de Jour”