Bu帽uel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (NR)

synopsis

Paris, 1930. The infamous surrealist filmmaker Luis Bu帽uel is left penniless after the scandalous release of L'Age d'Or leads to a falling out with collaborator Salvador Dal铆. On a whim, Bu帽uel's good friend, sculptor Ram贸n Ac铆n, buys a lottery ticket and promises to devote his winnings to fund Bu帽uel's next film. Incredibly, Ram贸n wins the jackpot, sending the two friends to the remote mountains of their native Spain to film the documentary Las Hurdes: Land Without Bread. Driven by mad artistic impulse and haunted by childhood memories, Bu帽uel must confront the specter of mortality looming over the lives of his subjects and his own.

details

Animation
1 hr. 24 min.
Opened August 16th, 2019

director

Salvador Sim贸

writer

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synopsis

Paris, 1930. The infamous surrealist filmmaker Luis Bu帽uel is left penniless after the scandalous release of L'Age d'Or leads to a falling out with collaborator Salvador Dal铆. On a whim, Bu帽uel's good friend, sculptor Ram贸n Ac铆n, buys a lottery ticket and promises to devote his winnings to fund Bu帽uel's next film. Incredibly, Ram贸n wins the jackpot, sending the two friends to the remote mountains of their native Spain to film the documentary Las Hurdes: Land Without Bread. Driven by mad artistic impulse and haunted by childhood memories, Bu帽uel must confront the specter of mortality looming over the lives of his subjects and his own.

details

Animation
1 hr. 24 min.
Opened August 16th, 2019

director

Salvador Sim贸

writer