Talk:Luis Buñuel
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Warisill I changed the running time of Chien on the main page to 16 minutes, because it's 16 minutes not 24 as originally stated. I've also added a summary of La Joven and will continue to add summaries of Bunuel's Mexican period because I own copies of all almost of his films.
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[edit] Mexican or Spanish?
I was surprised to see that Buñuel is regarded here as a Mexican film-maker. While it is true that he was given Mexican nationality in 1949, it is not less true that he frequently regarded himself as a "Spanish republican". He also lived more time in Spain than in Mexico. Why not label him as "Spanish-Mexican", to be more neutral?
--Ignacio 19:21, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
- The article regards him as a Spanish-born Mexican. So it is both. He moved to Mexico, acquired the citizenship and died there. He chose to be Mexican, his wishes are granted. --Vizcarra 20:11, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
- Hmmm... Perhaps we should ask him, if we could ;-) I think that his culture is more Spanish than Mexican, but that's an opinion, of course. Nevertheless, other encyclopaedias consider him Spanish. E.g.: The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, 1992: "Buñuel, Luis, Spanish director and filmmaker, noted especially for his early Surrealist films and for his work in the Mexican commercial cinema..." Wikipedia in Spanish: "Luis Buñuel Portolés ... fue un director de cine español naturalizado mexicano..." Encarta on-line: "Buñuel, Luis (1900-1983), Spanish motion-picture director, one of the masters of 20th-century cinema... " In order to avoid upsetting my Mexican friends, I suggest calling him Spanish-Mexican. Other opinions? --Ignacio 15:14, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
Althought calling him Mexican can be formaly correct, It appear to me extrange to do so when he arrived at Mexico at the age of 46.
[edit] Bunuel vs. Dali
"Creative authorship of both films would be claimed by both men throughout their lives, but Dali's claim doesn't hold up against the great surreal film work later produced by Buñuel". - and the later great surrealist work produced by Dali is NOT a proof?! I am really surprised by the reasoning in the cited sentence. If you ever watched L'Age d'Or and know both the work of Dali and Bunuel, you can plainly see huge parts of script created by Dali that are retained in the film. The film increasing anti-clericalism and anti-burgeois emphasis are obviously Bunuel's doing, but it doesn't invalidate Dali's claim in any way. Such opinion was promulgated by the critics biased against Dali (I suppose based on his personal political views). In any case, as I said, go back to the sourse (film that is), and see for yourself. Also, I advise to read Dali's writings prior to the making of the movie, and around the time. Also, look INTO his art of the time and see if there are recurring themes there AND in the film. Bunuel at the time showed very little intellectual or literary abilities to claim that L'Age d'Or (or even Un Chien Andalou) is HIS creations only. He turned out to be a famous director later on in his life, but, to be frank, if it was not for Lorca and Dali "mentoring" him, I doubt it would have happened. Anchorite 06:47, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
My problem with that statment is that it's stating an opinion... Also, I believe Dali tried to downplay his role in L'Age d'Or once it became controversial. Donwithnoname 21:36, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Redirection
Surely by searching for 'Buñuel' one should be redirected to Luis' page rather than a one liner about a town in Spain.
[edit] Clarification
Could someone use a more clear term than "non-diegetic" in the last paragraph of the Technique section? Reading the linked article offers no clear explanation as it does not refer to filmmaking.
[edit] Location of Centers of Study/Museums
Would it be perhaps a good idea to provide a section which catalogs the centers of study for bunuel's work? I've located one in his hometown, which doesn't appear if you do google searches for obvious things like, "Bunuel museum".
Thanks goes to the Spanish tourism bureau in Miami for locating this one:
CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS LUIS BUÑUEL
ADDRESS: PLAZA MANUEL MINDÁN MANERO, 3. CALANDA, TERUEL, 44570, SPAIN
TELF. (978) 846-905
WEB PAGE: www.cbcvirtual.com
Located in a XVII century Palace (Palacio de Fortón-Cascajares). Objects: artifacts, films, publications, and many objects belong to Buñuel.
--Krystian
[edit] Poor Image Choice
A personal picture should not qualify as the main image for a historical figure. I don't know the exact rules for this type of matter, but I would suspect that an original computer drawing might be considered a poor choice for the primary image. I am not particularly invested in this page, but, perhaps, someone who is can find a suitable, portrait-like photograph and apply it to this page. ask123 19:55, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
I see that someone has completed this task. Thanks! ask123 21:20, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
