The Phantom of liberty = La Fantome de la liberte

France, 1974

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This is Bunuel’s very personal version of La Ronde, and in eight sketches - each representing a different aspect of hypocrisy - he creates a succession of dazzling moments. The sketches use every type of comedy: there is a interval of French farce with slamming bedroom doors, two trenchantly black jokes about cancer and mass murder and a piece of pure lunesco. Each sketch has its point to make and its own authority figures to be lampooned. This is a delightful and hilarious Bunuelian masterpiece. French dialogue with English subtitles.

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Credits

director

Luis Bunuel

producer

Serge Silberman

production company

Greenwich Films

Duration

01:49:00:00

Production places
France
Production dates
1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

305364

Language

French

Audience classification

MA

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q471445

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