Le fantôme de la liberté (1974) YTS

Reviewed by William L 7 / 10

Those bastards who mistreat animals should be drowned

"Those bastards who mistreat animals should be drowned." Mr. Buñuel, have you seen ANY of your other movies? A surrealist comedy of manners that sees Buñuel move away from explicitly criticizing the habits of the Church and the upper classes to more universal territory, taking aim at common social mores and assumptions about conduct that most take for granted. It's a film that you have to keep an eye on, as the script creates plausible scenarios and characters to lull you into a sense of security before dropping an absurdist twist without warning, with each actor playing their respective roles straight as if they're Leslie Nielsen in Airplane!; the particular style is not unique to the director (Jacques Tati comes to mind, in some respects), but there are plenty of Buñuel's unique artistic traits, particularly the focus on creating dialogue that sounds respectable and formal in short bursts but which immediately becomes satirical viewed from a step or two back. In some ways it's a film that feels completely ahead of its time, with a focus on shallow government and social institutions and characters that exist in a post-truth world, sincerely going about their days without complaint or self-awareness. Perhaps not as famous as some of the director's other films, but still plenty sharp. (3.5/5)

Reviewed by Dave S 9 / 10

Luis Bunuel, the master of cinematic surrealism, takes

Luis Bunuel, the master of cinematic surrealism, takes things to a new level of oddness in The Phantom of Liberty. Consisting of a series of short vignettes tied together with the most slender of threads, we encounter poker playing monks, a fox hunt that involves the military, a meandering emu, toilets used as dinner chairs, an elderly virgin pursued by her amorous nephew, a mass murderer who becomes a highly celebrated celebrity, and a young girl who is declared missing, despite being in the presence of her parents. And there's more!! Bunuel takes aim at all of the targets he has traditionally attacked over the course of his career, but that doesn't make The Phantom of Liberty any less impactful. It is an ingenious and wonderfully inventive bit of weirdness that never fails to entertain. ‘Long live chains!!' Indeed.

Reviewed by Alec B 10 / 10

Buñuel at his most playful and hilarious. It

Buñuel at his most playful and hilarious. It jumps from one absurd scenario to another without bringing any of those pieces to a satisfying conclusion but the film never feels inconsistent or jarring.

Le fantôme de la liberté

1974 [FRENCH]

Action / Comedy

Le fantôme de la liberté

1974 [FRENCH]

Action / Comedy

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Those bastards who mistreat animals should be drowned

Luis Bunuel, the master of cinematic surrealism, takes

Buñuel at his most playful and hilarious. It

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