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Luis Buñuel

8 films analyzed · Avg. Depth: 7.9/10

Gnosticism (6) Alchemy (5) Initiation (2) Jungian (2)

Full Analyses (8)

Un Chien Andalou(1929)7/10

Un Chien Andalou Slits the Eye So You Will Stop Watching and Start Dreaming

L'Âge d'or(1930)8/10

L'Âge d'Or Is What Happens When Two Souls Try to Meet and the Whole World Is Built to Prevent It

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie(1972)8/10

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Is About Six People Who Cannot Take a Single Bite

The Exterminating Angel(1962)8/10

The Exterminating Angel Is About the Invisible Wall Every Prison Actually Runs On

Belle de Jour(1967)8/10

Belle de Jour Is a Woman Splitting Herself in Two So the Buried Half Can Finally Be Touched

That Obscure Object of Desire(1977)8/10

That Obscure Object of Desire Casts Two Actresses as One Woman Because the Woman Was Never Real

Viridiana(1962)8/10

Viridiana Is What Happens When Christian Charity Meets the World and the World Wins

Simon of the Desert(1965)8/10

Simon of the Desert Is About a Saint So High on His Pillar He Can No Longer Reach the Ground He Was Trying to Save