Luis Bunuel
Biography
Born 02/22/1900
One of the founders of surrealist cinema, Luis Bunuel enjoyed a career as diverse and contradictory as his films: he was a master of both silent and sound cinema, of documentaries as well as features; his greatest work was produced in the two decades after his 60th year, a time when most directors...
Luis Bunuel's biography
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Awards
- In 1977, received Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Film
- In 1977, received National Board of Review Award for Best Director
- In 1977, received National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director
Highlights
- In 1961, Invited by Spanish government to return; made "Viridiana"; film suppressed in Spain
- In 1950, "Los Olvidados" set record by winning 11 Ariel awards
- In 1946, Moved to Mexico; made films there for next fifteen years
Family & Companions
- Leonardo Bunuel: father (married at age 42; died in 1923)
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