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The Phantom of Liberty

1974 · 104 min

A playful, perplexing puzzle of absurd sketches that keeps you off-balance and amused, never quite sure where it's going next.

Tagline
Luis Bunuel's kinkiest comedy.
Overview
This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • freedom
  • morality
  • survival
  • identity
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour8
Realism4
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Luis Buñuel
Written by
Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière
Starring
Jean-Claude Brialy, Adriana Asti, Milena Vukotić, Monica Vitti, Jean Rochefort, Michel Piccoli, Adolfo Celi, Claude Piéplu
Cinematography
Edmond Richard
Runtime
104 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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