Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

2019 · 82 min · ES · PG-13 · 7.0 (95 votes)
Dir. Salvador Simó · Starring Jorge Usón, Fernando Ramos, Luis Enrique de Tomás, Cyril Corral, Javier Balas, Gabriel Latorre · Music Arturo Cardelús
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Paris, 1930. Luis Buñuel is penniless after the scandal surrounding the release of his last movie. Sculptor Ramón Acín, a good friend, buys a lottery ticket and promises Buñuel that he will pay for his next movie if he wins the prize.

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A visually inventive, witty, and melancholic look at artistic ambition and the surrealist spirit. It feels like a dreamlike exploration of creativity, friendship, and the struggle for artistic freedom in 1930s Paris.

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