The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
- Original title
- Le Fantôme de la liberté
- Directed by
- Luis Buñuel
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- TP
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 330 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film is a series of loosely connected scenes that defy traditional storytelling. Episodes follow different characters through strange and illogical events. The movie mocks social conventions and the nature of reality with a deadpan, surreal humor.
surrealsatiricaldarkly comedicabsurddisjointedprovocativebizarreepisodicunsettling
What happens
The Phantom of Liberty (French: Le Fantôme de la liberté) is a 1974 surrealist satirical dark comedy film co-written and directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Serge Silberman. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Adriana Asti, Julien Bertheau, Jean-Claude Brialy, Adolfo Celi, Paul Frankeur, Michael Lonsdale, Pierre Maguelon, François Maistre, Hélène Perdrière, Michel Piccoli, Claude Piéplu, Jean Rochefort, Bernard Verley, Milena Vukotic and Monica Vitti. The film features a nonlinear plot structure that consists of various otherwise unrelated episodes linked only by the movement of certain characters from one situation to another. Overall, the picture exhibits Buñuel's typical ribald satirical humor combined with a series of increasingly outlandish and far-fetched incidents intended to challenge the viewer's pre-conceived notions about the stability of social mores and reality. The Phantom of Liberty was critically acclaimed and is considered to be one of Buñuel's best films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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