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

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)

Trailer

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