Post by general313 on Oct 29, 2017 18:41:09 GMT
He's a favorite director of mine as well and I've seen most all of his films except a handful that isn't/wasn't easy to find and some others from his "craftsman" days (when he was more a director-for-hire rather than an autuer). I haven't seen any of his that were outright duds, and I think I've rated more of his films 9/10 or higher than any other filmmaker. He's currently #7 on my Favorite Directors list (behind Hitch, Bergman, Kurosawa, Hou, Angelopoulos, and Ozu). Here's my ratings/rankings:
1. Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoise 10/10
2. Belle de Jour 9.5/10
3. The Milky Way
4. Los Olvidados
5. That Obscure Object of Desire
6. The Exterminating Angel 9/10
7. The Phantom of Liberty
8. Tristana
9. L'Age D'or
10. The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz 8.5/10
11. Simon of the Desert
12. Un Chien Andalou
13. Nazarin 8/10
14. Viridiana
15. El
16. The Young One 7.5/10
17. Diary of a Chambermaid 7/10
18. El Bruto 6.5/10
19. Ascent to Heaven 6/10
20. The Great Madcap 5/10
Eva, you're very much invited! And thanks for the excellent reviews. I would only disagree with your assertion that Buñuel was not a master technician. He may have often avoided virtuosic displays of cinematography but I think that was a conscious decision, preferring to create a juxtaposition of ordinariness with the surreal events taking place in his films. I think his spare style worked perfectly for his purposes.