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The Phantom of Liberty

  • 1974
  • 1h 44m
  • Comedy
  • 7.4

Luis Bunuel's kinkiest comedy.

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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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.

Cast

Jean-Claude BrialyMr. Foucault
Adriana AstiLady in Black
Milena VukotićNurse
Monica VittiMrs. Foucault
Jean RochefortMr. Legendre
Michel PiccoliPolice Prefect #2
Adolfo CeliDoctor
Claude PiépluCommissioner
Paul FrankeurInnkeeper
Pierre MaguelonPoliceman
François MaistreProfessor
Marie-France PisierMrs. Calmette
Michael LonsdaleHatter
Paul Le PersonFather Gabriel
Julien BertheauPolice Prefect #1
Maxence MailfortLieutenant of the Dragoons

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