| | | Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:00

A passionate cinephile's idiosyncratic homage to the great Spanish film-maker Luis Buñuel.Because of copyright restrictions this program is not available as a podcast. Best known perhaps for his scathing, surrealistic satires of middle class mores in films such as The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and The Exterminating Angel, Buñuel was a savage critic of the Catholic Church and the military dictatorship in Spain, and his subjects ranged from urban poverty to sexual fantasy. His career spanned fifty years, and began with a shocking 'bang' -- the avant garde short film he made with Salvador...

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