Bunuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
PG / 80 mins / Spain, Netherlands, Germany / Spanish, French
Genre
Animation
Producer
Alex Cervantes, Femke Wolting, Manuel Cristobal, Bruno Felix, Jose Maria Fernandez De Vega
Director
Salvador Simo
Writer
Eligio R. Montero, Salvador Simo
Cast
Jorge Uson, Fernando Ramos, Luis Enrique de Tomas
Release date
The true story of how Luis Bunuel made his second movie.
1930th, Paris, the film “The Golden Age” cause a social scandal and Luis Bunuel, thinking he was destined to be the surrealism star, does not find support. Then, he is being offered a documentary project about one of the poorest places in Spain, Las Hurdes, but Bunuel has no financial means to produce it.
His friend, the sculptor Ramon Acin, buys a lottery ticket while joking, promising Luis the documentary financing in case he wins it. The ticket is awarded and Ramon fulfills his promise.
The harshness of Las Hurdes and the extreme misery of its people, affects Bunuel deeply. Reality, dreams, memories of Salvador Dali and his own childhood intermingle in his mind, endangering not only the production but also his friendship with Ramon. From then on, the Bunuel of the future is born.
But, what does it lose? What is the cost to him?
