The Phantom of Liberty (Cine Fan)
Genre
SPECIAL PROGRAMME
Release Date
11 Feb 2023 (Sat)
Category
IIB (HK), ---(Macau)
Running Time
104 Minutes
Language
French / Chinese and English Subtitle
Director
Luis Buñuel
Cast
Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Stephane Audran, Bulle Ogier
Synopsis
Made up of a series of interlocking yet disconnected stories, this savage comedy embraces cheerfully bizarre coincidences while challenging the inherent absurdity of social rituals and moral codes. Unbound by narrative logic, one wacky parable effortlessly leads to the next, each confronting a crisis of insanity, fetishism or human folly – the most famous sequence is turning defecation into a charming social ritual and dining into a shameful act to be performed in private. A nod to The Milky Way and also a tribute to Marx, the film’s title speaks it all – liberty is only a phantom!
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists: Silver Ribbon for Best Foreign Director
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists: Silver Ribbon for Best Foreign Director
Made up of a series of interlocking yet disconnected stories, this savage comedy embraces cheerfully bizarre coincidences while challenging the inherent absurdity of social rituals and moral codes. Unbound by narrative logic, one wacky parable effortlessly leads to the next, each confronting a crisis of insanity, fetishism or human folly – the most famous sequence is turning defecation into a charming social ritual and dining into a shameful act to be performed in private. A nod to The Milky Way and also a tribute to Marx, the film’s title speaks it all – liberty is only a phantom!
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists: Silver Ribbon for Best Foreign Director
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists: Silver Ribbon for Best Foreign Director
