My Last Sigh: The Autobiography of Luis Bunuel

A provocative memoir from Luis Bu uel, the Academy Award winning creator of some of modern cinema's most important films, from Un Chien Andalou to The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.

Luis Bu uel's films have the power to shock, inspire, and reinvent our world. Now, in a memoir that carries all the surrealism and subversion of his cinema, Bu uel turns his artistic gaze inward. In swift and generous prose, Bu uel traces the surprising contours of his life, from the Good Friday drumbeats of his childhood to the dreams that inspired his most famous films to his turbulent friendships with Federico Garc a Lorca and Salvador Dal . His personal narratives also encompass the pressing political issues of his time, many of which still haunt us today--the specter of fascism, the culture wars, the nuclear bomb. Filled with film trivia, framed by Bu uel's intellect and wit, this is essential reading for fans of cinema and for anyone who has ever wanted to see the world through a surrealist's eyes.

Author: Luis Bunuel
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 03/26/2013
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780345803702
ISBN10: 0345803701
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Performing Arts | Individual Director
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs

About the Author
Luis Buñuel (1900-1983) was one of the twentieth century's greatest filmmakers. His many credits include Un Chien Andalou (1924), which he conceived with Salvador Dalí, and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.