El (a.k.a. This Strange Passion)
Dir: Luis Buñuel
Mexico, 1953, Spanish, 92mins, DCP
Cast: Arturo de Córdova, Delia Garcés, Aurora Walker
For Buñuel, adapting Mercedes Pinto’s novel about the toxic relationship between a paranoid aristocrat and his wife is more than just a marital drama about gaslighting, but a psychological study of a man’s obsession and madness, whose sadism is inseparable from his high social position. Partly autobiographical, the director infused his memories of dealing with his sister’s paranoid husband. Though met with disappointment upon release, the film has received overwhelming praise in the ensuing years, with Cahiers du Cinéma naming it one of the most essential films of all time.
Cannes Film Festival: In Competition
18/2 (Sat): Film talk with Horace Chan
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
Evolving Beyond Surrealism - The Cinema of Luis Buñuel
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16:45
PREMIERE Elements (Venue)
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
HK Science Museum Lecture Hall
Hong Kong Film Archive
K11 Art House
The Metroplex
Festival Grand Cinema
the sky
MCL Telford Cinema
Tai Kwun
MOViE MOViE
CINE FAN ONLINE
EMP Cinemas iSQUARE (Venue)
M+ Cinema (Venue)
EMP Cinemas Times Square (Venue)
The Grand Cinema
Broadway Hollywood
Cine Moko
Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Post-screening discussion with the director
Director and/or actor(s) will meet the audience
Post-screening talk
Full House
Introduction