The Phantom of Liberty(Le fantôme de la liberté)
Dir: Luis Buñuel
France/Italy, 1974, French, 104mins, DCP
Cast: Adriana Asti, Julien Bertheau, Jean-Claude Brialy
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
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
Evolving Beyond Surrealism - The Cinema of Luis Buñuel
Full House 2023-02-11 (Sat)
17:00Buy Ticket 2023-03-12 (Sun)
14:30
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HK Science Museum Lecture Hall
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K11 Art House
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Category III
Post-screening discussion with the director
Director and/or actor(s) will meet the audience
Post-screening talk
Full House
Introduction