In-Person Movies with the Meadows: "Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles"

5900 Bishop Boulevard,Dallas TX 75205

02 June, 2022

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Attend an in-person screening of "Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles" (2018) , followed by a talk by Dr. Constantin C. Icleanu June 2, 2022 | 6:00 pm Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (2018) Directed by Salvador SimóScreening followed by talk by Dr. Constantin C. Icleanu, Lecturer of Spanish and the 1st Year Spanish Language Coordinator at Southern Methodist University This animated, biographical film tells the story behind Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel’s third film. Set in Paris in 1930, the infamous Surrealist is left penniless afterthe scandalous release of L'Age d'Or (1930), which has led to a falling out with collaborator Salvador Dalí. On a whim, Buñuel’s good friend, sculptor Ramón Acín, buys a lottery ticket and promises to devote his winnings to fund Buñuel’s next film. Incredibly, Acín wins the jackpot, sending the two friends to the remote mountains of their native Spain to film the documentary Las Hurdes: Land Without Bread (1933). Consumed by artistic impulse and haunted by childhood memories, Buñuel must confront the looming specter of mortality. Following the film, join Dr. Constantin C. Icleanu for a short talk on the film’s “split identity,” explaining the milieu of the 1930s and drawing connections to contemporary understandings of Buñuel and his work. The film is in Spanish with English subtitles. Runtime: 80 minutes Art museum on the campus of SMU