Luis Bu?uel

The father of cinematic Surrealism and one of the most original directors in the history of the film medium, Luis Bu?uel was given a strict Jesuit education (which sowed the seeds of his obsession with both religion and subversive behavior), and subsequently moved to Madrid to study at the university there, where his close friends included Salvador Dal�� and Federico Garc��a Lorca.After moving to Paris, Bu?uel did a variety of film-related odd jobs in Paris, including working as an assistant to director Jean Epstein. With financial assistance from his mother and creative assistance from Dal��, he made his first film, the 17-minute Un chien andalou (1929), in 1929, and immediately catapulted himself into film history thanks to its shocking imagery (much of which - like the sliced eyeball at the beginning - still packs a punch even today). It made a deep impression on the Surrealist Group, who welcomed Bu?uel into their ranks.The following year, sponsored by wealthy art pat... [Details Intro]