FILM DIRECTOR

Luis Buñuel

1900 - 1983

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Luis Buñuel Portolés (Spanish: [ˈlwis βuˈɲwel poɾtoˈles]; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish and Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians and directors to be one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. Buñuel's works were known for their avant-garde surrealism which were also infused with political commentary. Often associated with the surrealist movement of the 1920s, Buñuel's career spanned the 1920s through the 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Buñuel is the 20th most popular film director (down from 14th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Spain (down from 39th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Film Director.

Luis Buñuel is most famous for his surrealist films, including L'Age d'Or (1930), Un Chien Andalou (1929), and La Belle et la Bête (1946).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Luis Buñuel ranks 20 out of 2,041. Before him are Woody Allen, Pedro Almodóvar, Leni Riefenstahl, Ridley Scott, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Luchino Visconti. After him are Andrei Tarkovsky, Sergio Leone, Francis Ford Coppola, François Truffaut, Cecil B. DeMille, and Miloš Forman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Luis Buñuel ranks 9. Before him are Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Erich Fromm, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Martin Bormann, Charles Francis Richter, and Hans Adolf Krebs. After him are Wolfgang Pauli, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Hans Frank, and Gladwyn Jebb. Among people deceased in 1983, Luis Buñuel ranks 5. Before him are Joan Miró, Louis de Funès, Garrincha, and Buckminster Fuller. After him are Umberto II of Italy, Leopold III of Belgium, Hergé, Albert Claude, Felix Bloch, Idris of Libya, and Jon Brower Minnoch.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Luis Buñuel ranks 51 out of 3,355. Before him are Charles III of Spain (1716), Pedro Almodóvar (1949), Francisco de Zurbarán (1598), Isidore of Seville (560), Lope de Vega (1562), and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617). After him are José Carreras (1946), El Cid (1045), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), John of the Cross (1542), and Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Luis Buñuel ranks 2. Before him are Pedro Almodóvar (1949). After him are Carlos Saura (1932), Jesús Franco (1930), Bigas Luna (1946), Víctor Erice (1940), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Néstor Almendros (1930), Vicente Aranda (1926), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), and Isabel Coixet (1960).

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