Because of his great passion for 17th- and 18th-century firearms he sold his collection of surrealist paintings to buy wonderful pistols worthy of pirate movies He keeps them to shoot spiders. (CARLOS FUENRES) Luis Bufiuel started his film career as the most savage of surrealists with Le Chien Andalou; his last films have a mellow gentility about them.
Russell Davies traces the career of this prodigiously prolific director.
Contributors include
CARLOS FUENTES
FERNANDO REY
JEAN-CLAUDE CARRIERE SIR ROLAND PENROSE
Producer DAVID PERRY