HISP 447 - Luis Buñuel and His Legacy

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WADV

Three-and-a-half decades after his death, the work of Spanish-Mexican director Luis Buñuel (1900-1983), founder of surrealist cinema, remains as puzzling and disturbing as ever. Screening a large part of his filmography–including his lesser-known Mexican work–we will attempt to understand Buñuel as situated at the crossroads of major debates, movements, and tensions of twentieth-century cultural and political history: modernism, surrealism, and realism; communism, anti-communism and the Popular Front; commerce, politics, and artistic integrity. We’ll also assess the legacy he left in Spanish, Mexican, Hollywood, and world cinema. Taught in Spanish.

Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: S. Faber

Prerequisites & Notes: Two 300-level courses taught in Spanish beyond 304.