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My Last Sigh

Luis Buñuel

Paperback | Pages: 268 pages

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Title	:	My Last Sigh
Author	:	Luis Buñuel
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 268 pages
Published	:	September 16th 2003 by Univ Of Minnesota Press (first published 1982)
Categories	:	Culture. Film. Biography

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Despite complains of losing his memory in later life, this was an utterly fascinating autobiography from arguably Spain's most important film-maker of the 20th century. Being in his early eighties at the time, and having a hell of a lot to remember, Buñuel is obviously awash with nostalgia, and it's written as if he felt wonderful lives went out with his generation. We move from image to image, just like his films, as he recollects on his childhood in Spain, his involvement with the surrealist movement in Paris, the Spanish Civil War, his time spent in America and Mexico (where he became a citizen), and of course, his films, although, he only really covers a small handful of them in detail.

He had quite the friends list too - Garcia Lorca, Picasso, Dali, Magritte, Breton, Eluard to name but a few. He also got to hang out regularly with Charlie Chaplin whilst in America. It surprised me somewhat, that although he was a close friend of Dali, and admired his work greatly, he was scathing of him as a person on more than one occasion in the book, describing him as selfish, narcissistic and totally unreliable. There were others too. He touched on his likes & dislikes equally - he loved fried eggs served with Chorizo, smoking, a dry martini, and was a big fan of Russian literature, Fritz Lang, and the early work of Jean Renoir, but didn't have anything kind to say about Japanese culture, or writers Steinbeck, Hemingway, and Luis Borges. He even said of Dante's Divine Comedy as being useless, and even less poetic than the Bible, but was singing the praises of de Sade. If I'm honest, he did come across as a bit of a big-head at times, in a sort of Vladimir Nabokov way, but, on the other hand, he was also pleasingly unpretentious.

My Last Sigh was, on the whole, a tremendous pleasure to read. I now feel like having a Buñuel movie night! - The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie followed by Belle de Jour.

Present Books During My Last Sigh

Original Title:	Mon dernier soupir
ISBN:	0816643873 (ISBN13: 9780816643875)
Edition Language:	English

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Surrealism might seem quaint and old-world and outdated in our wired and up-to-the-second bottom-line universe, but there was a time when artists operated with a code of principles and pursuits as set out in life-and-death manifestos. Thank God Luis Bunueldirector of The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, That Obscure Object of Desire, that creepy, non-narrative movie where they slice open a pig's eye, those gritty depictions of Mexico City's impoverished underside, and the super sexy Belle de

Luis Bunuel wrote the way he directed: sharp, sparing, and with a devilish wit. He focuses on what interests and amuses him, never gets lost in details. He doesn't offer a lot in the way of gossip and there are aspects of his personal life that he preferred to keep closed; see his films and make what you will of his religious and sexual obsessions. He doesn't scrutinize the meaning of his work -- there's a wide body of obscurantist film theorists who have taken on that task, if you're interested



Despite complains of losing his memory in later life, this was an utterly fascinating autobiography from arguably Spain's most important film-maker of the 20th century. Being in his early eighties at the time, and having a hell of a lot to remember, Buñuel is obviously awash with nostalgia, and it's written as if he felt wonderful lives went out with his generation. We move from image to image, just like his films, as he recollects on his childhood in Spain, his involvement with the surrealist

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book. It is a memoir of the surrealist film maker Luis Buñuel. As a teenager, I was thrilled to explore the paintings of the surrealists. Later, in college, I saw Buñuel's Andalusian Dog and it expanded my appreciation of the cinema. But I wasn't sure how interested I would be in the life of Buñuel. Well, this book touches on so much of the world during Buñuel's life and it is fascinating. He writes in a very informal, conversational style.Buñuel's memories

Exceptional biography full of the classic aragonese humour.

I like a good autobiography, but loved this one.a trip into the mind of a genius and brave man. who lived his life fully and without any major remorse. never cared for money or country (not in a bad twisted way) or anything of that sort. straight to the point conclusions and the amount of honesty in this book is frightening and inspiring at the same time. memories and dreams are priceless altogether. a must read for any cinema fan and free thinker, not to mention surrealists.