The Phantom of Liberty

1974
The Phantom of Liberty
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Title: The Phantom of Liberty

Original Title: Le fantôme de la liberté

Year: 1974

Info

Release Dates

  • United States: October 27 1974

Plot

Film directed and co-written by Luis Buñuel which talks about some of the surreal and more typical themes of the famous filmmaker.

'The Phantom of Liberty' is a movie composed of overlapping histories in a hypothetical world in which things work in a scandalous and bizarre way. In this universe, we'll meet, among other characters, a necrophiliac soldier able to desecrate graves, a sniper who is freed by his crimes, a married couple who thinks that a few postcards of Paris are obscene or a man who contemplates different animals going through his house.

'The Phantom of Liberty', considered one of the best surreal comedies of all time, mocks the conventions fears and taboos of the bourgeoisie talking about controversial and sensitive themes as sex, religion and ambition.

Cast

Director:

Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel

Bernard Verley

Bernard Verley

Dragons Captain / Judge

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Second Prefect

Monica Vitti

Monica Vitti

Mrs. Foucauld

Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort

Mr. Legendre

Paul Frankeur

Paul Frankeur

Innkeeper

Julien Bertheau

Julien Bertheau

First Prefect

Photos

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Trivia

Director's trademark (insects) appears in the movie.

In British broadcasts the "Serial Killer as Celebrity" segment is often cut out.

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