Weekly Response 8 — Saiss CruzWhat a crazy film “El Ángel Exterminador” was to watch, I feel Buñuel would have really enjoyed watching “2001: A Space Odyssey” as a lot o […]
Weekly Response 6 — Saiss CruzWow! I believe that more than any of his films, Buñuel showcases here just how well he can develop multiple characters at once—and get hi […]
Weekly Response 5 — Saiss CruzVisit to Hispanic Society Very beautiful site! It’s interesting – it feels weird to say, but being that I’m from a country that’s been […]
Weekly Response 4 — Saiss CruzWhat can be said about Buñuel’s “The Young One” that isn’t spotlighted in America’s jaded history with race and economics, for one – it’s […]
First Workshop: November 7The first meeting of the Teaching Sociology Workshop will be November 7 from 4-6 on Zoom and potentially live from the GC. The topic […]
Weekly Discussion #8- Maribel GomezThe screenings we examined in week 8 were Simon of the Desert (1965) and El Angel Exterminador (1962). Firstly, in the sequences of Simon of […]
Weekly Response 8Exterminating Angel (1962) is one of Buñuel’s most famous films, and for good reason. The breaking down of high society and commentary on […]
Week 7 — Xavier BorreroIn this past week’s class we discussed the framework for many characters in Buñuel’s Mexicanfilms, and viewed The Criminal Life of […]
Weekly Respone #7Buñuel has been ceasing to amaze me at his convoluted relationship with women, sexuality, and his affection for his off-beat protagonists. […]
Week 7 ResponseThe Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955) is one of the more absurd and strange film’s of Buñuel’s I’ve seen so far. It tells the […]
Weekly Response #7, Dylan StuckoThe Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz, despite the undeniably dark subject matter, could almost pass for an absurd comedy. Our […]
Weekly Response #7- Maribel GomezIn Luis Buñuel’s 1955 melodrama, The Criminal Life of Archibaldo De La Cruz (Ensayo De Un Crimen), begins with a wealthy man, Archibaldo de […]
Weekly Response SixLos Olvidados is a strikingly brutal portrayal by Buñuel of street urchin life in Mexico. Its opening sequence made it particularly […]
Weekly Response #6- Maribel GomezIn week 6, the class watched and examined a short sequence of Susana (Susana, Carne y Demonio, 1951) and Mexican Bus Ride (La Ilusión Viaja […]
Weekly Response #6I find it interesting that at this point in the history, Latin American cinema stood out for signature elements that reflected the time. One […]
Week 6 – Waverly TakayamaLast week we watched “Los Olvidados”, a film that follows the lives of the fictional but very real-life based young characters. I think it […]
Weekly Response #6-Saree GriffinLuis Buñuel went to Mexico in 1946 after being exiled from Spain and spending some time in the United States. While there, Buñuel used M […]
