The Phantom of Liberty

Le Fantôme de la liberté

1974·104'

Luis Buñuel

Comedy

★ 7.5

Letterboxd TMDB #5558

Luis Bunuel's kinkiest comedy.

This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.

Cast

Adriana Asti The Lady in Black, the Sister of the First Prefect

Milena Vukotić The Nurse

Jean-Claude Brialy Mr. Foucault

Monica Vitti Mrs. Foucault

Jean Rochefort Mr. Legendre

Michel Piccoli The Second Police Prefect

Adolfo Celi The Doctor

Claude Piéplu The Commissioner

Paul Frankeur The Innkeeper

Pierre Maguelon The Policeman

François Maistre The Professor

Marie-France Pisier Mrs. Calmette