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The Phantom of Liberty streaming

Original title: Le Fantôme de la liberté
1974 Movie France, Italy Comedy 104 min Ages 17+
By: Luis Buñuel With: Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean Rochefort, Michel Piccoli, Adolfo Celi, Adriana Asti

As unusual, eccentric, and bizarre vignettes of mundane and seemingly innocuous conventions of our social and private lives success one another, somehow, Napoléon Bonaparte's troops, earthly monks, dangerous snipers, and the peculiar disappearance of a beloved one metamorphose into banal instances of our daily existence. With this in mind, under those surreal circumstances, the abnormal becomes normal, the obvious transforms into something unclear or even invisible, and the extraordinary transfigures into ordinary. But, are things always black and white? How real is the haunting spectre of liberty?

Filmium rating
78%

Festival Achievements

Berlin International Film Festival 2008
Selections:
Retrospective 2008

Mood

Absurd
Satirical
Surreal
Thought-Provoking

Cast & Crew

Luis Buñuel
Jean-Claude Carrière
Milena Vukotić
Jean-Claude Brialy
Monica Vitti
Jean Rochefort
Adolfo Celi
Adriana Asti
Michel Piccoli
Adriana Asti (Actress)
Jean-Claude Brialy (Actor)
Julien Bertheau (Actor)
Luis Buñuel (Director)
Michael Lonsdale (Actor)
Michel Piccoli (Actor)

Adaptation

Artistic
Surrealist

Cinematic Technique

Dream Logic
Episodic Structure
Satirical Imagery
Surreal Visuals
Visual Storytelling
Visual Symbolism

Film Movements

Surrealism

Narrative Structure

Dreamlike
Episodic
Fragmented
Non-Linear

Pace

Episodic
Non-Linear
Rhythmic
Unpredictable

Style

Experimental
Non-Linear
Satirical
Surrealism
Surrealist

Time-Period

1970S

Central Conflict

Absurd Authority
Absurdity
Existential Questioning
Moral Conflict
Social Critique
Social Mores Challenged

Characters

Aristocrats
Friars
Nurse
Police Officials
Policemen

Ending

Ambiguous
Open-Ended
Surreal

Historical Context

French Occupation 1808
Post-War France
Surrealist Era

Key Plot Points

Absurd Police Scenes
Desecration
Disappearance
Revolutionary Execution
Surreal Incidents

Plot

Absurd Incidents
Absurdist
Episodic
Episodic Scenes
Satirical
Social Critique

Setting

Cemetery
Contemporary
Historical
Modern Bourgeois
Rural Inn
Spain 1808
Varied

Shooting Location

Cemetery
City Streets
Paris
Rural Inn
Spain

Theme

Absurdity
Coincidence
Illusion Of Freedom
Moral Ambiguity
Mystery Of Existence
Search For Truth
Social Critique
Social Rituals

Genre

Comedy
Drama
Surrealism
Surrealist

Audiences

Art-House
Cinephiles
Intellectual
Surrealism Enthusiasts

Titles

Das Gespenst der Freiheit
El fantasma de la libertad
Le Fantôme de la liberté
The Phantom of Liberty
自由的魅影
자유의 환상

Awards

Oscar Nomination

Critical Reception

Positive Reviews
Praise For Surrealism

Popularity

Art-House Classic
Cult Following

Ratings

8.4 Out Of 10
88% Approval

Reception

Audacious
Critically Acclaimed
Oscar-Nominated
Surrealist Masterpiece
Unconventional

Production Countries

France

Release Year

1974
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