{"product_id":"an-unspeakable-betrayal-selected-writings-of-luis-buuel-9780520208407","title":"An Unspeakable Betrayal: Selected Writings of Luis Buuel","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough Luis Buuel  one of the great filmmakers of the century  was notoriously reluctant to discuss his own work in public  he wrote--and wrote well--on many subjects over the years. This collection proceeds chronologically  from poetry and short stories written in Buuels youth in Spain to an essay written in 1980  not long before his death. Newly translated into English  the writings offer startling insights into the filmmakers life and thought.  The earliest pieces came well before Buuel joined the Surrealist movement in Paris and created the landmark film Un chien andalou with Salvador Dal. Yet these and the early Surrealist writings reveal the inventiveness of the mind that would later create such masterpieces of cinema as LAge dor  Los olvidados  Viridiana  The Milky Way  The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie  and That Obscure Object of Desire.  Later writings  which include screenplays and reflections on his own and others films  illuminate many aspects of Buuels career  as well as the ways of thinking and perceiving that underlie his unique cinematic style. The final essay by this extraordinary artist sums up his view of the world--still vibrant and full of contradictions--at the end of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45274274103349,"sku":"ByrdShop_0520208404","price":241.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780520208407.jpg?v=1780494743","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/an-unspeakable-betrayal-selected-writings-of-luis-buuel-9780520208407","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}