One of the giants of cinema and a personal hero of mine. Many directors were more proficient at their craft but Bunuel was a visionary. When we watch his great movies of the 1960s and 1970s it is hard to believe that this is the same guy who made the breakthrough surrealist classic "Un Chien Andalou" in 1929 (with an assist from Salvador Dali.) Chien Andalou and That Obscure Object of Desire are separated by forty-eight years and both are considered great films. It's the same as if Murnau or Pabst were making their best films alongside Stanley Kubrick and David Lean. A half century of excellence isn't unprecedented (Hitchcock comes to mind) but it sure 'aint common.
