Luis Buñuel’s 1953 Film ‘Él’ Tackled Machismo in Marriage, and Shocks Even Today
Cinephiles looking for a vintage dark drama of obsession and gaslighting may want to hoof it to Manhattan’s Film Forum — with the proviso that they should be prepared to be jolted by moments of madness and sadism.
Iconic iconoclast Luis Buñuel directed nearly 30 feature films, and though they span different genres and production nuclei — Mexico, France, and his native Spain — nearly all share critiques of the Catholic church, upper class society, and patriarchy.
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