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Las Hurdes Tierra sin pan

Land Without Bread
Terre sans pain
Luis Buñuel
1932 Spain 27 minutes French

“This cinematographic experiment in human geography was filmed in 1932, shortly after the founding of the Spanish Republic. (…) “Las Hurdes” is a barren, inhospitable region whose inhabitants are involved in an hourly struggle for survival.” (quoted from the film) This film, which largely reflects the surrealist movement’s own preoccupations with social issues, was banned until 1936.

Inspired by a book by :
Maurice Legendre
Production :
Luis Buñuel
Distribution :
Films du Jeudi
Editing :
Luis Buñuel
Sound :
Charles Goldblatt; Pierre Braunberger
Photography :
Eli Lotar

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