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 (bo͞o-nyo͞o-ĕl′), Luis 1900-1983.
Spanish director noted for surreal imagery and pointed social commentary in such films as Un chien andalou (1929) and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972).


(Spanish buˈɲwel)
(Biography) Luis (lwis). 1900–83, Spanish film director. He collaborated with Salvador Dali on the first surrealist films, Un Chien andalou (1929) and L'Age d'or (1930). His later films include Viridiana (1961), Belle de jour (1966), and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)



Luis, 1900–83, Spanish film director.
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Further developments involved wide-screen conversions and the introduction of a Continental season at the Globe cinema in the '60s that found me trekking out to Albany Road after work on magical odysseys to the world of Fellini, Bunuel and Ingmar Bergman.
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