“My God, they all know!” Janus Films has revealed a brand new official trailer + new poster for Él, master filmmaker Luis Bunuel’s 1953 film set in Mexico. The film has been restored in 4K and will be playing in art house theaters around the US this spring – check your local listings. The film also went under the title This Strange Passion (aka Tourments) in English. A husband’s suave exterior unravels after his marriage, and he unleashes his paranoid & volatile temper on his wife, which escalates to more dangerous, unpredictable tantrums. This 4K version was scanned from a dupe positive preserved by Películas y Vídeos Internacionales at the Filmoteca de la UNAM. Color grading was supervised by Gabriel Figueroa Flores. The 4K restoration work was completed at L’Immagine Ritrovata in 2022. The Film Foundation also extends special thanks to Guillermo del Toro and Daniela Michel. In making the film, Buñuel added personal memories of his sister Conchita’s paranoid husband who once mistakenly thought he saw Buñuel making vulgar faces at him on the street and went home to get his gun. He was stopped when Buñuel’s family finally convinced him Buñuel was living in Zaragoza at the time. Starring Arturo de Córdova, Delia Garcés, & Luis Beristáin. Enjoy. // Continue Reading ›
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