Film · Comedy
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
Luis Bunuel's kinkiest comedy.
This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.
- Director
- Luis Buñuel
- Writers
- Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Release date
- September 10, 1974
- Original title
- Le Fantôme de la liberté
Cast
Jean-Claude BrialyMr. Foucault
Adriana AstiLady in Black
Milena VukotićNurse
Monica VittiMrs. Foucault
Jean RochefortMr. Legendre
Michel PiccoliPolice Prefect #2
Adolfo CeliDoctor
Claude PiépluCommissioner
Paul FrankeurInnkeeper
Pierre MaguelonPoliceman
François MaistreProfessor
Marie-France PisierMrs. Calmette
Michael LonsdaleHatter
Paul Le PersonFather Gabriel
Julien BertheauPolice Prefect #1
Maxence MailfortLieutenant of the Dragoons
Hélène PerdrièreAunt
Pierre-François PistorioNephew
Pascale AudretMrs. Legendre
Anne-Marie DeschodtEdith Rosenblum
