The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
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
The Cast
Adriana Asti
The Lady in Black, the Sister of the First Prefect
Milena Vukotić
The Nurse
Jean-Claude Brialy
Mr. Foucault
Monica Vitti
Mrs. Foucault
Jean Rochefort
Mr. Legendre
Michel Piccoli
The Second Police Prefect
Adolfo Celi
The Doctor
Claude Piéplu
The Commissioner
Paul Frankeur
The Innkeeper
Pierre Maguelon
The Policeman
François Maistre
The Professor
Marie-France Pisier
Mrs. Calmette
Michael Lonsdale
The Hatter
Paul Le Person
Father Gabriel
Julien Bertheau
The First Police Prefect
Maxence Mailfort
The Lieutenant of the Dragoons
Hélène Perdrière
The Aunt
Pierre-François Pistorio
The Nephew
Pascale Audret
Mrs. Legendre
Anne-Marie Deschodt
Edith Rosenblum
Bernard Verley
The Captain of the Dragons
Jenny Astruc
The Professor's Wife
Ellen Bahl
Françoise, the Legendre's Nurse
Philippe Brigaud
The Satyr
Philippe Brizard
The Bartender at 'Georges'
Agnès Capri
The School Principal
Jean Champion
The First Doctor
Jacques Debary
Le président du tribunal
Jean-Michel Dhermay
The French Officer
Pierre Lary
The Acquitted Murderer
Marius Laurey
The Cemetery Guardian
Alix Mahieux
The Hostess at the Social Reception
Guy Montagné
A Monk
Bernard Musson
Father Raphaël
Muni
The Foucauld Family Nanny
Jean Mauvais
A Police Officer
Marcel Pérès
A Monk
Jean Rougerie
Charles
André Rouyer
The Brigadier
Marianne Borgo
Auguste Carrière
The Maid of the Square
Jean Degrave
Orane Demazis
The Mother of the First Police Prefect
Luis Buñuel
A Condemned Man (uncredited)
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