Highly influential Spanish-born filmmaker of surrealist tendencies whose Un chien andalou (1928) remains an icon of avant-garde cinema. Though he remained controversial for the duration of his career, he attained a measure of Hollywood respectability with Academy Award nominations for his screenplays for The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) and That Obscure Object of Desire (1977). Vintage glossy 5 x 7.25 photo of Bunuel on the set, signed and inscribed in fountain pen in Spanish. Reverse of photo bears a large promotional stamp for Bunuel’s 1961 film Viridiana. Scattered light surface marks and spots, lightly trimmed edges, and small spot of adhesive remnant near top, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
