# The best Luis Buñuel movies

From Un Chien Andalou to Viridiana: the Aragonese director's masterpieces made in Spain, Mexico and France (Zenda, GN Diario, Films Fatale).

- 38 votes · 12 items
- Oct 4, 2024 · Aitana Luque
- https://even.best/en/l/2031/the-best-luis-bunuel-movies

## Top 12

1. **Viridiana (1961)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Palme d'Or and a scandal in Franco's Spain.
2. **The Exterminating Angel (1962)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Guests who can't leave a party.
3. **Los Olvidados (1950)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Street kids in Mexico City.
4. **The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A dinner that never happens; Oscar for foreign film.
5. **Belle de Jour (1967)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Catherine Deneuve and a double life.
6. **That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Two actresses for the same character.
7. **Nazarín (1959)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A priest who tries to live like Christ.
8. **Un Chien Andalou (1929)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — The surrealist short with Salvador Dalí.
9. **Él (1953)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — The pathological jealousy of a respectable man.
10. **Tristana (1970)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Catherine Deneuve and Fernando Rey in Toledo.
11. **Simon of the Desert (1965)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A saint atop a column.
12. **L'Âge d'Or (1930)** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — The surrealist scandal that was banned.

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