Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

Julie Lescaut (episode “Recours en Grâce”)
1996 Sans mentir
1997 Madame le consul (episodes “Le Bûcher des
Innocentes,” “Les Disparus de la Sierra Madre”;
also co-adapter, co-dialogist)
1998 La Dernière des Romantiques
1999 Marc Eliot (episodes “La Traque,” “Bande de
Filles”)
2001 Roger et Fred
Le Juge Beaulieu / Sophie Beaulieu, Juge—Le
Cauchemar
2002 Single Again (also co-screenwriter)
2003 Le Voyage de la grande-Duchesse
Commissaire Moulin (episode “Série noire”)
2004 Sœur Thérèse.com (episodes “Jardin secret,”
“Retour de Flammes”)
2005 Dalida (2 100'; also co-screenwriter; France
/ Italy)
Le Juge est une Femme / Alice Nevers; Le Juge est
une Femme (episode “Mince à mourir”)
2006 Le Juge est une Femme / Alice Nevers, le Juge
est une Femme (episodes “La Loi du Marché,”
“Des Goûts et des Couleurs”)
2007 Le Juge est une Femme / Alice Nevers, le Juge est
une Femme (episode “Mauvaise Rencontre”)
Sœur Thérèse.com (episode “L’Assassin est
parmi nous”)
2008 Marie & Madeleine (France / Belgium)
De Feu et de Glace
BUÑUEL, JUAN LUIS (Juan Buñuel Portoles /
November 9, 1934, Paris, France–)
The son of director Luis Buñuel, he made his primary
and secondary studies at New York City, Hollywood,
and Mexico City before entering Oberlin University,
Ohio, USA, in 1957. Then he shot twenty documentaries
in Mexico (1957–1958). He played small parts
in fi lms (1950 Los Olvidados, Luis Buñuel, Mexico;
1961 Guantes de oro, Chano Urueta, Mexico; 1969
Familiaridades, Felipe Cazals, Mexico; 1972 L’Aventure,
c’est l’Aventure / L’avventura è l’avventura / UK and USA:
Money Money Money, Claude Lelouch, France / Italy;
1977 Cet Obscur Objet du Désir / Ese oscuro objeto del
deseo / USA: That Obscure Object of Desire, Luis Buñuel,
France / Spain; 1984 Luis Buñuel, documentary, as himself,
Rafael Cortés, Spain; 1990 Henry & June, Philip
Kaufman, USA; 1992 La vida láctea / The Milky Life,
Juan Estelrich, Spain / Germany; 1997 Les Paradoxes
de Buñuel, documentary, as himself; also screenwriter,
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Jorge Amat; 2000 A propósito de Buñuel / A propos de
Buñuel / Speaking of Buñuel, as himself, José Luis López
Linares, Javier Rioyo, Mexico / Spain / France / USA)
and on TV (2000 Orson Welles en el pais de Don Quijote,
documentary, as himself, Carlos Rodriguez, Spain;
2005 Version Espanola, talk show, as himself, Félix
Piñuela; Spain). An assistant director for ten years
(1959 La Fièvre monte à El Pao / Los ambiciosos / UK:
Fever Mounts at El pao / USA: Fever Rises in El Pao /
Republic of Sin, Luis Buñuel, France / Mexico; 1960 The
Young One / White Trash / La Joven / UK: Island of Shame,
Luis Buñuel, USA / Mexico; Los pequenos gigantes /
Little Giants, Hugo Butler, Mexico; 1961 Viridiana, Luis
Buñuel, Spain; 1962 Le Coeur battant / UK and USA:
The French Game, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, shot in
1960; La Dénonciation / The Denunciation / The Immoral
Moment, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze; Ton Ombre est la
mienne / La scelta di Davy / USA: Your Shadow Is Mine,
André Michel, France / Italy; 1964 Gibraltar / Spionaggio
a Gibilterra / Mision en el estrecho / USA: The Spy, Pierre
Gaspard-Huit, France / Italy / Spain; Le Journal d’une
Femme de Chambre / Il diario di una cameriera / UK:
The Diary of a Chambermaid / USA: Diary of a Chambermaid,
Luis Buñuel, France / Italy;1965 Viva Maria!,
Louis Malle, France / Italy; 1967 Le Voleur / Il ladro di
Parigi / UK: The Thief / USA: The Thief of Paris, Louis
Malle, France / Italy; 1969 La Bataille de San Sebastian /
I cannoni di San Sebastian / Los canones de San Sebastian
/ USA: Guns For San Sebastian, Henri Verneuil, France /
Italy / Mexico, shot in 1967; 1979 L’ingorgo—Una storia
impossibile / Le Grand Embouteillage / El gran atasco /
Stau / USA:Traffi c Jam, Luigi Comencini, Italy / France
/ Spain / West Germany), he shot his fi rst feature fi lm,
a fantastic movie, in 1972. Other credit (as producer):
1969 Plan Chontalpa (documentary, short, Demetrio
Bilbatua, Mexico). Also a sculptor, he is a memberfounder
of the Salon de Independientes, Mexico, D.F.
(1968–1969), and exhibited his works in Mexico, New
York, San Francisco, Barcelona, Paris, Madrid, Palma de
Mayorca, Cadaques, Ibiza, and Arles. The Mexican Art
San Francisco Museum and the Cleveland Museum of
Modern Art owns some of his sculptures.
Filmography
1966 Calanda (short; documentary; also screenwriter)
Le Potier (documentary; short; also screenwriter)
1968 Les Martiens (documentary; short; also screenwriter)