Overview
A surreal journey into the mind of a filmmaker grappling with reality and dreams.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- surreal
- melancholic
- dreamy
- arthouse movie night
- film history viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praise its imaginative, appropriately surreal animation as an alluring window into Buñuel's life and artistic sensibility.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Buñuel's childhood memories, dreams, and artistic anxieties merge with the production of Land Without Bread.
Buñuel's documentary project confronts poverty in Las Hurdes while the film questions the personal and artistic cost of making it.
The lottery-funded documentary places Buñuel's friendship with Ramón Acín at the center of escalating artistic and emotional risk.
Parisian filmmaking, childhood recollections, Dalí's influence, and Buñuel's dreams are interwoven in his mind.
Films like Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, and why
Loving Vincent
animated biographical portrait of a visionary artist using dreamlike imagery and formal invention
The Congress
surreal animated biography centered on artistic identity, memory, and creative obsession
The Last Movie
stylized European art film about a filmmaker confronting memory, ambition, and moral responsibility
Persepolis
inventive animated drama combining historical subject matter, social critique, and emotionally complex friendship
Movie Details
- Director
- Salvador Simó
- Release Date
- 2019-04-18
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (132)
Cast
- Jorge Usón
- Fernando Ramos
- Luis Enrique de Tomás
- Cyril Corral
- Javier Balas
- Gabriel Latorre
- Pepa Gracia
- Fermín Núñez
- Rachel Lascar
- Salvador Simó
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles about?
- An animated, dreamlike portrait of Luis Buñuel as artistic ambition, poverty, memory, and loyalty collide around the making of a radical documentary.
- What is Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles as mild.
- What did critics think of Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles?
- Critics broadly praise its imaginative, appropriately surreal animation as an alluring window into Buñuel's life and artistic sensibility.
- Which films are like Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles?
- Films with a similar feel include Loving Vincent, The Congress, The Last Movie, and Persepolis.
- How long is Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles?
- Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles runs 82 minutes.
- Where can I watch Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles?
- In United States, Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
