Buñuel: A Surrealist Filmmaker vs Wonders of the Sea

Wonders of the Sea has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Buñuel: A Surrealist Filmmaker). Wonders of the Sea is the shorter watch at 1h 4m compared with 1h 23m. Wonders of the Sea is the older of the two (1922 against 2021). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Buñuel: A Surrealist Filmmaker posterBuñuel: A Surrealist Filmmaker2021 VS Wonders of the Sea posterWonders of the Sea1922
Buñuel: A Surrealist FilmmakerWonders of the Sea
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 10.0/10
Year20211922
Length1h 23m1h 4m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–United States of America
DirectorJavier EspadaJ. Ernest Williamson
Main castAlfonso de Lucas Buñuel, Javier Espada, María José MorenoJ. Ernest Williamson

Synopsis

Buñuel: A Surrealist Filmmaker

Javier Espada explores how Luis Buñuel, one of the greatest precursors of surrealist cinema through works like An Andalusian Dog and The Golden Age, began to move away from this movement but never completely abandoned it, maintaining a strong oneiric element in his films. Taking us deep into his past and evolution as a creator, this documentary provides an unprecedented window into the world and work of an irreplaceable genius whose influence…

Wonders of the Sea

The ocean depths are explored with the aid of a submarine chamber of Williamson's invention and a few hardy souls. The construction of the device is examined; but most of the footage is given to plant and animal life, a girl swimming among the coral growths, and two divers who encounter a moray and an octopus.

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