The Phantom of Liberty

Friday, April 3 - Sunday, April 5, 2020

THE PHANTOM OF LIBERTY was originally scheduled to screen Fri Apr 3 – Sun Apr 5 in the Winter 2020 season of “Weekend Classics: Luis Buñuel,” but the screenings have been canceled due to the unexpected closure of the theater on March 14, in order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

35mm Print!

One of Buñuel’s more purely Surreal films moving in constant interruption from highlight to highlight.

Screening as part of our Winter 2020 series, “Weekend Classics: Luis Buñuel.”


  • Country France/Italy
  • Language In French with English subtitles.
  • Year 1974
  • Running Time 103 minutes
  • Distributor Rialto
  • Director Luis Buñuel
  • Writer Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carriere
  • Cinematographer Edmond Richard
  • Cast Adriana Asti, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Piccoli, Monica Vitti, Adolfo Celi
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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