Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
This animated film follows a filmmaker who travels to a remote region of Spain to film a documentary about the lives of the local people. The story explores the challenges of filmmaking and the reality of life in a struggling community. It is a more mature, artistic film that deals with heavy social themes.
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This animated film follows a filmmaker who travels to a remote region of Spain to film a documentary about the lives of the local people. The story explores the challenges of filmmaking and the reality of life in a struggling community. It is a more mature, artistic film that deals with heavy social themes.
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What's in it
- Scary
- Strong
- Violence
- Some
- Language
- None
- Rude humour
- None
- Sad themes
- Intense
- Pace
- Calm
- The film features long takes and a slow contemplative atmosphere typical of surrealist drama. Estimated
Scary moments
- Approx.ScaryA scene involving a farmer reenacting a tradition of ripping the head off a rooster.
- Approx.ScaryA mountain goat is shot by the film crew to get a specific shot.
- Approx.ScaryA donkey is stung to death by bees for a symbolic shot.
- Approx.IntenseA young girl is found dying on the street and eventually passes away.
- Approx.ScaryThe director experiences several intense and unsettling nightmares.
Talk about it after
- 1How did the filmmaker's choices during the movie change how he felt about the people he was filming?
- 2The film shows a very different way of life; what did you think about the challenges the people in the village faced?
- 3Why do you think the director chose to use symbols like the donkey or the rooster to tell his story?
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