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The Phantom of Liberty [Criterion Collection]
Description by Allmovie

One of Luis Buñuel's most episodic films, The Phantom of Liberty focuses on no one particular narrative. In the beginning, a man sells postcards of French tourist attractions, calling them "pornographic." A sniper in Montparnasse is hailed as a hero for killing passersby. A "missing" child helps the police fill out the report on her. A group of monks play poker, using religious medallions as chips, and in the most infamous sequence, a formally dressed social group gathers at toilets around a table, occasionally excusing themselves to go into little stalls in a private room to eat.

Features
  • New, restored high-definition digital transfer
  • Video introduction by screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière from 2000
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • New and improved English subtitle translation
  • 32-page booklet featuring a new essay by critic Gary Indiana and a reprinted interview with Buñuel
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