The Auteurs: 3 Bunuel films online for free!

I posted on the great new site The Auteurs here back in September:

Not everyone can make it to the Cannes Film Festival-especially if you are a school teacher or you live in Winnipeg (or both)-but that doesn’t mean you can’t recite all of Kubrick’s films in reverse chronological order, or that you are not desperate to watch the latest Kitano film that’s definitely not going to be released in your local multiplex. Thus, this site, which believes firmly in the idea that popular doesn’t always mean good. The site’s film library is brimming with visionary films that wouldn’t fill a single cinema in Belgium for a week - not even a day. But if you searched the world (all of it), you might just find an audience of a thousand for these rare cinematic treats. The site founders don’t think a thousand people should be ignored just because they happen to live in different time zones or far away from Belgian cinemas. If someone needed to make such a precise film, it means that someone, somewhere needs to watch it. More importantly, that someone might be you. Or Martin Scorsese (who also happens to be a member). You’ll also find Hollywood favorites, from Annie Hall to The Royal Tenenbaums. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter where films come from, as long as they come from someone’s mind. The Auteurs is not just about discovering wonderful new cinema or classic masterpieces. It’s also about discussing and sharing these discoveries. Heated debates and passionate arguments are welcome.

Right now, the site has three Luis Bunuel movies to screen for free:

Death in the Garden and two classic Buñuel films from his earlier and most vividly surreal period, Un chien andalou (1929) and L’âge d’or (1930) are available to watch for free in the US. The Auteurs is presenting the 1956 film alongside more renowned films made before and after to put it on the context of his career.

The Auteurs is a fantastic resource - highly recommended!