Buñuel and King Solomon's Table (2001)

Synopsis: BUÑUEL AND KING SOLOMON'S TABLE is director Carlos Saura's fond and whimsical tribute to his old friend, Luis Buñuel. Instead of making a biography of Buñuel, which Saura felt would not be true to... BUÑUEL AND KING SOLOMON'S TABLE is director Carlos Saura's fond and whimsical tribute to his old friend, Luis Buñuel. Instead of making a biography of Buñuel, which Saura felt would not be true to Buñuel's spirit, Saura imagines Buñuel (Gran Wyoming) being proposed a film idea by producer David Goldman (Jean-Claude Carrière, who co-wrote THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISE, THE PHANTOM OF LIBERTY, and THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE with Buñuel). The script is about a search through Toledo for the legendary table of King Solomon. The table possesses a magically mirrored top that reflects back the past, present, and future (just as Saura's film does, in a sense). Buñuel imagines his younger self (Pere Arquillué) and his friends, Federico Garcia Lorca (Adriá Collado) and Salvador Dali (Ernesto Alterio) transported into modern times in a quest for the mysterious artifact--a spiritual adventure that forces each of them to examine his darkest fears. The trio encounters beautiful but dangerous women, a demented film critic, and a giant robot modeled after the robot Maria in Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS. The film contains a good amount of self-referential humor, so those familiar with the work of the three "heroes" will find it especially entertaining. [More]

Starring: Gran Wyoming, Pere Arquillué, Adriá Collado, Ernesto Alterio

Starring: Gran Wyoming, Pere Arquillué, Adriá Collado, Ernesto Alterio, Jean-Claude Carriere, Amira Casar, Armando De Razza, Juan Luis Galiardo

Director: Carlos Saura

Director: Carlos Saura
Screenwriter: Carlos Saura, Agustín Sánchez Vidal
Composer: Rogue Banos

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