Les Hurdes (Land Without Bread) (1933) - Rotten Tomatoes

Les Hurdes (Land Without Bread) (1933)

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AUDIENCE SCORE

84%

Critic Consensus: No consensus yet.

Movie Info

A surrealistic documentary portrait of the region of Las Hurdes, a remote region of Spain where civilisation has barely developed, showing how the local peasants try to survive without even the most basic utilities and skills.

Cast

Abel Jacquin
Alexandre O'Neill

Critic Reviews for Les Hurdes (Land Without Bread)

All Critics (4)

Luis Buñuel at his most vehement

May 21, 2011 | Full Review…

Bunuel's only documentary, a savage critique of life in the impoverished Las Hurdes section of Spain.

November 12, 2004 | Full Review…

Today, Las Hurdes is remembered less for its politicized images than it is for Buñuel parodic manipulation of documentary style.

April 28, 2002 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
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Audience Reviews for Les Hurdes (Land Without Bread)

½

It's not necessarily a great piece of film, it just happens to capture cynicism very well. I respect the brave film making and the bizarre sense of humor because it really does exploit an entire community without any compassion.

Conner Rainwater
Conner Rainwater

Super Reviewer

Astonishing. Bunuel messes with the documentary with very entertaining and surreal results. One of my favorite directors of all time.

Christopher Brown
Christopher Brown

Super Reviewer

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