The Phantom of Liberty
1974This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.
Acted in
Adriana Asti
as La dame en noir, la soeur du premier préfet
Milena Vukotić
as L'infirmière
Jean-Claude Brialy
as M. Foucault
Monica Vitti
as Mme Foucault
Jean Rochefort
as M. Legendre
Michel Piccoli
as Le deuxième préfet de police
Adolfo Celi
as Le médécin
Claude Piéplu
as Le commissaire
Paul Frankeur
as L'aubergiste
Pierre Maguelon
as Le gendarme
François Maistre
as Le professeur
Marie-France Pisier
as Mme Calmette
Michael Lonsdale
as Le chapelier
Paul Le Person
as Le père Gabriel
Julien Bertheau
as Le premier préfet de police
Maxence Mailfort
as Le lieutenant des dragons
Hélène Perdrière
as La tante
Pierre-François Pistorio
as Le neuveu
Pascale Audret
as Mme Legendre
Anne-Marie Deschodt
as Edith Rosenblum
Bernard Verley
as Le capitaine des Dragons
Jenny Astruc
as La femme du professeur
Ellen Bahl
Philippe Brigaud
as Le satyre
Philippe Brizard
Agnès Capri
as La directrice d'école
Jean Champion
as Le premier médecin
Jacques Debary
as Le président du tribunal
Jean-Michel Dhermay
Pierre Lary
as L'assassin acquitté
Marius Laurey
as Le gardien du cimetière
Alix Mahieux
Maxence Mailfort
Guy Montagné
as Un moine
Bernard Musson
as Le père Raphaël
Muni
Jean Mauvais
as Un agent de police
Marcel Pérès
Jean Rougerie
as Charles
André Rouyer
as Le brigadier
Marianne Borgo
Auguste Carrière
Jean Degrave
Orane Demazis
Luis Buñuel
as Un condamné à mort (uncredited)