Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
critic Reviews
, 98% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Thrillingly imaginative and appropriately surreal, Buñuel and the Labyrinth of the Turtles open an alluringly dreamlike window into the life of a brilliant artist.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreWendy IdeObserver (UK)
With its dust and sherry-toned colour palette and starkly angular character design, it will intrigue animation fans.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKevin MaherTimes (UK)
As a"making of" movie, however, it's instantly gratifying and easily comparable with Les Blank's Fitzcarraldo film Burden of Dreams.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePeter BradshawGuardian
An engaging if somewhat demure animation, bordering occasionally on a kind of gentle sentimentality that is inimical to the subject...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJosh Slater-WilliamsLittle White Lies
This speedy portrait of the surrealist as a young man has its own discreet charms.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBen SachsChicago Reader
The animation is nothing remarkable, but the story is compelling, especially for Buñuel fans.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTy BurrBoston Globe
It's a curio for the completist, but not an unworthy one.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreErick EstradaCinegarage
A much more particular film that we could imagine. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreFernanda SolórzanoLetras Libres
The medium of animation lends itself well to weaving these dream-like visions because Land Without Bread was not in the strictest sense a documentary. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRam Venkat SrikarFilm Inquiry
Devoid of the obscurity, Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles is a stark contrast to the film it is woven around. It is coherent, perceptible, and unusually entertaining in a largely mainstream way.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreCarlos BonfilLa Jornada
More than what is usually expected from great artists' hagiographies. [Full review in Spanish]
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