Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón

"Bunuel, Lorca and Dalí: three geniuses in an adventure with no return"

Nov 9 2001 N/A 1h 45m
Adventure, Fantasy

The old Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel (1900-83) imagines a movie plot, set in Toledo in the future 2002, about the fantastic adventure of three actors, who play him and his friends, the painter Salvador Dalí (1904-89) and the poet Federico García Lorca (1898-1936), and their search for King Solomon's table, a mythical artifact capable of revealing the past, present and future.

Plot

Toledo in the 30s: The godfather of cinematic surrealism, Luis Buñuel, the poet Federico Garcia Loca and the painter Salvador Dalí are on a search for the mythical table of King Salomon, which is known to have the power to see in the past, the present and the future. Their scour paths them through hilarious moments of absurdity and lots of references to movie history.

Written by

Carlos Saura, Agustín Sánchez Vidal

Directed by

Carlos Saura

Cast

El Gran Wyoming, Pere Arquillué, Ernesto Alterio

Crew

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Production Countries

Mexico, Germany, Italy, Spain

Production Companies

Canal+ España, Lanterna Editrice, TVE, RAI, Road Movies, Eurimages, Rioja Films, TV3, Castelao Productions, Centre Promotor de la Imatge, Altavista Films

Languages

Español, Français

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
552
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA