Past Film/Video | Classics

Él

(Luis Buñuel, 1953)

New Restoration

Black-and-white still of a man in a suit. He sits on a staircase, holding a cane and looking downward, as if in deep thought.
Feb 25, 2023 12:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

$7 members and seniors
$9 general public
$5 students

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The famed surrealist Luis Buñuel turns his avant-garde eye on themes of suspicion, jealousy, and madness in his masterpiece Él.

Considered one of Luis Buñuel’s very best films, Él stars Arturo de Córdova as Don Francisco, a wealthy, principled, middle-aged bachelor. One day in church, Francisco becomes obsessed with the beautiful Gloria Vilalta (Delia Garcés)—Buñuel compared the cinematic moment to a “falcon spying a dove from above.” Francisco pursues Gloria, eventually convincing her to break off her engagement and marry him instead. But, once married, his obsession quickly turns to paranoia. Convinced she’s cheating on him, his jealousy triggers a slow spiral into madness. (92 mins., 4K DCP)

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Él, courtesy of The Film Foundation.

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Feature: “Review: ‘Él,’” Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine

"It’s simply the story of a paranoiac who, like a poet, is born, not made."
Luis Buñuel
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Restored by the Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project, Les Films du Camélia anche Cineteca di Bologna with the support of OCAS and in association with Películas y Videos Internacionales. Funding provided by the Material World Foundation.

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Cardinal Health

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation 

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Arts Council
L Brands Foundation
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease

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Axium Packaging
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Larry and Donna James
Lisa Barton
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Past Film/Video

Él

Feb 25, 2023 12:00 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

$7 members and seniors
$9 general public
$5 students

View our current COVID-19 protocols.

ACCESSIBILITY
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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