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Adonis Kyrou

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Biography

Adonis Kyrou was a Greek-born French film director, screenwriter, and critic, known for his work in surrealist cinema and film criticism. Born in Athens, he moved to Paris after World War II, where he became an active member of the surrealist movement and a close associate of filmmaker Luis Buñuel. Kyrou directed several films, including The Roundup (1965) and The Monk (1972), the latter co-written with Buñuel. He authored influential books such as Le Surréalisme au cinéma (1953) and Amour-érotisme et cinéma (1957), which explored the intersections of surrealism, eroticism, and film. Kyrou's work significantly impacted the study and appreciation of surrealist cinema. He passed away in Paris in 1985.

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Luis Buñuel : Un cinéaste de notre temps

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An overview of Luis Buñuel's career. Includes an interview with the filmmaker.

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Luis Buñuel : Un cinéaste de notre temps

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The Monk

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Ambrosio is a monk who is sexually tempted by an emissary of the Devil, a young girl in monk's robes. After he has committed numerous crimes, it appears that he will be caught and punished by the Inquisition. Instead, he signs up on the Devil's team and wins his freedom.. and eventually, the papacy.

A man developes an obsession with a wig.

La Chevelure

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A man developes an obsession with a wig.

The Roundup

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A summer night in 1944 in Kokkinia, Kosmas, a black marketeer, is out with his friends before he is arrested by the German patrol. The Germans push him to turn in people from the Resistance, or they will execute him.

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The Roundup

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Une mauvaise nuit

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From the marine cemetery which overlooks the town, a young man goes down towards the port. He successively meets three young girls with whom he becomes acquainted, but they leave him one by one... Will the last one give in to him? At dawn, he goes back the other way...

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Une mauvaise nuit

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