Question 1

Which real-life paranoid incident inspired Luis Buñuel while making this film?

Accepted Answer

Buñuel added memories of his sister Conchita's paranoid husband who once mistakenly thought Buñuel made vulgar faces at him and went home to get his gun, but was stopped when the family convinced him Buñuel was living elsewhere.

Question 2

Why was French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan known to screen this film for his students?

Accepted Answer

Buñuel stated that Lacan screened it as an example of paranoia, which made Buñuel proud despite his overall disappointment with the film.

Question 3

Which famous director's film was influenced by this movie?

Accepted Answer

It was an influence for Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo.

Question 4

What is the central tension in the story between Gloria and Francisco?

Accepted Answer

Gloria encounters Francisco, a man whose social veneer betrays a truer self burrowed underneath.

Question 5

Which prestigious film festival selected this movie in 1953?

Accepted Answer

It was selected for the Cannes Film Festival in 1953.

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