{"id":817,"date":"2019-08-18T15:35:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T22:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/?p=817"},"modified":"2019-08-22T15:35:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T22:35:39","slug":"bunuel-in-the-labyrinth-of-the-turtles-rare-to-see-such-mature-animation-like-this-incredible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/2019\/bunuel-in-the-labyrinth-of-the-turtles-rare-to-see-such-mature-animation-like-this-incredible\/","title":{"rendered":"Bunuel In The Labyrinth Of The Turtles * Rare To See Such Mature Animation Like This. Incredible!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bunuel.poster-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-819\" width=\"158\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bunuel.poster-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bunuel.poster.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Paris, 1930. The infamous\nsurrealist filmmaker Luis Bu\u00f1uel is left penniless after the scandalous release\nof L&#8217;Age d&#8217;Or leads to a falling out with collaborator Salvador Dal\u00ed. On a\nwhim, Bu\u00f1uel&#8217;s good friend, sculptor Ram\u00f3n Ac\u00edn, buys a lottery ticket and promises\nto devote his winnings to fund Bu\u00f1uel&#8217;s next film. Incredibly,\nRam\u00f3n wins the jackpot, sending the two friends to the remote mountains of\ntheir native Spain\nto film the documentary Las Hurdes: Land Without Bread. Driven by mad artistic\nimpulse and haunted by childhood memories, Bu\u00f1uel must confront the specter of\nmortality looming over the lives of his subjects and his own. KIDS FIRST!\nFilm Critic Calista B. comments, \u201cThis is an incredibly unique film. It\u2019s rare to see such\nmature animation like this, and I\u2019ve been wanting more mature animation for a while.\nSo I was incredibly entertained.\u201d See her full review below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bunuel In The Labyrinth Of The Turtles<br>By Calista B., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, Age 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an\nincredibly unique film. It\u2019s rare to see such mature animation like this, and\nI\u2019ve been wanting more mature animation for a while. So I was incredibly\nentertained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bu\u00f1uel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles by Calista B\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nf-G_PXNGzA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bun\u0303uel-slider-1-1024x387-300x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-818\" width=\"225\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bun\u0303uel-slider-1-1024x387-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bun\u0303uel-slider-1-1024x387-768x290.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bun\u0303uel-slider-1-1024x387.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The film is\nabout the Spanish filmmaker Luis Bunuel and it follows him as he films his\ndocumentary, <em>Las Hurdes<\/em>, which is a\ndocumentary about the Las Hurdes region in Spain.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I love\nanimation. However, I am slightly peeved that 2D animated movies are not very\npopular anymore. So I was excited to learn that this film is 2D. Not only that,\nbut it is incredibly stylized and beautiful 2D. I\u2019ve always liked aesthetics\npertaining to historical generations of filmmaking. So it\u2019s not surprising that\nI love this art style. One thing I find interesting is that many scenes in the\nfilm have clips from the actual <em>Las\nHurdes<\/em> documentary, sliced in with animated recreations of the scenes. I\ncan\u2019t really explain why, but I really like this detail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bun\u0303uel_in_the_labyrinth_of_the_turtles_puertas-1024x429-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-821\" width=\"225\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bun\u0303uel_in_the_labyrinth_of_the_turtles_puertas-1024x429-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bun\u0303uel_in_the_labyrinth_of_the_turtles_puertas-1024x429-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bun\u0303uel_in_the_labyrinth_of_the_turtles_puertas-1024x429.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Another\ninteresting aspect of the animation is the imagery. Luis Bunuel is often associated\nwith surrealism and I assume that\u2019s why the movie includes several strange and\nnonsensical sequences. There\u2019s also a consistent theme involving religion,\nwhich I didn\u2019t really understand if I\u2019m being honest, but it is interesting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A major aspect of\nthis film is Luis\u2019s relationship with the anarchist painter, Ramon Acin. The\nfilm was made thanks to Ramon, so it\u2019s understandable that the film heavily\nfocuses on their friendship. It\u2019s interesting to see their conflict on the\npurpose of the film, and in general it makes for some compelling drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bun\u0303uel_in_the_labyrinth_of_the_turtles_Ramon_02-1024x429-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-822\" width=\"225\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bun\u0303uel_in_the_labyrinth_of_the_turtles_Ramon_02-1024x429-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bun\u0303uel_in_the_labyrinth_of_the_turtles_Ramon_02-1024x429-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bun\u0303uel_in_the_labyrinth_of_the_turtles_Ramon_02-1024x429.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In a way this can\nserve as an introduction to Luis Bunuel and his work. I never knew of him\nbefore this film. However, now I\u2019m somewhat intrigued by him and his work.\nAlthough, there is something I should warn people about. Despite the film being\nanimated, this film is absolutely not a kid\u2019s movie. There are lots of dark\njokes, mature themes and a surprising amount of animal violence. It is\nimportant to point this out as many people assume all animated films are for\nlittle kids, when that couldn\u2019t be further from the truth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I give this\nfilm 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 13 to 18. If you\u2019re a fan of\nhistory, the art of film or both, and you can stomach some uncomfortable\nsubject matter, I highly recommend this. It comes out on August 16, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bu\u00f1uel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles [Official US Trailer, GKIDS] - In Select Theaters August 16\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/__DLy5M3cas?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris, 1930. The infamous surrealist filmmaker Luis Bu\u00f1uel is left penniless after the scandalous release of L&#8217;Age d&#8217;Or leads to a falling out with collaborator Salvador Dal\u00ed. On a whim, Bu\u00f1uel&#8217;s good friend, sculptor Ram\u00f3n Ac\u00edn, buys a lottery ticket and promises to devote his winnings to fund Bu\u00f1uel&#8217;s next film. Incredibly, Ram\u00f3n wins the jackpot, sending the two friends to the remote mountains of their native Spain to film the documentary Las Hurdes: Land Without Bread. Driven by mad artistic impulse and haunted by childhood memories, Bu\u00f1uel must confront the specter of mortality looming over the lives of his subjects and his own. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Calista B. comments, \u201cThis is an incredibly unique film. It\u2019s rare to see such mature animation like this, and I\u2019ve been wanting more mature animation for a while. 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