Buñuelesque

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Buñuelesque (comparative more Buñuelesque, superlative most Buñuelesque)

  1. Of or relating to Luis Buñuel, filmmaker.
    • 1975, Donald A. Yates, Otros mundos, otros fuegos, page 370:
      The ritual, which Rosenfeld has aptly described as very Buñuelesque in its religious overtones, is quite effective symbolically.
    • 2008, Julie Hecht, The Unprofessionals: A Novel, page 53:
      I would have appreciated the Buñuelesque quality of the experience if I hadn't been in a hurry to get to my father's house to defrost frozen soup for his dinner.
    • 2017, John Gibb, The Long Take: Critical Approaches, page 169:
      They are seen with the father's two children at different points and, according to the film's press notes, meant to be the same character in a Buñuelesque fashion.