Spanish filmmaker Luis Bunuel (1900 83), known for his surrealist themes and unflinching social criticism, was an artist defined by intellectual ambition and controversy. An exile who produced some of his most famous work in Mexico and France during Franco s dictatorship, he left a complicated imprint on the creative landscape of the twentieth century and on generations of younger filmmakers including his Mexican friend Claudio Isaac. Drawn from Isaac s personal papers, "Midday with Bunuel: Memories and Sketches, 1973 1983" is an intimate and unconventional portrait of this cinematic icon and...