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The winner of two Cannes Film Festival awards, Luis Bu±uel's LOS OLVIDADOS (aka THE FORGOTTEN ONES and THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED) was the director's first international box-office success. Yet Bu±uel showed no signs of curbing the outrageous iconoclasm that made him famous in Europe and South America; one of the more lasting images of the film is the clash-of-cultures shot of a glistening new skyscraper rising above the squalid slums of Mexico City. The story concerns a gang of juvenile delinquents, whose sole redeeming quality is their apparent devotion to one another.

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EAN5030697019219

eBay Product ID (ePID)102222040

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Film/TV TitleLos Olvidados

DirectorLuis Bunuel

Release Year2010

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

GenreDrama, General

Run Time90 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureMexico

Number of Discs1

Additional InformationThe winner of two Cannes Film Festival awards, Luis Bu±uel's LOS OLVIDADOS (aka THE FORGOTTEN ONES and THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED) was the director's first international box-office success. Yet Bu±uel showed no signs of curbing the outrageous iconoclasm that made him famous in Europe and South America; one of the more lasting images of the film is the clash-of-cultures shot of a glistening new skyscraper rising above the squalid slums of Mexico City. The story concerns a gang of juvenile delinquents, whose sole redeeming quality is their apparent devotion to one another. Part of the film's perverse fascination is watching Bu±uel's street punks cause misery to those less fortunate. The audience immediately identifies with Pedro (Alfonso Mejφa), the youngest gang member, who evinces a spark of decency; yet Pedro, like the others, remains a victim of circumstances far beyond his control. Throughout, Bu±uel maintains an objective tone; it is our responsibility, not his, to judge the gang members. Seasoned with haunting dream sequences, Los Olvidados was the opening volley in what would turn out to be Bu±uel's most creative period.

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleLos Olvidados

Consumer AdviceContains moderate violence and sex references