Highly influential Spanish-born filmmaker of surrealist tendencies whose Un chien andalou (1928) remains an icon of avant-garde cinema. Though he remained controversial for the duration of his career, he attained a measure of Hollywood respectability with Academy Award nominations for his screenplays for The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) and That Obscure Object of Desire (1977). Scarce ALS in French, signed “Bunuel,” one page, 4.25 x 5.5, on the correspondence side of a French “pneumatique” form, May 29, 1952. An untranslated letter to Maurice Bessy, editor of Cinemonde magazine. Bunuel invites Bessy to a screening of his new film, Robinson Crusoe, and mentions that someone told him that Jean [probably Renoir or Cocteau] was not in Paris. In fine condition, with usual mailing fold, a few corner bends, and postmarks lightly showing through from reverse. R&R COA.
