Robinson Crusoe
Directed by
Luis Bunuel
The year is 1659. There is a shipwreck and the sole survivor, Robinson Crusoe, is washed ashore on a deserted tropical island. Suddenly faced with a hostile and unknown wilderness, he carves out a life for himself with his bare hands. And remarkably, he learns how to survive the maddening absence of human companionship and intense loneliness. Based on Daniel Defoe's immortal classic, it is a story about the human spirit's ability to endure what seem insurmountable challenges. Virtually unseen for decades, this classic adaptation directed by Luis Bunuel has been recently restored.
Cast
- Dan O'Herlihy
- Jaime Fernández
- "Buñuel's "Crusoe" holds up like the benchmark telling of the story it has long been, the version every adaption since has referred to, even those that modernized its values and morality."
- "Pairing the voices of Defoe, whose hero survives by practice of the continence and punctiliousness that is the heritage of Anglo-Saxon Puritanism, and Buñuel, the Jesuit schoolboy turned high priest of heresy, may on the surface seem a dubious decision, but they sing in a weird harmony. "
Awards & Recognition
Nominated
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Academy Awards
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Academy Awards
Nominated
Golden Lion
Venice Film Festival
Golden Lion
Venice Film Festival
Winner
Golden Ariel - Best Picture
Ariel Awards
Golden Ariel - Best Picture
Ariel Awards
Winner
Silver Ariel - Best Director
Ariel Awards
Silver Ariel - Best Director
Ariel Awards
Winner
Silver Ariel - Best Screenplay
Ariel Awards
Silver Ariel - Best Screenplay
Ariel Awards
Winner
Silver Ariel - Best Editing
Ariel Awards
Silver Ariel - Best Editing
Ariel Awards