Nothing Is Sacred: Three Heresies by Luis Buñuel Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		5.0
Video		5.0
Audio		3.5
Extras		5.0
Overall		5.0

Nothing Is Sacred: Three Heresies by Luis Buñuel Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman December 30, 2024

The filmography of Luis Buñuel is liberally sprinkled with enough classics that it might be a challenging assignment to aggregate a "greatest hits" collection, but in terms of Buñuel's early to mid sixties output, Radiance is offering fans two of Buñuel's most celebrated features, with a third somewhat shorter offering that is probably not quite as well known, but which should provide considerable interest along with the two better known works. Buñuel's anarchic spirit is alive and well in all three films, and it's perhaps salient to note that the influence of the director and these films in particular continues to be felt throughout our own more or less current cultural zeitgeist, as evidenced by the fact that (as weird as it admittedly sounds) the late Stephen Sondheim kinda sorta adapted both The Exterminating Angel and the at least somewhat linked The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie for his final (arguably incomplete) musical Here We Are. On the other end of the zeitgeist spectrum, though, is the kind of amazing fact that as of the writing of this review Viridiana has yet to have a Region A Blu-ray release (the check discs sent to me for purposes of the reviews of the films in this set were all region free).

For reviews of the three films in this set, please click on the following links:

Viridiana Blu-ray review

The Exterminating Angel Blu-ray review

Simon of the Desert Blu-ray review

Nothing Is Sacred: Three Heresies by Luis Buñuel Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Nothing Is Sacred: Three Heresies by Luis Buñuel Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Nothing Is Sacred: Three Heresies by Luis Buñuel Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Supplements on each disc are detailed in the above linked reviews. Additionally, Radiance has packaged this release handsomely, with all three keepcases featuring reversible sleeves. A nicely appointed insert booklet offers a wealth of both new and archival writing. Everything is housed in a sturdy slipbox with Radiance's trademark Obi strip.

Nothing Is Sacred: Three Heresies by Luis Buñuel Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Radiance is offering fans of Luis Buñuel a fascinating triptych of provocative pieces from the director's sojourn in Mexico, with generally great technical merits and some very appealing supplements. Highly recommended.