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Illusion Travels By Streetcar - La Ilusión Viaja en Tranvía

As a lead-up to the Los Angeles International Neon Jubilee, two thematic screenings will be presented at the Velaslavasay Panorama in anticipation of the all-day street festival.

ILLUSION TRAVELS BY STREETCAR - LA ILUSIÓN VIAJA EN TRANVÍA

On Thursday, September 1st, join the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society and the Luis Buñuel Film Institute for a special screening of Illusion Travels by Streetcar La Ilusion Viaja en Tranvia - a landmark film by Luis Buñuel. Filmed in Mexico City and released in 1954, this hilarious adventure follows two railway workers who learn that their beloved railway car & line are about to be decommissioned and put to scrap.

Film will be projected digitally in Spanish with English subtitles.

The film will be preceded with a brief pictorial overview of the erstwhile Los Angeles trolley system, including the Los Angeles Inter-Urban Railway line which once rolled past the Union Theatre on 24th Street, current home of the Velaslavasay Panorama.

ILLUSION TRAVELS BY STREETCAR - LA ILUSIÓN VIAJA EN TRANVÍA

Directed by Luis Buñuel. With Lilia Prado, Carlos Navarro & Fernando Soto.
Mexico 1954, 35mm, b/w, 90 min. Spanish with English subtitles. Digital Projection.

Set in Mexico City, Illusion Travels by Streetcar tells the tale of two tram repairmen whose favorite car is about to be retired and dismantled. After protesting in vain to the management, the men decide to take the car on a drunken spree around the city for one last run. The two drive all night, picking up an eclectic group of characters along the way and then attempting to return the beloved vehicle to the depot before they are discovered. One of Buñuels broadest and most underrated comedies, Illusion Travels by Streetcar is a biting satire of bourgeois values that takes aim at the directors favorite targets: Church and State.