This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.
Elenco: Adriana Asti , Milena Vukotić , Jean-Claude Brialy , Monica Vitti , Jean Rochefort , Michel Piccoli , Adolfo Celi , Claude Piéplu , Paul Frankeur , Pierre Maguelon , François Maistre , Marie-France Pisier , Michael Lonsdale , Paul Le Person , Julien Bertheau , Maxence Mailfort , Hélène Perdrière , Pierre-François Pistorio , Pascale Audret , Anne-Marie Deschodt , Bernard Verley , Jenny Astruc , Ellen Bahl , Philippe Brigaud , Philippe Brizard , Agnès Capri , Jean Champion , Jacques Debary , Jean-Michel Dhermay , Pierre Lary , Marius Laurey , Alix Mahieux , Guy Montagné , Bernard Musson , Muni , Jean Mauvais , Marcel Pérès , Jean Rougerie , André Rouyer , Marianne Borgo , Auguste Carrière , Jean Degrave , Orane Demazis .