Kevin Maher. Friday July 17 2020, 12.01am, The Times.

Labyrinth of the Turtles is a charming and occasionally moving love letter to the legendary Spanish-Mexican surrealist, and at a spry 80 minutes, doesn’t outstay its welcome. Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles review – animated odyssey 3 / 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars. Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles review – animated odyssey H ere is an engaging if somewhat demure animation, bordering occasionally on a kind of gentle sentimentality that is inimical to the subject: it’s about the great director Luis Buñuel, though I suspect it’s more inspired by Pedro Almódovar.

The film cleverly cuts between 2D animation and real footage.
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of Turtles review — a whip-smart delight. Luis Buñuel thought he was destined for stardom of surrealism, but is left with nothing. This picture may sound like one for the “now I’ve seen everything” file. Assisted by a gorgeous score by Arturo Cardelús, it is a film that flows back and forth between animated vision and a more traditional story of process and filmmaking.
At its best, “Buñuel and the Labyrinth of the Turtles” is as caught between dream and reality as the film that Buñuel made in the mountains of Spain. Salvador Simó's "Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles" dives into the blurring of reality, manipulation and the subconscious through the early work of Luis Buñuel. > Film Review: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles For his third feature, animator Salvador Simó turns his attentions to the early career of twentieth-century director, Luis Buñuel. He is offered a documentary on one of the poorest areas in Spain, Las Hurdes, but he has no money.