Bunuel_Luis_My_Last_Breath

Madrid-The Resideneb (I 9 I 7-1 925) 67the director, but those I remember best were the ones who actuallytook notes.It was during this period that I ventured into hypnotism. Forsome inexplicable reason, I was able to put people to sleep quiteeffortlessly. One in particular was an accountant at the Residencia,whose name was Lizcano. All I had to do was order him to stare atmy finger and he'd go immediately into a trance. Sometimes I raninto trouble when it came to waking him up, so I began to studythe subject more seriously. I read a number of books and tried avariety of methods, but my most extraordinary success was Rafaela.There were two exceptionally beautiful girls, Lola Madrid andTeresita, at the Casa de Leonor, a brothel on the Calle de la Reina.Teresita had a tough but tender-hearted Basque lover called Pepe.One evening, while I was having a drink at the Cafe Fornos (themedical students' hangout at the corner of Peligros and Alcala),someone burst in shouting about a battle at the Casa. It seemed thatPepe, who never batted an eye when Teresita disappeared to servicea customer, had discovered that she'd just bestowed her favors forfree. Since this was a privilege reserved only for him, he'd rushed inand beaten her up.When we got there, we found Teresita sobbing hysterically.Concerned, I stared into her eyes, spoke to her softly, took her hands,and told her to relax. Immediately she fell into a trance. The onlyvoice she could hear was mine; she talked only to me. I uttered somesoothing words and was just bringing her out of it when someonecried that Rafaela, Lola Madrid's sister, had suddenly fallen soundasleep on the kitchen floor!Rafaela was a truly astonishing case. One day she had a catalepticfit just as I was walking down the street past the brothel. (As unlikelyas it may sound, it's true; I was so surprised myself that I went togreat pains to verify it.) Afterwards, she and I did some experimenting.I even managed to cure her of a bladder obstruction justby passing my hands slowly across her stomach.Our most dramatic experiment, however, took place at the Cafe