A surrealist tale of a man and a woman who are passionately in love with each other, but their attempts to consummate that passion are constantly thwarted by their families, the Church, and ... Read allA surrealist tale of a man and a woman who are passionately in love with each other, but their attempts to consummate that passion are constantly thwarted by their families, the Church, and bourgeois society.A surrealist tale of a man and a woman who are passionately in love with each other, but their attempts to consummate that passion are constantly thwarted by their families, the Church, and bourgeois society.
Germaine Noizet
- Marquise of X
- (as Mme Noizet)
Bonaventura Ibáñez
- Marquis of X
- (as Ibanez)
Jean Aurenche
- Bandit
- (uncredited)
Jacques B. Brunius
- Passer-by in the Street
- (uncredited)
Juan Castañe
- Bandit
- (uncredited)
Pancho Cossío
- Lame Bandit
- (uncredited)
Juan Esplandiu
- Bandit
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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- TriviaLuis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí had effectively fallen out by the time the film went into production to the extent that Dali refused to have anything to do with the actual making of the film. On the first day of shooting, Buñuel chased Dalí off the set with a hammer.
- Quotes
Young Girl: I have waited for a long time. What joy to have our children murdered!
- Alternate versionsThis film was published in Italy in an DVD anthology entitled "Un Chien Andalou", distributed by DNA Srl. The film has been re-edited with the contribution of the film history scholar Riccardo Cusin . This version is also available in streaming on some platforms.
- SoundtracksAve Verum Corpus K. 618
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Written on August 30th, upon my first viewing: I'm not saying that I love it, though. It's infinitely more watchable than the other two Buñuel "masterpieces" that I've seen, the execrably boring The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeosie and the somewhat lame Belle de Jour. I have been told time and time again to go back to his early stuff, that I'd be much more likely to enjoy those films. And those who pushed me were right. Of course, when I sat down to watch it, I didn't have the highest hopes. Immediately, I began to nitpick. "What is that supposed to mean?!?!" "What the heck is going on!?!?" My favorite three letters became, throughout the first half hour of this film, WT&F. But, as much as its narrative (or anti-narrative) was annoying me, its technical aspects were very much delighting me. The cinematography is quite good, the editing is fabulous and unique, and the use of sound is simply fantastic. Eventually, I just decided that the narrative wasn't supposed to make much sense and that Buñuel's purpose was anything but a storyteller. He was after the absurdist image and the absurdist mood. After that, I had a lot more fun and enjoyed it quite a bit. All good film watchers have to eventually train themselves away from depending on narrative. I'd still not call it a masterpiece, or even a great film, but it was very interesting and quite entertaining. I give it an 8/10. However, I do plan to rewatch it, since it is short and I do have it for another four days. Perhaps, now that I can watch it entirely prepared from the very beginning, I will raise that score.
Upon watching it the next day: Nope, sorry. I didn't get anything new the second time 'round. I still liked it as much, which is a huge compliment, but I certainly didn't like it more.
Upon watching it the next day: Nope, sorry. I didn't get anything new the second time 'round. I still liked it as much, which is a huge compliment, but I certainly didn't like it more.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- The Golden Age
- Filming locations
- Cabo de Creus, Girona, Catalonia, Spain(opening sequence - landscape)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $32,712
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,940
- Feb 1, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $32,712
- Runtime1 hour 3 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.20 : 1
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