Directed by:
Luis BuñuelCinematography:
Albert DuvergerCast:
Gaston Modot, Lya Lys, Max Ernst, Luis Buñuel, Paul Éluard, Claude Heymann, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Prévert, Jacques B. Brunius, Joaquín Roa, Juan Esplandiu (more)Plots(1)
Luis Buńuel's second film is a surreal attack on bourgeios ideals that incited a riot when first released and still retains its power to shock. Buńuel began the film as a collaboration with Salvador Dali, but after a few days working together the two had a falling out and Buńuel made the film himself, incorporating many of Dali's ideas. Its narrative follows two nameless characters, a man and a woman, through a series of scenes connected by dreamlike logic as they try, unsuccessfully, to make love. One memorable sequence finds the couple writhing around on a cliff when a mob of socialites comes upon them and pries them apart. Frustrated, the man sees a yelping poodle and kicks it into the air. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Gaston Modot
France
Best movies:
Beauty of the Devil (1950)
Children of Paradise (1945)
Grand Illusion (1937)
Lya Lys
German Empire
Best movies:
The Young in Heart (1938)
The Golden Age (1930)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
Max Ernst
German Empire
Best movies:
Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947)
The Golden Age (1930)
Luis Buñuel
Spain
Best movies:
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
Belle de Jour (1967)
Weeping for a Bandit (1964)
Paul Éluard
France
Best movies:
The Golden Age (1930)
Claude Heymann
France
Best movies:
Shoot the Pianist (1960)
The Golden Age (1930)
Jean Aurenche
France
Best movies:
The Golden Age (1930)
Swann in Love (1984)
Pierre Prévert
France
Best movies:
L'Atalante (1934)
The Golden Age (1930)
Jacques B. Brunius
France
Best movies:
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
Joaquín Roa
Spain
Best movies:
Viridiana (1961)
Los chicos con las chicas (1967)
The Miracle of Marcelino (1955)
Juan Esplandiu
Best movies:
The Golden Age (1930)
Raymond de Sarka
Best movies:
The Golden Age (1930)
Lionel Salem
Best movies:
The Golden Age (1930)
Germaine Noizet
Best movies:
The Golden Age (1930)