| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (63 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
Using a melange of strange and unrelated images, this surrealistic film about two lovers who mock convention is a statement by Buñuel on the nature of the bourgeoisie, the Church and the police. Banned in France within two weeks of its release |
| Notes |
Special features: Audio commentary by Robert Short, author of The age of gold: surrealist cinema ; stills gallery ; Luis Buñuel: a complete filmography |
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Originally released in France in 1930 |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, Albert Duverger ; producer, Charles Noailles |
| Performer |
Cast: Gaston Modot, Lya Lys, Max Ernst |
| Notes |
DVD |
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Silent segments with English intertitles and music ; sound segments in French with English subtitles |
| Subject |
Motion pictures, French.
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Motion pictures -- Censorship -- France -- Cases.
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Surrealism in motion pictures.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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| Author |
Ernst, Max, 1891-1976.
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Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989.
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Buñuel, Luis, 1900-1983.
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Modot, Gaston, 1887-1970.
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Lys, Lya, 1908-1986.
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Noailles, Charles de
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Kino International Corporation.
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