Un chien andalou (1929)
Genre Fantasy, Short
Movie Release Date 1929
Country France
Language French
Running Time 16 mins
Format VHS
Color Black And White
IMDb Rating 8.1
Cast
Simone Mareuil Young girl
Pierre Batcheff Man
Luis Buñuel Man in Prolog
Salvador Dalí Seminarist
Robert Hommet Young Man
Marval Seminarist
Fano Messan Hermaphrodite
Jaume Miravitlles Fat Seminarist
Crew
Director Luis Buñuel
Writer Salvador Dalí
Writer Luis Buñuel
Producer Luis Buñuel
Plot
In a dream-like sequence, a woman's eye is slit open--juxtaposed with a similarly shaped cloud obsucuring the moon moving in the same direction as the knife through the eye--to grab the audience's attention. The French phrase "ants in the palms," (which means that someone is "itching" to kill) is shown literally. A man pulls a piano along with the tablets of the Ten Commandments and a dead donkey towards the woman he's itching to kill. A shot of differently striped objects is repeatedly used to connect scenes.
Personal Details
Rating
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format VHS
Tape Number 139
Position 2/4
Tape Speed Normal
TV System PAL
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks Silent Movie