Director(s)Luis Bu?uel
Producer(s)Luis Buñuel
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Un chien andalou Overview:

Un chien andalou (1929) was a Silent Films - Short Films Film directed by Luis Bu?uel and produced by Luis Buñuel.

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Short Film Saturday: Un Chien Andalou (1929)

By Bernardo Villela on Jan 17, 2015 From The Movie Rat

It’s rare that I post a short here and play the essential card. Surrealism works differently on different people. Not everyone will react identically to all films, much less this one. However, the first, boldest attempt to have film function as a dream is worth making note of and studying. Enj... Read full article


Top 250 Tuesday: #094 – Un Chien Andalou (1929)

By Michael on Sep 17, 2013 From Durnmoose Movie Musings

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #144 on the list, Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali‘s? Un Chien Andalou. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-u... Read full article


Top 250 Tuesday: #094 – Un Chien Andalou (1929)

By Michael on Sep 17, 2013 From Durnmoose Movie Musings

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #144 on the list, Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali‘s? Un Chien Andalou. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-u... Read full article


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During the bicycle scene, the woman who is sitting on a chair, reading, throws the book aside. The image it shows when it lays open is a reproduction of a painting by Vermeer. Vermeer was a Dutch painter greatly admired by Salvador Dalí, and whom Dalí referenced often in his own paintings.
In 1960, a soundtrack was added to this film at the direction of Luis Buñuel. He used the same music which was played (using phonograph records) at the 1929 screenings - extracts from "Liebestod" from Richard Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" and two Argentinian tangos.
After editing the film, Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí didn't know what to do with it. An acquaintance introduced Buñuel to Man Ray, who had just finished The Mysteries of the Chateau de De and was looking for a second film to complete the program. The two movies premiered together at the Studio des Ursulines.
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