Un Chien Andalou

Year: 1929

Grade: B

Country: France

Director: Buñuel

Review

bunuel and dali explore the link between sex and death in this surrealistic 16 minute short. it’s a film that every lover of film should probably see, in part because it has two of the great artists of the century and in part because it’s so short that there isn’t any excuse not to (plus, it’s now on dvd). i don’t pretend to really understand the film, i can understand the broad brush strokes, but i wouldn’t claim to understand why he puts armpit hair on a man’s mouth, for example. the edits are one of the more interesting elements of the film. not only are they pretty good for the time, but they also provide some linkage between one scene and another.

Short