| Description |
2 videodiscs (DVD) (178 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (28 pages) ; in container 19 x 16 x 4 cm |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Un chien andalou (1929) -- A propósito de Buñuel / José Luis López-Linares and Javier Rioyo (2000) -- Disc 2. L'age d'or (1930) |
| Summary |
Un chien andalou (originally released 1929), satirizes the pretensions and formalities of the avant-garde films of the twenties. The series of bizarre and grotesque scenes was conceived by Salvador Dali |
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L'age d'or (originally released 1930), using a melange of strange and unrelated images is a 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 |
"BFIVD623"--Disc label |
| Credits |
Un chien andalou: directors, Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí; screenplay, Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí. L'age d'or: director, Luis Buñuel; scenario, Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali; script, Luis Buñuel |
| Cast |
Un chien andalou: Simone Mareuil, Pierre Batcheff, Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí. L'age d'or: Gaston Modot, Lya Lys, Germaine Noizet, Bonaventura Ibáñez |
| Notes |
DVD Region 2 |
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Un chien andalou: silent with music soundtrack; L'age d'or: French; optional English subtitles and English subtitles for the hearing impaired on both films |
| Subject |
Buñuel, Luis, 1900-1983.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Short films.
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Experimental films.
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Video recordings.
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| Author |
Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989.
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Buñuel, Luis, 1900-1983.
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Mareuil, Simone.
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Batcheff, Pierre, 1901-1932.
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Modot, Gaston, 1887-1970.
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Lys, Lya, 1908-1986.
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López-Linares, José Luis.
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Rioyo, Javier.
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Noizet, Germaine
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British Film Institute.
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