clocking in at 17 minutes, un chien andalou is good place to start for anyone getting into surrealist film. it's a completely disjointed peice, and bizarre as hell. the film has many memorable sequences and visuals. one of the most horrific shots in cinema history is the much parodied slicing of the eye.
another famous scene is the hole in the mans palm from which ants crawl out. ants in the palms, meaning that someone is itching to kill?
luis buñuel & salvador dalí admit to the film having no meaning (the translation of the title being andalusian dog). they are quoted as saying "nothing, in the film, symbolizes anything. the only method of investigation of the symbols would be, perhaps, psychoanalysis". still, cinefiles continue to search for meaning in it all, and there are countless interpretations available if you want to dig deep. buñuel's latter films (although always surreal) become somewhat more story driven, and are always quick to attack the bourgeoisie. give it a whirl.
another famous scene is the hole in the mans palm from which ants crawl out. ants in the palms, meaning that someone is itching to kill?
luis buñuel & salvador dalí admit to the film having no meaning (the translation of the title being andalusian dog). they are quoted as saying "nothing, in the film, symbolizes anything. the only method of investigation of the symbols would be, perhaps, psychoanalysis". still, cinefiles continue to search for meaning in it all, and there are countless interpretations available if you want to dig deep. buñuel's latter films (although always surreal) become somewhat more story driven, and are always quick to attack the bourgeoisie. give it a whirl.
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