Gaston Modot, Lya Lys, Max Ernst. Originally released in France in 1930. Special features: Audio commentary by Robert Short, author of The age of gold: surrealist cinema; stills gallery; Luis Buñuel: a complete filmography.
Summary:
Using a melange of strange and unrelated images, this 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.
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