- Actors: Luis Bunuel, Simone Mareuil, Pierre Batcheff
- Format: PAL, Import
- Language French
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Umbrella Entertainment
- DVD Release Date: 3 Sep 2007
- Run Time: 205 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0015FNEX4
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 101,880 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Australia released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Black & White, Box Set, Collectors Edition, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: In a dream-like sequence, a woman's eye is slit open--juxtaposed with a similarly shaped cloud obsucuring the moon moving in the same direction as the knife through the eye--to grab the audience's attention. The French phrase 'ants in the palms,' (which means that someone is 'itching' to kill) is shown literally. A man pulls a piano along with the tablets of the Ten Commandments and a dead donkey towards the woman he's itching to kill. A shot of differently striped objects is repeatedly used to connect scenes. ...An Andalusian Dog ( Un chien andalou )
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32 of 43 people found the following review helpful
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It is unecessary to attempt to understand what this film is about, i also think that it isnt completely necessary to use it as entertainment. Films made during the surrealist movement should be regarded as works of art and UN CHIEN ANDALOU is a work of pure unique genius on Bunuels part. Surrealism often represents the dream world and dreams very rarely make any sense or have any sort of linear narrative in real life. What they often do have is semiology. Many of the symbols in this film could be to do with sexual tension, such as the ants crawling out of the hand and the spacial discontinuity represents the dreamworld, ever had a dream when you are in a room which doesnt look anything like the room you are meant to be in but you know somehow that it just is? These ideas are all interpreted in this film.
It is my feeling that some of the best art ever made is that which was made during the surrealist movement as it allows you to interpret your own readings. UN CHIEN ANDALOU is a classic example of this.
It is my feeling that some of the best art ever made is that which was made during the surrealist movement as it allows you to interpret your own readings. UN CHIEN ANDALOU is a classic example of this.
18 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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One of the keynote products of the surrealist movement, made back in the days before Dali became an apologist for fascism and the Catholic Church. Oh how the mighty fell... Bunuel of course went on to make many more great movies. You have to see this film at least once - even if you don't like it, you'll never forget it!
7 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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The eye slitting scene, gave the idea that if you showed somthing so shocking at the start of the film it would reverberate through the rest of the film, which is true of this film.
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Eye splitting
This is the sheeeee-ite maan. This film is dope to the max. Eye cuttin', dead horses and a dirty man with ants on his hand. Boy this baby rocks. Read more
Published on 27 July 2000
Dalli surrealism that's a little too surreal
Okay, I'm a big fan of Dalli's paintings, but I can't quite get to grips with this film. Once you get used to the non-linear narrative, the film chugs along in the direction you'd... Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2000
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