An Andalusian Dog
Shock, hurt and fearlessly open all doors to the irrational – that was the goal of the 1929 film by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali that not only terrified viewers, but also, and more importantly, discovered the magical power of film to materialize dreams, visions and desires.
- France
- 1929, 16 min
- Director: Luis Buñuel
- Director of photography: Albert Duverger, Jimmy Berliet
- Editor: Luis Buñuel
- Screenplay: Salvador Dalí, Luis Buñuel
- Music: Luis Buñuel
- Cast: Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí, Robert Hommet, Marval, Fano Messan, Jaume Miravitlles
- Contacts: Les grands films classiques
- Producer: Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel ( 1900, Spain – 1983, Mexico) is one of the most important personalities of world cinematography. This almost fanatic fan and consumer of the new media made his first short film, Un Chien Andalou, with Salvador Dali in Paris in 1929. After L’Age d’Or (1930) and Land Without Bread (1933) he all but stopped working for ten years because of the Spanish Civil War and WWII. Between 1946 and 1955, he made fourteen more or less commercial films in Mexico. In 1960, he returned to Franco’s Spain to film Viridiana, winner of the Golden Palm in Cannes. In the following years, he made his best films including Diary of a Chambermaid (1964), Tristana (1970), or the Oscar-winning The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972).