Review of Un Chien Andalou (1929) by Ricardo M — 18 May 2009

Bizarre, surreal, and absolutely fascinating.

This review of Un Chien Andalou (1929) was written by Ricardo M on 18 May 2009.

Un Chien Andalou has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Rex R (27) on 08 Mar 2015

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By Jorge B (86) on 02 Dec 2014

It may be silent and only twenty minutes long, but Un Chien Andalou is still one of the most disturbing, shocking, yet artistically brilliant…

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By Pantha R (11) on 01 Jan 2014

BRILLIANT is the only word that can be uttered right now…

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By Jason E (565) on 27 Jul 2014

A surrealistic artistic expression that seems meaningful but is really just a bunch of beautiful, disturbing, and confusing nonsense…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 16 Sep 2013

This is the avant-garde masterpiece with the razor across an eyeball and dead donkeys sprawled across pianos…

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By Rafael U (35) on 10 Apr 2013

A short movie but influential in european cinema…

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By Charles P (1,784) on 01 Jan 2014

BRILLIANT is the only word that can be uttered right now…

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