Review of Un Chien Andalou (1929) by Kris W — 25 Nov 2010
Really bizzare surrealistic film, famous for 2 images in particular, a woman slicing her eyeball with a razor blade, and a man with dozens of ants crawling aroud the palm of his hand.
Luis Buñuel told Salvador Dalà about a dream in which a cloud sliced the moon in half "like a razor blade slicing through an eye". Dalà responded that he'd dreamed about a hand crawling with ants. Out of these two dreams this film was born.
On the album "Doolittle" by The Pixies, the song "Debaser" is based on this film. Repeatedly throughout the song, the line "I am un chien andalusia" can be heard being screamed by the lead vocalist, Frank Black.
David Bowie began every concert in his 1976 "Station to Station" tour by showing this film. (If you've ever heard an audience groan at the opening scene, imagine an entire auditorium, most of whom were undoubtedly seeing it for the first time.).
This review of Un Chien Andalou (1929) was written by Kris W on 25 Nov 2010.
Un Chien Andalou has generally received very positive reviews.
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