Buñuel and Dalí Champion Surrealism in Un Chien andalou
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Arts, Popular Culture
- Subcategories: Entertainment, Entertainers, Films, Movies, Motion Pictures
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History, Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Paris
- Date: 1928
Article abstract: The Surrealist film Un Chien andalou launched the career of Luis Buñuel and gave him a vehicle for expressing his deeply felt indignation at the moral failures of church and society.
Summary of Event
The intellectual movement that dominated the careers of both Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí and that drove them to produce Un Chien andalou (1928, an Andalusian dog) was Surrealism. Along with Dadaism and expressionism, it was a revolt against representational art.
Led by founder André Breton, the Surrealist movement had...
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