Un Chien Andalou

helenelagonelle: Wiesław Wałkuski’s poster for Un Chien Andalou (via dontbehasty)
(http://carov2.tumblr.com/post/2178333413/helenelagonelle-wieslaw-walkuskis-poster-for)

What could be said about Un Chien Andalou that hasn't for now been said? The woman's eyeball cut with a razor came from Buñuel, the man's hand crawled by ants from Dalí; which of them had the idea of moving the hair from the woman's armpit on the man's chin, that I don't know; the illustration from Vermeer is related to the fascination Dalí had for the Dutch master; as for references to the works of Lorca and Jimenez (Platero y yo, telling la vida y muerte del burro Platero, dedicada a la memoria de Aguedilla, la pobre loca de la calle del Sol que me mandaba moras y claveles), I'd let for you to discover. You can find more in Wikipedia (and in many other places).

The beginning, with Buñuel cutting the woman's eye (well, they used a cow or a calf or something, so don't jump too hastily on conclusions) wanted to be, I think, the moment when the cinema, as it had been known, were declared officially dead and a totally new art was starting its way.

(video by iconaus2)

(Filmele Avangardei)

(Cinéma Français)