Un Chien Andalou

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Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí's iconic 1929 short film is a landmark of surrealist cinema. It abandons traditional narrative for a succession of deliberately irrational, often disturbing images. The film is famous for its shocking opening scene of an eye being sliced, among other bizarre visuals like ants emerging from a hand and dead donkeys on pianos. It is an avant garde exploration of the subconscious, designed to provoke and challenge the viewer.

Fantasy  Horror

Directed by

Luis Buñuel

Starring

Pierre Batcheff, Simone Mareuil, Luis Buñuel