A dreamlike, deliberately baffling provocation that drifts between shock, satire and erotic obsession, leaving you unsettled and unsure what you just watched.
About 1930 film directed by Luis Buñuel
Genres drama
Directed by Luis Buñuel
Written by Salvador Dalí, Luis Buñuel
Starring Luis Buñuel, Paul Éluard, Max Ernst, Gaston Modot, Valentine Hugo, Lya Lys, Jean Aurenche, Josep Llorens i Artigas
Runtime 60 min
Country France
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A slow, unsettling study of power and dependence, coolly observed, with moments of dark irony and a quietly devastating finish.
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A long, unflinching confession that is intellectually provocative and emotionally raw, demanding patience and tolerance for explicit, disturbing content.
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Deadpan, unsettling and quietly hilarious, it drifts through sterile rituals and cold cruelty toward a strangely tender, aching romance.
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A seductive, claustrophobic descent into obsession, told with icy wit and mounting unease.
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A claustrophobic, explicit descent into consuming obsession that is as hypnotic as it is unsettling.
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A lavish, chilly spectacle of a man's hollow pursuit of pleasure, drifting through ornate, dreamlike tableaux that feel both absurd and deeply sad.
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A chaotic, gleefully tasteless sketch revue that veers from slapstick to surreal, daring you to laugh at its sheer absurdity.
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A cringe-inducing, hilarious satire that skewers wealth and class, making you squirm and laugh as it escalates into chaos.
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A cold, hypnotic plunge into alien eyes, all glassy imagery and dread, leaving you unsettled long after.
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It is a bizarre and darkly funny descent into the perils of vanity and eternal youth.
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A wildly imaginative, visually sumptuous ride that is by turns hilarious, shocking, and strangely moving.
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A bawdy, earthy romp through medieval tales, mixing slapstick and satire with a sly, irreverent wink.
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A glittering, crowded country-house weekend where flirtation and farce slowly curdle into something mournful and fatal.
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A cold, unsettling plunge into obsession and revenge, unfolding with surgical precision and leaving a lingering sense of dread.
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A slow, droning nightmare of industrial hum and dread that unsettles you long after the images fade.
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A wry, unsettling black comedy that balances charm with murder, inviting you to ponder morality while being entertained by a witty killer.
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A queasy, darkly comic study of obsession, full of unsettling wit and slow-building dread.
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