Now Playing: A cinematic experience

[SCyclone]

My interest in the cinema led me to create my own thread, intended to discuss movies and the people who create them. (A tip of the cap to @MeanDean, @cyclones500, and @CycloneRulzzz, who have their music threads. My idea is to examine a certain film, filmmaker, or actor/actress at length.

Our beginning topic is one of the most analyzed, criticized, and misunderstood films of all time: Un Chien Andalou (an Andalusian dog), by the French director Luis Bunuel. He was assisted in creating this short film by none other than the artist Salvador Dali.

The 16-minute film (!!!!!!) contains one scene after another that will confound the viewer, since they have no basis in reality, nor relation to each other. The film was intended to shock and amaze, and in this sense is does not disappoint. There have been papers written about it, and numerous attempts to discover hidden meaning and/or theme, none of which succeeded.

If you have seen it, you will never forget it. If you are a cinema buff and have not seen it, you owe it to yourself to find a copy somewhere. Leave your thoughts and/or comments below.

Thanks for visiting!!!!

 

[cyhiphopp]

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

I'll have to watch this some evening.

 

[mapnerd]

Kind of a weird side note, we just watched Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen) again where Owen Wilson meets artists from this era, including Dali and Bunuel. I always liked that movie. Now I'm curious about this movie and will try to watch it tonight.

 

[cyclones500]

Looking forward to the series, @SCyclone ... I like the title "Now Playing."

 

[cyclones500]

When anyone mentions Bunuel, I immediately think of "The Phantom of Liberty," released 45 years after "Un Chien Andalou."

Not even my favorite scene, but a hint of what lies within:

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

When anyone mentions Bunuel, I immediately think of "The Phantom of Liberty," released 45 years after "Un Chien Andalou."

Not even my favorite scene, but a hint of what lies within:

I gave this a creative because we don't have a WTF rating.

 

[cyhiphopp]

Looking forward to the series, @SCyclone ... I like the title "Now Playing."

I like it too, but he needs some visuals to cement the series such as one of the following:

 

[SCyclone]

I like it too, but he needs some visuals to cement the series such as one of the following:

Good thought.....wish I knew how to cut and paste it to the thread title.

 

[cyhiphopp]

I gave this a creative because we don't have a WTF rating.

THAT'S A RATING WE REALLY NEED!!!

It would be so versatile. From a stupid sports take to a reaction to something completely off topic.

OR

 

[alarson]

The title of this thread made me think of this:

 

[cyhiphopp]

Good thought.....wish I knew how to cut and paste it to the thread title.

Ok, here's what you do.

You right click the picture you like, and select "Copy Image Location":


Then edit your original post with the "Edit" button at the bottom:



Go to where you want to insert the picture in your post, and click to get the cursor there.

Then go to the top of your post and select the icon to add a picture:


That will bring up a box to enter the Image Location that you copied earlier, paste the location there, and then click INSERT:



This should add the image to your post. Then just save changes to your post at the bottom and everything should show up.

You can copy the location of the same picture from this thread to add to your next one if you want to as well.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

THAT'S A RATING WE REALLY NEED!!!

It would be so versatile. From a stupid sports take to a reaction to something completely off topic.

OR

This will do just fine, thank you

 

[jcyclonee]

I should probably watch this film. I've heard about it many times but never taken the 16 minutes to view it. I'm with Gr8 and will try to watch it this weekend.

 

[jcyclonee]

The title of this thread made me think of this:

On a related note, here's a guide to writing a RomCom.
https://uproxx.com/viral/how-to-write-a-hollywood-rom-com-in-10-easy-steps/

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

On a related note, here's a guide to writing a RomCom.
https://uproxx.com/viral/how-to-write-a-hollywood-rom-com-in-10-easy-steps/

That's pretty much right on target

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

If the subtitles were in English I'm sure it would have made perfect sense.

 

[cyclones500]

I gave this a creative because we don't have a WTF rating.

Heh! I think a majority of viewers would have a similar reaction. I find the movie fascinating, but keep in mind, I am not normal!

If anybody wonders if the scene makes logical sense in context of the film — well, it doesn't, because there is no context!

 

[cyclones500]

I watched the film. Previously had seen only a few scenes, as isolated clips.

No way I could describe what happened, but it's intriguing to watch, I can't imagine how groundbreaking it was at the time from a technical/editing standpoint, and what audiences thought about it compared to common fare of the day.

Another fascination for me about pre-talkie stuff is how heavily it relied on presenting a story cinematically. Music could help, of course, but it couldn't rely on audible dialog.