"Age d'Or"

"L'Age d'or" united the work of Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali in the making of a savage blend of visual poetry and social criticism. Here, Paul Hammond interweaves a detailed account of the circumstances of the film's production with an interpretation of its aesthetic and political nuances.

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"L'Age d'or" united the work of Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali in the making of a savage blend of visual poetry and social criticism. The film was originally banned and vilified for many years in many countries, becoming legendary for its subversive eroticism and its dissection of "civilised" values. Here, Paul Hammond interweaves a detailed account of the circumstances of the film's production with an interpretation of its aesthetic and political nuances.