A surrealist masterpiece.
The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.
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Gaston Modot The Man
Lya Lys The Woman Caridad de Laberdesque Marquise' Chambermaid / Girl at Blangis' Castle
Max Ernst Bandit Leader in the Hut
Josep Llorens Artigas Governor
Lionel Salem Duke of Blangis Germaine Noizet Marquise of X
Duchange Orchestra Conductor
Bonaventura Ibáñez Marquis of X
Jean Aurenche Bandit (uncredited)
Jacques Brunius Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)
Luis Buñuel (uncredited)Screenings in Brussels
No upcoming screenings.