Social conventions are broken and non-sequiturs abound in our movies this week as Alex and Jonathan discuss Luis Buñuel’s L’Age d’or (1930), The Exterminating Angel (1962), and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), with Un Chien andalou (1929) thrown in for good measure. We talk the social temper tantrum of the Surrealists, scene-driven plots, and the ripple effect of surreal art.
This week we have a special video episode as Alex takes a stopover in the Filmlings’ home town before moving to LA:
And you can still listen on SoundCloud like normal:
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Skip to: Un Chien andalou (11:41), L’Age d’or (18:49), The Exterminating Angel (32:32), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (45:50), Overall (56:22), Coming Attractions (1:05:05)
Resources referenced in this episode:
- Un Chien andalou
- L’Age d’or
- My Last Sigh by Luis Buñuel
- Jonathan’s surrealist twitter rabbit hole
- Alex on Twitter: @AlexGeringer
- Jonathan on Twitter: @JSSatchell
Next week we look at three films by perhaps the most famous contemporary surrealist, David Lynch:
- Eraserhead (1977)
- Blue Velvet (1986)
- Mulholland Drive (2001) – Available on Netflix
Intro/Outro Music:
Ash by Mike Braudrick
