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Microcinema International will become the exclusive North American wholesale distributor for Un Chien Andalou, directed by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali, and Las Hurdes (Land Without Bread), directed by Luis Buñuel, with bonus short film The Drums of Calanda, directed by Buñuel's son Juan-Luis Buñuel. Un Chien Andalou is available now! Las Hurdes will be released later this year or in early 2008. Un Chien Andalou (1929, Luis Bunuel & Salvador Dali)  Un Chien Andalou (The Andalusian Dog) is regarded as the first film produced purely from within the Surrealist Movement, and a landmark in the history of cinema. Based on an exchange of dreams between Salvador Dali and acclaimed director Luis Buñuel, this tale of unfulfilled desire opens innocently with the words "Once upon a time." What follows is one of the most shocking and celebrated sequences in film history - a razor slashing a woman's eye in extreme close up.Intended to provoke rather than to please (Buñuel saw it as "nothing more than a desperate, passionate appeal to murder"), Un Chien Andalou is a triumph of art and a hysterically dark joy ride whose power to affront the viewer is undiminished after more than three quarters of a century. Special Features: -A Slice of Buñuel: a documentary featuring Buñuel's son, Juan-Luis, 16 min -Epilogue: Buñuel & Dali Bonus Interview, 5 min -Audio Commentary by Surrealism expert Stephen Barber, author of Antonin Artaud: Blows and Bombs -Mystery of Cinema, abridged transcript of speech given by Luis Buñuel in 1953 -Dave McKean graphic design and statement Bonus Short Film: THE DRUMS OF CALANDA (1964, Juan-Luis Buñuel) A film begun by Buñuel and completed by his son Juan-Luis, THE DRUMS OF CALANDA documents Calanda, the Spanish town where his Buñuel was born. During the Easter week, the people of Calanda play the drums without ceasing for twenty-four hours. Buñuel was highly influenced in his film-making by childhood memories of this event. Includes director's commentary! SRP $19.99 UPC: 824820192994 Educational PPR available Learn More
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