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One of the greatest collaborations of cinema history, L' ge d'Or(1930) united the geniuses of Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali in the making of a Surrealist masterpiece - a uniquely savage blend of visual poetry and social criticism. The film was banned and vilified for many years in many countries, becoming justly legendary for its subversive eroticism and its furious dissection of 'civilised' values. In a remarkable, intuitive reading of L' ge d'Or, Paul Hammond interweaves a detailed account of the extraordinary circumstances of its production with a dazzling interpretation of its aesthetic and political nuances. At once authoritative and polemical, this is a study entirely in tune with its subject, a fitting celebration of a major landmark in world cinema.

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A lovely book. A sharp new look at an great old film. -- George Melly

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Foreword to the 2020 Edition The first prismatic articulation The second The third The fourth The fifth A sixth vesicular joint, the poison sac Notes Credits Bibliography Acknowledgments

L'Âge d'or

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      Publisher BFI Publishing
      Published 12 November 2020
      ISBN-13 9781839021831
      978-1839021831
      ISBN-10 1839021837
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      One of the greatest collaborations of cinema history, L' ge d'Or(1930) united the geniuses of Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali in the making of a Surrealist masterpiece - a uniquely savage blend of visual poetry and social criticism. The film was banned and vilified for many years in many countries, becoming justly legendary for its subversive eroticism and its furious dissection of 'civilised' values. In a remarkable, intuitive reading of L' ge d'Or, Paul Hammond interweaves a detailed account of the extraordinary circumstances of its production with a dazzling interpretation of its aesthetic and political nuances. At once authoritative and polemical, this is a study entirely in tune with its subject, a fitting celebration of a major landmark in world cinema.

      Trade Review
      A lovely book. A sharp new look at an great old film. -- George Melly

      Table of Contents
      Foreword to the 2020 Edition The first prismatic articulation The second The third The fourth The fifth A sixth vesicular joint, the poison sac Notes Credits Bibliography Acknowledgments

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