The Branded Eye

The Branded Eye

Buñuel's Un Chien andalou

Jenaro Talens
Translated by Giulia Colaizzi

$28.50 paper
ISBN: 0-8166-2047-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-2047-0

In 1929, Un Chien andalou opened in Paris to a riotous response. People were enraged and disturbed by its shocking content, structure, and narrative form. This innovative study offers a detailed analysis of the film, including its production background, Salvator Dali's influence in its making, biographical information on Buñuel, and an annotated script of the film, shot-by-shot description, and complete film découpage.

Jenaro Talens is professor of literary theory and film at the University of Valencia, Spain. Talens co-authored Through the Shattering Glass and co-edited Rhetoric and Politics, Modes of Representation in Spanish Cinema, The Politics of Editing, Critical Practices in Post-Franco Spain.

192 pages | 373 photographs | 1993



The Branded Eye Buñuel's Un Chien andalou Jenaro Talens Translated by Giulia Colaizzi		$28.50 paper ISBN: 0-8166-2047-4 ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-2047-0
In 1929, Un Chien andalou opened in Paris to a riotous response. People were enraged and disturbed by its shocking content, structure, and narrative form. This innovative study offers a detailed analysis of the film, including its production background, Salvator Dali's influence in its making, biographical information on Buñuel, and an annotated script of the film, shot-by-shot description, and complete film découpage. Jenaro Talens is professor of literary theory and film at the University of Valencia, Spain. Talens co-authored Through the Shattering Glass and co-edited Rhetoric and Politics, Modes of Representation in Spanish Cinema, The Politics of Editing, Critical Practices in Post-Franco Spain. 192 pages \| 373 photographs \| 1993