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Tamia 2022-10-30 04:23:08
Bunuel's second film (the first is "An Andalu Dog"), the first full-length film. The film is full of opposing scenes-(urban) prosperity and ruins, (civilized) system and absurdity, (sexual) restraint and proliferation, (religious) grand and ugly, etc. In a squashed concept of time, from the "discovery" of the pope to the pope being thrown out of the window, it seems to tell a cyclical story full of dreams. From these bizarre shots and the recurring protagonist (a friendly ambassador) in the film, one can read the director’s anger and despair of the modern civilized system; in fact, including the final "Jesus postmortem", his method of expression has always been Quite straightforward. This clear-cut cynicism started from Dickens to Buñuel—except for the progress of the position that had to be made because of the progress of the criticized object—it seemed to have only changed its form. (Towel City)
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Young Girl: I have waited for a long time. What joy to have our children murdered!