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L'Âge d'or

L'Âge d'or

A surrealist masterpiece.

19306.81h 3m

Overview

The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.

Directed by Luis Buñuel
Written by Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí
Produced by Le Vicomte de Noailles, Marie-Laure de Noailles
Box Office0Revenue: $8K

Top Cast

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

The Man

Lya Lys

Lya Lys

The Woman

C

Caridad de Laberdesque

Marquise' Chambermaid / Girl at Blangis' Castle

M

Max Ernst

Bandit Leader in the Hut

Josep Llorens Artigas

Josep Llorens Artigas

Governor

Lionel Salem

Lionel Salem

Duke of Blangis

G

Germaine Noizet

Marquise of X

D

Duchange

Orchestra Conductor

B

Bonaventura Ibáñez

Marquis of X

Jean Aurenche

Jean Aurenche

Bandit (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

beachvillaorgychild murdergardenbishopsurrealismsculptureoutlawloveblack and whitecelebrationsilent filmscorpiondrawbridge

About L'Âge d'or

L'Âge d'or is a romance, comedy, drama film released in 1930 exploring themes of beach, villa, orgy, child murder, garden, bishop. Directed by Luis Buñuel, it stars Gaston Modot, Lya Lys, Caridad de Laberdesque. The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.

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