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L'Âge d'Or (1930)

A surrealist masterpiece.

Genre : Romance, Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 3M

Director : Luis Buñuel
Writer : Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot
The Man
Lya Lys
Lya Lys
The Woman
Caridad de Laberdesque
Caridad de Laberdesque
Marquise' Chambermaid / Girl at Blangis' Castle
Max Ernst
Max Ernst
Bandit Leader in the Hut
Josep Llorens Artigas
Josep Llorens Artigas
Governor
Lionel Salem
Lionel Salem
Duke of Blangis
Germaine Noizet
Germaine Noizet
Marquise of X
Duchange
Duchange
Orchestra Conductor
Bonaventura Ibáñez
Bonaventura Ibáñez
Marquis of X
Jean Aurenche
Jean Aurenche
Bandit (uncredited)
Jacques Brunius
Jacques Brunius
Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
(uncredited)
Jean Castanier
Jean Castanier
Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Juan Castañe
Juan Castañe
Bandit (uncredited)
Pancho Cossío
Pancho Cossío
Lame Bandit (uncredited)
Simone Cottance
Simone Cottance
Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Marie Berthe Ernst
Marie Berthe Ernst
Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Juan Esplandiu
Juan Esplandiu
Bandit (uncredited)
Pedro Flores
Pedro Flores
Bandit (uncredited)
Claude Heymann
Claude Heymann
Extra (uncredited)
Valentine Hugo
Valentine Hugo
Governor's Wife (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Duke of Blangis' Follower (uncredited)
Marval
Marval
Defenestrated Bishop (uncredited)
Juan Ramón Masoliver
Juan Ramón Masoliver
Extra (uncredited)
Jaume Miravitlles
Jaume Miravitlles
Bandit (uncredited)
Manuel Ángeles Ortiz
Manuel Ángeles Ortiz
Forester (uncredited)
Jaime Otero
Jaime Otero
Extra (uncredited)
Joaquin Peinado
Joaquin Peinado
Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Roland Penrose
Roland Penrose
Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Valentine Penrose
Valentine Penrose
Woman in Car with Ostensory (uncredited)
Domingo Pruña
Domingo Pruña
Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Jacques Prévert
Jacques Prévert
Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)
Pierre Prévert
Pierre Prévert
Péman (uncredited)
Joaquín Roa
Joaquín Roa
Bandit (uncredited)
Raymond de Sarka
Raymond de Sarka
Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Paul Éluard
Paul Éluard
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Crews

Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Director
Le Vicomte de Noailles
Le Vicomte de Noailles
Producer
Albert Duverger
Albert Duverger
Director of Photography
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Editor
Pierre Schild
Pierre Schild
Set Decoration
Peter Paul Brauer
Peter Paul Brauer
Sound
Donatien Alphonse François de Sade
Donatien Alphonse François de Sade
Novel
Alexandre Trauner
Alexandre Trauner
Production Design
Jean Gastaldi
Jean Gastaldi
Unit Manager
Jacques Brunius
Jacques Brunius
Assistant Director
Claude Heymann
Claude Heymann
Assistant Director
Albert Duverger
Albert Duverger
Still Photographer
Armand Bernard
Armand Bernard
Conductor
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Screenplay
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí
Screenplay
Marie-Laure de Noailles
Marie-Laure de Noailles
Producer
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Original Music Composer
Georges Van Parys
Georges Van Parys
Original Music Composer
Marvel
Marvel
Production Manager
Serge Piménoff
Serge Piménoff
Assistant Set Designer
Jeanne Buñuel
Jeanne Buñuel
Production Assistant

Trailers and other movies

Mark Kermode reviews L'Age d'Or | BFI Player

Posters and backgrounds

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