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L'Age d'Or (French: L'Âge d'Or, pronounced [lɑʒ dɔʁ]), commonly translated as The Golden Age or Age of Gold, is a 1930 French surrealist satirical comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel about the insanities of modern life, the hypocrisy of the sexual mores of bourgeois society, and the value system of the Catholic Church. Much of the story ...
Nov 1, 1979 · A man and a woman are passionately in love, but their attempts to consummate that passion are constantly thwarted by their families, the Church, and bourgeois society. This 1930 film by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí is a surrealist tale of absurd humor and experimental filmmaking.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Luis Buñuel
- 1979-11-01
The plot of L'Age d'or is remarkably simple; two lovers (Gaston Modot and Lya Lys) declare war on a bourgeois French society intent on thwarting the fulfillment of their desires. And the film did not lack for name talent.
Nov 2, 2015 · L'Age d'Or (French: L'Âge d'Or, pronounced: [lɑʒ dɔʁ]), commonly translated as The Golden Age or Age of Gold, is a 1930 French surrealist comedy directed by Luis Buñuel about the insanities of modern life, the hypocrisy of the sexual mores of bourgeois society and the value system of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 62 min
Feb 4, 2004 · Nonsensical, erotic, scandalous, revolutionary: Luis Buñuel's surrealist masterpiece L'Âge D'Or is not for those of a nervous disposition. After premiering in Paris in November 1930, the...
A banned film that challenges every social and moral convention with wit and provocation. Lya Lys and Gaston Modot star as lovers who struggle to consummate their passion in absurd and erotic scenarios.
Families, the church and bourgeois society try to thwart the passion of a lusty man (Gaston Modot) and woman (Lya Lys).
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- Comedy
