L'Age d'Or

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Cast & Crew

Gaston Modot
The Man

Lya Lys
Young Girl

Max Ernst
Leader of men in cottage

Caridad De Laberdesque
Chambermaid

Josep Llorens Artigas
Governor

Lionel Salem
Duke of Blangis

Germaine Noizet
Marquise

Bonaventura Ibáñez
Marquis

Jean Aurenche
Bandit

Luis Buñuel
Director

Luis Buñuel
Writer

Salvador Dali
Writer

Marquis de Sade
Writer

Le Vicomte de Noailles
Producer

Luis Buñuel
Original Music

Georges Van Parys
Original Music

Albert Duverger
Cinematographer

Luis Buñuel
Film Editor

Pierre Schild
Art Direction

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Critic Reviews for The Golden Age (L'Âge d'Or)

Audience Reviews for The Golden Age (L'Âge d'Or)

• Aug 05, 2017

  Though definitely fascinating as a surrealistic experiment, it is more cryptic and rambling than Bunuel's previous film Un Chien Andalou, which makes it feel sometimes that now he is going for the "anything goes" philosophy instead of having full control of his ideas.
  Carlos M Super Reviewer
• Jan 12, 2013

  A year after their aesthetically shocking "An Andalusian Dog", Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali, two of the most subversive minds in all of modern art, return to form with something that's infinitely more scandalous, blasphemous and, to the eyes of many during the time, even close to pornographic. In a way, "An Andalusian Dog", a boldly offensive film in its own right, is their comparatively tamer (and saner, even) dress rehearsal for this little bad boy, an epic (yes, I think so) 60-minute dissection of societal putrescence. Although the film is comprised of surrealistic images that may or may not ultimately add up to one coherent message, the individual intrigue that the images were able to evoke are truly unnerving. In my personal view, the film's visuals, in all its take-no-prisoners lunacy, is one of the most spot-on recapturing of the social, psychological and romantic insanities of our times. So yes, despite of the film's highly blasphemous thematic texture, "L'Age d'Or" can be ironically considered as a 'miraculous' achievement in modern cinema, especially considering the fact that both Buñuel and Dali, at the time, were not that acquainted to the rigors of filmmaking. In simple description, the film, at least on surface level, is the story of how two lovers, because of numerous hindrances and disruptions, can't seem to consummate their sexual and romantic longings just like how the bourgeoisie people in "The Exterminating Angel" can't seem to get out of the room they're in or how they can't even seem to eat their meals in "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie". Ultimately, it is in the middle of this kind of futility (specifically this film's two main characters and their misfiring attempts to be with one another) that both Buñuel and Dali were able to paint the landscapes of their film's masterful social probe. By penetrating the rotting core of what founds the pillars of religion, modern society and love itself, these two surrealistic bad boys were able to unearth, with unapologetic humor and shocking images, the intense perversity of human nature and its devastating consequences. Often merely described as a surrealistic satire, I think that "L'Age d'Or" should be more aptly labeled as an anti-religious social nightmare that will make even the most apathetic member of the social populace cringe. Hell, more than 80 years have passed and I still think that this film is not for the faint of heart. After all, what do you expect if you merge the minds of Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali, an elegant costume drama? This film, just like the scorpions in its opening scene, may be too small in stature and short in length, but it sure profoundly stings.
  Ivan D Super Reviewer
• Mar 09, 2011

  So surreal, yet darkly humorous and entertaining, Salvador Dali achieves his goal of not making sense.
  

  Dillon L Super Reviewer
• Jan 30, 2011

  Age D'or is so wonderfully weird. It is a slice of modern theatre presented at the dawn of cinema and is remarkable for any time.
  

  John B Super Reviewer

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