Editors
Warning: This video
contains extremely disturbing
and graphic images.
It is intended for adults
only. It is not
recommended for more sensitive
viewers.
The opening sequence
from Luis Buñuel's
1928 surrealist
film Un Chien Andalou
is one of the most
shocking and unforgettable
in the history of
cinema. A sliver
of cloud moves swiftly
in front of the
orb of a full moon.
And then, in extreme
close-up, a straight
razor follows the
cloud's horizontal
path as it slices
into the exposed
eye of a young woman.
The knowledge that
the blade actually
cut a cow's eye
which was placed
into the socket
of an eyeless woman
does little to mitigate
the horror of the
image.
The entire 16
minute film,
which was co-written
by Salvador
Dali, has been
a continuing
influence on
dark culture,
most recently
in The Ring
films spawned
by the director
Hideo Nakata.
The many disturbing
scenes throughout
the film can
be interpreted
as a variety
of visual metaphors.
For example,
the image of
ants crawling
from a stigmata-like
hole in a man's
hand is derived
from a French
phrase used
to describe
a murderous
impulse, i.e.
"itching
to kill."
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