# L'Âge d'or (1930)

> A scandalous surrealist romance turns thwarted desire into a grotesque revolt against bourgeois and Catholic authority.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3182

## Facts

- Runtime: 63 min
- Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
- Director: Luis Buñuel
- Cast: Gaston Modot, Lya Lys, Caridad de Laberdesque, Max Ernst, Josep Llorens Artigas, Lionel Salem, Germaine Noizet, Duchange
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021577/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: irreverent, provocative, grotesque, arthouse film night, film history study

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