Overview
A surreal journey into the subconscious that challenges the boundaries of reality and perception.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Labyrinthine
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- dreamy
- disturbing
- late night viewing
- film study
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a groundbreaking and highly influential work of cinematic surrealism, even though its meaning remains deliberately unstable.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The short links a slit eye, ants, a piano, a dead horse, and apparently disconnected encounters without stable rational explanation.
Its mysterious images and open construction support readings ranging from profound symbolism to deliberate meaninglessness.
The eye-slitting image and the horse dragged across the piano function as unforgettable visual ruptures.
The collaboration between Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí uses sacrilegious, erotic, bodily, and death-associated imagery to disrupt cinematic norms.
Films like Un Chien Andalou, and why
The Exterminating Angel
shared surrealist imagery, dream logic, and radical rejection of conventional narrative
Meshes of the Afternoon
shared avant-garde surrealism, disturbing visual motifs, and interpretive ambiguity
Eraserhead
shared dreamlike symbolism, erotic unease, and psychologically disorienting imagery
Movie Details
- Director
- Luis Buñuel
- Release Date
- 1929-06-05
- Runtime
- 17 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (1456)
Cast
- Simone Mareuil
- Pierre Batcheff
- Luis Buñuel
- Salvador Dalí
- Robert Hommet
- Marval
- Fano Messan
- Jaume Miravitlles
- Pancho Cossío
- Juan Esplandiu
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Brew, FlixFling, Eternal Family, Bloodstream
- Rent
- FlixFling
- Buy
- FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Un Chien Andalou about?
- A landmark French surrealist short collages erotic, religious, and grotesque images into an unsettling assault on cinematic logic.
- What is Un Chien Andalou like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Un Chien Andalou as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as labyrinthine.
- Is Un Chien Andalou violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Un Chien Andalou as graphic.
- What did critics think of Un Chien Andalou?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a groundbreaking and highly influential work of cinematic surrealism, even though its meaning remains deliberately unstable.
- Which films are like Un Chien Andalou?
- Films with a similar feel include The Exterminating Angel, Meshes of the Afternoon, and Eraserhead.
- How long is Un Chien Andalou?
- Un Chien Andalou runs 17 minutes.
- Where can I watch Un Chien Andalou?
- In United States, Un Chien Andalou streams on Philo, Brew, FlixFling, Eternal Family, Bloodstream.
