Un Chien Andalou
1929 |16 mins | France
Director: Luis Buñuel

This surrealist, avant-garde French film fits very easily into the cult status from its production to execution.   It was produced with a low budget, which is common of B-movies with cult status. There is no ‘plot' running with the series of images.   These shocking images were used to stun the audiences.

"For the first time in the history of the cinema," wrote the critic Ado Kyrou, "a director tries not to please but rather to alienate nearly all potential spectators."   (rogerebert.com)

Un Chien Andalou is a surreal, avant-garde film with outrageous scenes which spells out cult film.   The films purpose was to stun which would be considered not the ‘norm' for its time.   In just a few decades, some devoted fans willed this film to have cult status.   It is still not perceived as the ‘norm' by today's standards but is much appreciated for its artistic values and techniques.   

SIGNATURE LINE - It's a silent movie, but shrieks and gasps can often be heard in the audience.

RogerEbert.com
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20000416/REVIEWS08/401010369/1023
December 14, 2006