Meshes Of The Afternoon And Un Chien Andalou

Name Professor Course Date Meshes of the afternoon and Un Chien Andalou Art of cinema has been revolutionized by surrealism where the aspect come with new approaches and techniques that freed it from traditional storytelling and transformed medium into something that an artist could reveal, explore and sometimes replicate the inner-workings of the subconscious mind. Surrealist films leave the audience with images that are not only shocking but also lodge into the audience psyche depriving them of the easy legible narrative. This part of the easy is going to look at surrealist films based on the movies Meshes of the Afternoon and Un Chien Andalou. Both Meshes of the afternoon and Un Chien Andalou are observed as surrealist films because they have a similar method of displaying dreamlike images and situations. In Meshes of the Afternoon, there is the element of repeating scenes, moving objects and cinematographic activities that aid in constructing a dreamlike mood for the audience. It begins with a woman exploring her home then dozes off in a chair and it ends with a man walking in to find the woman dead. The dreams include her chasing a figure with flowers; she runs up and down the stairs and then looks out the window at the figure being chased by a copy of another woman. There is a repetition of this sequence up to three times and there is exhibition of three women in the house who are aware of each other presence. This mimics how people have same repeatedly dream and the surreal effect is created. Un Chien Andalou is a combination of seeped in insanity, aggression, fear, and obsession. There is a mix of subconscious longing, hatred, and sexual anxiety to create a dream like viewing experience. Un Chien Andalou surrealism also emerges when they make the connection to the moon and cloud. The two separate shots are separated by space and time. This connection seems to exist on the mind of the actor only. In Meshes of the afternoon there are objects moving around in the house during the dream sequence. The disarray of these ...