Age of Gold (1930) n
Was looking for controversial films from 1930s for the porential HoF and maybe even for the countdown and found this one by Buñuel.
It's quite hard to write anything specific about the film because I don't really understand what I saw. I assume it's against religion and the aristocratic (mis)use of power blessed by the church in similar vein as de Sade's works (yeah, I got clear de Sade vibes way before the end and its direct reference). Youtube copy missed subtitles from couple of scenes but I don't think that even with them I could say there's a clear plot here, it just flows onward like a twisted dream.
Cinematography is mostly quite nice for a 1930 film and there are lots of good looking outdoors scenes (especially in the beginning). Soundtrack is also surprisingly inventive for the age. Acting is probably good (without real characters it's always a little hard to tell).
Age of Gold was entertaining experience even without finding much sense in it. It was brutal and dark film with somewhat surprising twists. It was little like following a dream while being awake. From today's standards the outrage it created seems silly but I'm sure there are lots of people even today who would get butthurt by its mockery of religion.
Was looking for controversial films from 1930s for the porential HoF and maybe even for the countdown and found this one by Buñuel.
It's quite hard to write anything specific about the film because I don't really understand what I saw. I assume it's against religion and the aristocratic (mis)use of power blessed by the church in similar vein as de Sade's works (yeah, I got clear de Sade vibes way before the end and its direct reference). Youtube copy missed subtitles from couple of scenes but I don't think that even with them I could say there's a clear plot here, it just flows onward like a twisted dream.
Cinematography is mostly quite nice for a 1930 film and there are lots of good looking outdoors scenes (especially in the beginning). Soundtrack is also surprisingly inventive for the age. Acting is probably good (without real characters it's always a little hard to tell).
Age of Gold was entertaining experience even without finding much sense in it. It was brutal and dark film with somewhat surprising twists. It was little like following a dream while being awake. From today's standards the outrage it created seems silly but I'm sure there are lots of people even today who would get butthurt by its mockery of religion.