L'Âge d'or
A surrealist masterpiece.
Romance
Comedy
Drama
Overview
The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1930-11-28
Runtime:
1h 3m
Director:
Luis Buñuel
Writer:
Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí
Top Cast
Gaston Modot
The Man
Lya Lys
The Woman
Caridad de Laberdesque
Marquise' Chambermaid / Girl at Blangis' Castle
Max Ernst
Bandit Leader in the Hut
Josep Llorens Artigas
Governor
Lionel Salem
Duke of Blangis
Germaine Noizet
Marquise of X
Duchange
Orchestra Conductor
Bonaventura Ibáñez
Marquis of X
Jean Aurenche
Bandit (uncredited)
Jacques Brunius
Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)
Luis Buñuel
(uncredited)
Official Videos
Mark Kermode reviews L'Age d'Or | BFI Player
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