BDM206 Surrealist films

Blood of a Poet

Emak 

Surrealist films, dreamlike images
The music has a prominent effect on the story line

Eyes are used a lot, cutting in half

Alfred Hitcock (collaboration with Salvador Dali, Spellbound)

Influenced greatly by surrealist films
Vividness of dream
Very sharp with long perspectives and black shadows

Destino

Director: Dominique Monfrey
Salvador Dali signed a contract with Walt Disney 1946
was unearthed in 2000 by Roy E. Disney
Surrealist animation
Similar to Hercules style

Walerian Borowcyzk

1962 short film The concert of Mr and Mrs Kabal 

Scratchy drawings 

Exaggerated movements

One setting (frame  of screen) like a onstage play

Blog Research

Time Period: 1930-1980's

How does Surrealist film differ from Western film conventions?

Surrealism is an attempt to connect reality with the world of the subconscious mind to create an extreme reality where other levels of the consciousness and meaning are revealed. Surrealist cinema signified an incoherent dream experience. This differs from Western film conventions as Western Films attempt to portray realism wherever possible, to capture the audience and entice them into believing they are part of the story. Surrealism avoids this as the experience is to whimsical to be considered real by the audience.

Discuss how the films of a contemporary film director or animator have been influenced by surrealist film movement.

Joshua Oppenheimer
The Act of Killing (2013)
The Look of Silence(2015)



Joshua Oppenheimer uses bright colours to portray the surrealist film movement. His movies are shot blurry and bright to imitate the dream-like state that old surrealist movies enduced, however, with the use of colour Joshua's style is slightly different