The aim of this paper is to closely investigate the psychological aspects of the surrealist film:... more The aim of this paper is to closely investigate the psychological aspects of the surrealist film: Un Chien Andalou, produced by Louise Bunuel and Salvador Dali. Bunuel was an intimate friend of Andre Breton who is known as the founder of Surrealist movement in the 1920s. The emergence of surrealism was coincided with the emergence of Sigmund Freud’s theories in the field of psychology which was a sort of revolution by itself regarding the way he redefined “unconscious mind” and how human psyche operates. Andre Breton was interested in the works and theories of Freud and was deeply influenced by him. This influence overshadows his works and thought. In his Manifesto of Surrealism which was published in 1924, Breton asserts some demands and methods for surrealist artists that is all in accordance with the principles of Freud. As both Bunuel and Dali were influenced by Breton, following a discussion based on their dreams, the two men decide to produce a short film. Bunuel revealed his vision of a cloud moving in front of a full moon like a razor blade slicing an eye, and Dali told of a hand crawling with ants. Despite the fact that the intention of this film has been to inspire and symbolize nothing and Bunuel stated in 1983 that “No idea or image that would lend itself to a rational explanation of any kind would be accepted”, he himself, again, in 1983 states that “the only method of investigation of the symbols would be, perhaps, Psychoanalysis”; therefore, in this paper the revolutionary methods of the psychology of Freud, Freudians theories and concepts of castration complex, Fetishism, Dream, Oedipus complex, etc. will be applied to the imageries found in Un Chien Andalou, in an attempt to derive a meaning.
The aim of this paper is to closely investigate the psychological aspects of the surrealist film:... more The aim of this paper is to closely investigate the psychological aspects of the surrealist film: Un Chien Andalou, produced by Louise Bunuel and Salvador Dali. Bunuel was an intimate friend of Andre Breton who is known as the founder of Surrealist movement in the 1920s. The emergence of surrealism was coincided with the emergence of Sigmund Freud’s theories in the field of psychology which was a sort of revolution by itself regarding the way he redefined “unconscious mind” and how human psyche operates. Andre Breton was interested in the works and theories of Freud and was deeply influenced by him. This influence overshadows his works and thought. In his Manifesto of Surrealism which was published in 1924, Breton asserts some demands and methods for surrealist artists that is all in accordance with the principles of Freud. As both Bunuel and Dali were influenced by Breton, following a discussion based on their dreams, the two men decide to produce a short film. Bunuel revealed his vision of a cloud moving in front of a full moon like a razor blade slicing an eye, and Dali told of a hand crawling with ants. Despite the fact that the intention of this film has been to inspire and symbolize nothing and Bunuel stated in 1983 that “No idea or image that would lend itself to a rational explanation of any kind would be accepted”, he himself, again, in 1983 states that “the only method of investigation of the symbols would be, perhaps, Psychoanalysis”; therefore, in this paper the revolutionary methods of the psychology of Freud, Freudians theories and concepts of castration complex, Fetishism, Dream, Oedipus complex, etc. will be applied to the imageries found in Un Chien Andalou, in an attempt to derive a meaning.
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