... 17 minutes packed with absurdist humor, surreal discontinuity of time and space, dream imagery, and Freudian symbolism. Bunuel worked to jolt viewers out of the passive inactivity that he felt movies induced: "Sitting comfortably in a dark room, dazzled by the light and the movement which exert a quasi-hypnotic power." Although Bunuel's career spanned five decades, five countries, and varying styles and ... abnormal.. Svankmajer's heroine has all the composure necessary for one who is to engage in a surreal journey into a dream like world awaiting her just beyond the nursery walls, and ...

• Word Count: 1646
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate