Similarities Between Un Chian Andalou

Un Chien Andalou (1929) is the perfect example of a mise-en-scene style of filming. As, every scene has been orchestrated in an intentional and mindful way. Having said that, it was up to the filmmaker to allow impromptu performances or unplanned scenarios.

The filmmakers of this movie have used mise-en-scene to create surrealism. Releasing the confused and repressed conscious realm of mind exhibited through dream like imagery that shows the potential creativity of their unconscious mind. The creators of the film Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel took inspiration from dreams that they had had and incorporated those depictions into it.

The settings are a combination of both on location shoots and created sets. Where the positioning of the character, the lighting and the props are
The comical gestures of the fingers and claw like appearance play that out well. Throughout the film hands have been used separately as a performer in various ways to depict horror and bizarreness and this could come from the artist Dali’s personal obsession with them, which has also been seen, in his previous works. Throughout the film, some of the costumes and props remain constant with some items, such as the articles of clothing and striped box, being repeatedly shown. The costumes are very representative of the fashion style of the 1920s, with the main female lead sporting a tubular dress and Eton crop hairstyle; the style has been true to the era. Since the movie was filmed during the 1920s, make up was usually used to enhance and define features so that the camera would be able to capture the expressions just right, therefore, make up has been used for those reasons in this film. Both the costumes and make up have not distracted the audience from the performance of the characters, except the scene where the man is dressed in a nun’s outfit and is making a