Un Chien Andalou - initial discussion and narrative elements
M Collins (noreply@blogger.com)
Un Chien Andalou - initial discussion Micro - Cinematography, editing, MES, performance, sound Macro - Narrative, genre Use of intertitles creates a confusing and atemporal sense of space and time. The first intertitle reads ‘once upon a time which has narrative significance of fairy tales. However, we almost immediately cut to the shocking image of an eyeball being slit open, completely shattering the expectations of the spectator Narrative is constructed through highly suggestive and symbolic