L'Âge d'or

A surrealist masterpiece.

6.77 / 10

Français / 63 min. / 1930-11-28

Storyline:

The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.

Cast:

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

as The Man

Lya Lys

Lya Lys

as The Woman

Caridad de Laberdesque

Caridad de Laberdesque

as Marquise' Chambermaid / Girl at Blangis' Castle

Max Ernst

Max Ernst

as Bandit Leader in the Hut

Josep Llorens Artigas

Josep Llorens Artigas

as Governor

Lionel Salem

Lionel Salem

as Duke of Blangis

Germaine Noizet

Germaine Noizet

as Marquise of X

Duchange

Duchange

as Orchestra Conductor

Bonaventura Ibáñez

Bonaventura Ibáñez

as Marquis of X

Jean Aurenche

Jean Aurenche

as Bandit (uncredited)

Jacques Brunius

Jacques Brunius

as Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)

Luis Buñuel

Luis Buñuel

as (uncredited)

Jean Castanier

Jean Castanier

as Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)

Juan Castañe

Juan Castañe

as Bandit (uncredited)

Pancho Cossío

Pancho Cossío

as Lame Bandit (uncredited)

Simone Cottance

Simone Cottance

as Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)

Marie Berthe Ernst

Marie Berthe Ernst

as Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)

Juan Esplandiu

Juan Esplandiu

as Bandit (uncredited)

Pedro Flores

Pedro Flores

as Bandit (uncredited)

Claude Heymann

Claude Heymann

as Extra (uncredited)

Valentine Hugo

Valentine Hugo

as Governor's Wife (uncredited)

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

as Duke of Blangis' Follower (uncredited)

Marval

Marval

as Defenestrated Bishop (uncredited)

Juan Ramón Masoliver

Juan Ramón Masoliver

as Extra (uncredited)

Jaume Miravitlles

Jaume Miravitlles

as Bandit (uncredited)

Manuel Ángeles Ortiz

Manuel Ángeles Ortiz

as Forester (uncredited)

Jaime Otero

Jaime Otero

as Extra (uncredited)

Joaquin Peinado

Joaquin Peinado

as Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)

Roland Penrose

Roland Penrose

as Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)

Valentine Penrose

Valentine Penrose

as Woman in Car with Ostensory (uncredited)

Domingo Pruña

Domingo Pruña

as Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)

Jacques Prévert

Jacques Prévert

as Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)

Pierre Prévert

Pierre Prévert

as Péman (uncredited)

Joaquín Roa

Joaquín Roa

as Bandit (uncredited)

Raymond de Sarka

Raymond de Sarka

as Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)

Paul Éluard

Paul Éluard

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)