The 13 Best Examples of Surrealism in Movies, Explained by Whatnerd

"The surrealism movement was known for its absurdist and nonsensical interpretations of reality—interpretations that were often dreamlike, erotic, and disturbingly unnerving. That avant-garde style spread into all forms of art, including film. Surrealism was an evolution of the Dada movement, which flourished in early 20th century Paris. Dadaism was an avant-garde reaction to World War One that was very much anti-war and anti-bourgeois. Dadaism's radical left-wing politics and rejection of logic gave birth to what we now recognize to be surrealism. The Spanish-Mexican filmmaker Luis Buñuel was one of the first to pioneer surrealism in movies. He's essentially the Salvador Dalí of cinema, having directed one of the most shocking films ever made: 'Un Chien Andalou,' the first surrealist movie. After single-handedly changing cinema, Buñuel went on to direct many famous surrealist films throughout his revolutionary career." - whatnerd.com

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