Unsynched: The Contrapuntal Sounds of Luis Bunuel's L'age D'or (Essay)

By Film Criticism

Release Date: 2008-12-22
Genre: Performing Arts

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I think that the 100% talking film is a stupidity, and I believe that everyone is of my opinion. But the sound film is a thing of great interest and the future belongs to it. --Sergei Eisenstein

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