Surrealism and Cinema

Tracing the work of Luis Bunuel, Jacques Prevert, Nelly Kaplan, Walerian Borowcyzk, Jan vankmajer, Raul Ruiz and Alejandro Jodorowsky, this book charts the history of surrealist filmmaking in both Europe and Hollywood from the 1920s to the present day. At once a critical introduction and a provocative re-evaluation, "Surrealism and Cinema" is essential reading for anyone interested in surrealist ideas and art and the history of film.