In this blog post, we’ll examine what “dépaysement”—a representative technique of Surrealism—is, and explore how it is portrayed in Louis Brouel’s films ‘The Ambiguous Object of Desire’ and ‘The Illusion of Freedom’. Dépaysement: The Crown Jewel of Surrealism Dépaysement is a technique that involves transferring an object from its everyday setting to an alien...
Why Should Mainstream Films Embrace Surrealist Elements?
In this blog post, I will examine the potential and necessity of surrealist visual language in mainstream cinema by comparing and analyzing director Shunji Iwai’s film ‘Undo’ with the masterpieces of director Luis Buñuel. Most mainstream films we commonly see today are composed of a sequence of shots designed to convey a story. While narrative delivery is certainly an important...