L'Âge d'or

Luis Buñuel
1930-11-28

A surrealist masterpiece.
6.8
63 min

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

Name Character Team
Gaston Modot The Man Unowned
Lya Lys The Woman Unowned
Caridad de Laberdesque Marquise' Chambermaid / Girl at Blangis' Castle Unowned
Max Ernst Bandit Leader in the Hut Unowned
Josep Llorens Artigas Governor Unowned
Lionel Salem Duke of Blangis Unowned
Germaine Noizet Marquise of X Unowned
Duchange Orchestra Conductor Unowned
Bonaventura Ibáñez Marquis of X Unowned
Jean Aurenche Bandit (uncredited) Unowned
Jacques Brunius Passer-by in the Street (uncredited) Unowned
Luis Buñuel (uncredited) Unowned
Jean Castanier Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited) Unowned
Juan Castañe Bandit (uncredited) Unowned
Pancho Cossío Lame Bandit (uncredited) Unowned
Simone Cottance Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited) Unowned
Marie Berthe Ernst Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited) Unowned
Juan Esplandiu Bandit (uncredited) Unowned
Pedro Flores Bandit (uncredited) Unowned
Claude Heymann Extra (uncredited) Unowned
Valentine Hugo Governor's Wife (uncredited) Unowned
Jean-Paul Le Chanois Duke of Blangis' Follower (uncredited) Unowned
Marval Defenestrated Bishop (uncredited) Unowned
Juan Ramón Masoliver Extra (uncredited) Unowned
Jaume Miravitlles Bandit (uncredited) Unowned
Manuel Ángeles Ortiz Forester (uncredited) Unowned
Jaime Otero Extra (uncredited) Unowned
Joaquin Peinado Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited) Unowned
Roland Penrose Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited) Unowned
Valentine Penrose Woman in Car with Ostensory (uncredited) Unowned
Domingo Pruña Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited) Unowned
Jacques Prévert Passer-by in the Street (uncredited) Unowned
Pierre Prévert Péman (uncredited) Unowned
Joaquín Roa Bandit (uncredited) Unowned
Raymond de Sarka Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited) Unowned
Paul Éluard Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Unowned