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L'Âge d'or
L'Âge d'or

L'Âge d'or

A surrealist masterpiece.

Genres

RomanceComedyDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$7940

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

63 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

28 November 1930

Country

France

Cast

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

The Man

Lya Lys

Lya Lys

The Woman

Caridad de Laberdesque

Caridad de Laberdesque

Marquise' Chambermaid / Girl at Blangis' Castle

Max Ernst

Max Ernst

Bandit Leader in the Hut

Josep Llorens Artigas

Josep Llorens Artigas

Governor

Lionel Salem

Lionel Salem

Duke of Blangis

Germaine Noizet

Germaine Noizet

Marquise of X

Duchange

Duchange

Orchestra Conductor

Bonaventura Ibáñez

Bonaventura Ibáñez

Marquis of X

Jean Aurenche

Jean Aurenche

Bandit (uncredited)

Jacques Brunius

Jacques Brunius

Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)

Luis Buñuel

Luis Buñuel

(uncredited)

Jean Castanier

Jean Castanier

Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)

Juan Castañe

Juan Castañe

Bandit (uncredited)

Pancho Cossío

Pancho Cossío

Lame Bandit (uncredited)

Simone Cottance

Simone Cottance

Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)

Marie Berthe Ernst

Marie Berthe Ernst

Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)

Juan Esplandiu

Juan Esplandiu

Bandit (uncredited)

Pedro Flores

Pedro Flores

Bandit (uncredited)

Claude Heymann

Claude Heymann

Extra (uncredited)

Valentine Hugo

Valentine Hugo

Governor's Wife (uncredited)

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Duke of Blangis' Follower (uncredited)

Marval

Marval

Defenestrated Bishop (uncredited)

Juan Ramón Masoliver

Juan Ramón Masoliver

Extra (uncredited)

Jaume Miravitlles

Jaume Miravitlles

Bandit (uncredited)

Manuel Ángeles Ortiz

Manuel Ángeles Ortiz

Forester (uncredited)

Jaime Otero

Jaime Otero

Extra (uncredited)

Joaquin Peinado

Joaquin Peinado

Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)

Roland Penrose

Roland Penrose

Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)

Valentine Penrose

Valentine Penrose

Woman in Car with Ostensory (uncredited)

Domingo Pruña

Domingo Pruña

Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)

Jacques Prévert

Jacques Prévert

Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)

Pierre Prévert

Pierre Prévert

Péman (uncredited)

Joaquín Roa

Joaquín Roa

Bandit (uncredited)

Raymond de Sarka

Raymond de Sarka

Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)

Paul Éluard

Paul Éluard

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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