In 1929 Louis Bunuel and a young upstart artist named Salvador Dali collaborated to make the most outrageous avant-garde film of their times, “Un Chien Andalou”. This silent film made almost 100 years ago, stunned audiences with incredibly provocative imagery and has remained a treasure to studied film aficionados. Yet as the century rounded a corner the clock had already melted on B&W silent films and Hollywood spectaculars crowd out vintage films for attention.The original silent film was shown without a sound score to audiences throughout the early part of the 20th century. In the late 1940’s and 50’s Bunuel added a sparse sound track of classical music played at some performances. It is agreed by most reviewers of the piece that without a soundtrack capturing the full spirit of the film, with its avant-garde kaleidoscopic imagery, made the film unreachable for the modern audience. The film, if found, is in the dark corners with lost art films as quick musical shorts and stunning action films compete for the film audience.
Chicago composer and musician Richard Black has taken the astounding Bunuel/Dali visual masterpiece and blended an original soundtrack conceiving a new classic; a modern tour de force. “The Modern Dog” by Richard Black has embodied a creative blend of rock and electronic that pulses to the visual rhythm created by Bunuel and Dali. Creating a new layer of aural pleasure specifically for this work.
The DVD is a Richard A. Siegel production distributed by Video Seconds. The DVD includes three new music videos, two of which were also inspired by the Avant-garde classic and are included with the extras on the Video Seconds DVD release. These extracted and modernized classics capture a new audience to a symbol of avant-garde through the music video medium. The DVD, appropriately named “The Modern Dog, Un Chien Andalou” is renewed into modern times.
“Un Chien Andalou” 1929 Classic avant-garde film by Louis Bunuel and Salvador Dali with a modern soundtrack composed and performed by Chicago musician Richard Black. Available exclusively at Video Seconds CD and DVD Sales Outlet
