Surrealism - Overview and Background Information

Surrealism is a distinctive style of cinema, which began as an artistic movement in the late 1920's. A famous painter, Salvador Dali, was well known for his surreal pieces of art including his "Melting Clocks" and "Lobster Telephone". Sigmund Freud is considered the father of psycho analysis and many of his ideas are considered to be surreal conventions. Surrealism is different to mainstream films in terms of narrative and conventions. Surrealism has no boundaries and doesn't conform to societies expectations. It usually critiques bougouis society and comments on certain institutions. It questions ideas and attitudes as well as religious and political beliefs.