Una iconografía del ojo en <em>Un chien andalou</em>

Abstract

This article sets out to analyse the eye motif in Un chien andalou. The eye—cut open in the film with a razor blade—has a symbolic function that is present in Bunuel’s entire filmography, where eyes are a recurrent motif: from the eyes of people who were born blind, a key character in Bunuel’s films, to the allusions to the spectator’s eyes. This article lists the eyes appearing in Bunuel’s films, and using reception theory, seeks to explain the significance of this visual symbol in the filmmaker’s work. The conclusion is that when the eye appears in a film it means that the images of the film come from the artist’s inner sources. Therefore, the eye in Luis Bunuel’s work refers to a reflection by the filmmaker about his own creative process.