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Caryn James, New York Times: This is the avant-garde masterpiece with the razor across an eyeball and dead donkeys sprawled across pianos. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A movie like this is a tonic. It assaults old and unconscious habits of moviegoing. Read more
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: Luis Bunuel began his movie career with the most notorious opening sequence in movie history. Read more