L'Âge d'or (1930)

L'Âge d'or (1930)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1930-11-28 France 63 Min. PG-13
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Romance, Comedy, Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Gaston Modot is The Man
The Man
Lya Lys is The Woman
The Woman
Caridad de Laberdesque is Marquise' Chambermaid / Girl at Blangis' Castle
Marquise' Chambermaid / Girl at Blangis' Castle
Max Ernst is Bandit Leader in the Hut
Bandit Leader in the Hut
Lionel Salem is Duke of Blangis
Duke of Blangis
Germaine Noizet is Marquise of X
Marquise of X
Duchange is Orchestra Conductor
Orchestra Conductor
Bonaventura Ibáñez is Marquis of X
Marquis of X
Jean Aurenche is Bandit (uncredited)
Bandit (uncredited)
Jacques Brunius is Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)
Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)
Luis Buñuel is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Jean Castanier is Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Juan Castañe is Bandit (uncredited)
Bandit (uncredited)
Pancho Cossío is Lame Bandit (uncredited)
Lame Bandit (uncredited)
Simone Cottance is Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Marie Berthe Ernst is Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Juan Esplandiu is Bandit (uncredited)
Bandit (uncredited)
Pedro Flores is Bandit (uncredited)
Bandit (uncredited)
Claude Heymann is Extra (uncredited)
Extra (uncredited)
Valentine Hugo is Governor's Wife (uncredited)
Governor's Wife (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Le Chanois is Duke of Blangis' Follower (uncredited)
Duke of Blangis' Follower (uncredited)
Marval is Defenestrated Bishop (uncredited)
Defenestrated Bishop (uncredited)
Juan Ramón Masoliver is Extra (uncredited)
Extra (uncredited)
Jaume Miravitlles is Bandit (uncredited)
Bandit (uncredited)
Manuel Ángeles Ortiz is Forester (uncredited)
Forester (uncredited)
Jaime Otero is Extra (uncredited)
Extra (uncredited)
Joaquin Peinado is Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Roland Penrose is Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Valentine Penrose is Woman in Car with Ostensory (uncredited)
Woman in Car with Ostensory (uncredited)
Domingo Pruña is Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Jacques Prévert is Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)
Passer-by in the Street (uncredited)
Pierre Prévert is Péman (uncredited)
Péman (uncredited)
Joaquín Roa is Bandit (uncredited)
Bandit (uncredited)
Raymond de Sarka is Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Guest at the Marquis of X's Concert (uncredited)
Paul Éluard is Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)