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Our Surreal Midcentury, Part 7: "Spellbound"

In this introduction to Hitchcock's "Spellbound" (1945), Joel Gunz sketches a history of Surrealism's occult and esoteric origins along with their ...

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Our Surreal Midcentury Part 6: "Belle de Jour"

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Joel Gunz points out a few striking similarities between Louis Buñuel's "Belle de Jour" (1967) and Alfred Hitchcock's "Marnie" (1964). Afterward, Buñuel demonstrates how to craft the perfect dry martini.

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