Cinema of Spain the industry; 44 of the 58 films released up until that point had been produced there. The rural drama "La aldea maldita" ("The Cursed Village") (Florian Rey, 1929) was a hit in Paris, where, at the same time, Buñuel and Dalí premiered "Un chien andalou" ("An Andalusian Dog"). "Un chien andalou" has become one of the most well-known "avant-garde" films of that era. By 1931, the introduction of audiophonic foreign productions had hurt the Spanish film industry to the point where only a single title was released that year. In 1935, Manuel Casanova founded the "Compañía Industrial Film Española S.A."
The Seashell and the Clergyman The Seashell and the Clergyman The Seashell and the Clergyman () is an experimental French film directed by Germaine Dulac, from an original scenario by Antonin Artaud. It premiered in Paris on 9 February 1928. The film follows the erotic hallucinations of a priest lusting after the wife of a general. Although accounts differ, it seems that Artaud disapproved of Dulac's treatment of his scenario. The film was overshadowed by "Un chien andalou" ("An Andalusian Dog", 1929), written and directed by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí. "Un chien andalou" is considered the first surrealist film, but its foundations in "The