Un Chien Andalou officially welcomed into the ranks of the Surrealists by the movement's leader André Breton, an event recalled by film historian Georges Sadoul: "Breton had convoked the creators to our usual venue [the Café Radio] ... one summer's evening. Dalí had the large eyes, grace, and timidity of a gazelle. To us, Buñuel, big and athletic, his black eyes protruding a little, seemed exactly like he always is in "Un Chien Andalou", meticulously honing the razor that will slice the open eye in two." Among the most enthusiastic viewers of the film were the wealthy couple Viscount Charles and Marie-Laure de
Filmmaking technique of Luis Buñuel for example, combining the sound of gushing water with an image of a stagnant pool, or exaggerating the volume level of chiming bells. Music is an important part of Buñuel's early films, to such an extent that, for his one silent film "Un Chien Andalou", in his sixties, he took the trouble to create a sonorised version. He based this version on the music (Wagner, a South American tango) played at its original screening. "Un Chien Andalou" was his first film—made in the silent era—and was called "the most famous short film ever made" by critic Roger Ebert. One critic