Rating – 7/10

A memorable scene in the film for me was the insects bursting out the man’s hand, due to the unsettling and disturbing nature of the visuals that create a sense of fear and disgust.

Explain how the specific socio-historical contexts (first half of the 20th century) may have influenced the work of the early surrealist filmmakers – Following the first world war, artists and filmmakers adopted the surrealism movement to express their freedom from oppressors and used their work to imitate that of the unconscious mind and dreams. Early surrealist directors like Dali and Bunuel may have used imagery that signifies fear to remind audiences what kind of world they were leaving in just a few years prior, where they felt those emotions everyday.