Le Surréalisme au Cinéma

KYROU, Ado. Le Surréalisme au Cinéma. Updated edition. Paris: Le Terrain Vague, 1963. In-8°, illustrated publisher's wrappers. Second revised and enlarged edition of Kyrou's foundational text on the relationship between surrealism and cinema, originally published in 1953. The work systematically analyzes surrealist cinema from Méliès to Buñuel, including chapters on Vigo, the Marx brothers, fantastic cinema and cinematic eroticism. This updated edition, printed on 5 July 1963 by Les Presses Parisiennes, includes new developments and an expanded filmography. Cover with celebrated surrealist illustration and photograph of the surrealist banquet. Copy in good condition with normal wear from use.