This is a still from Salvador Dalì and Luis Buñuel’s 1929 film Un Chien Andalou. I was hoping to show it on the first day of class, but it was clear on Wednesday that there wasn’t enough time. But I’ll show it next time. It will be apropos, because Dalì and Buñuel were heavily influenced by Freud’s theory of dreams when they made the film.
And this one's from Hitchcock's 1941 Spellbound, for which Dalì designed the infamous dream sequence. Notice the continued fixation with eyes, 12 years later.
I’m also posting this to show you that you can post images on the blog. Choose Create New Entry. Then, just go to “Upload File” in the Main Menu. Choose "Browse." Next, click the "Embedded Image" button. Then, choose "Show me the HTML" (rather than "Create New Entry"). Cut the html code that appears and paste it into the place in your post where you want the image to appear. The image will appear once you save the post as "Published."