| | Simon Of The Desert DVD
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Foreign Films Movies, Spanish Videos, Religion, Satire, Criterion Collection, Character Study, Surreal, Biblical | | Starring | Claudio Brook, Silvia Pinal, Hortensia Santovena | | Director | Luis Bunuel | | Composer | Raul Lavista | | Director of Photography | Gabriel Figueroa | | Producer | Gustavo Alatriste | | Screenwriter | Luis Bunuel, Julio Alejandro |
Luis Bunuel's 1965 film about a devoted saint who is tempted by the devil; in Spanish with English subtitles. Bonuses: documentary, interview, film essay. Luis Buñuel's biting jab at the futility of asceticism and repentence is a surreal fable in his inimitable style. Simon, a 5th-century ascetic, stands on a pillar in the middle of the desert for three decades in a worthless quest to achieve enlightenment. Satan, in a variety of disguises, futilely tries to tempt him to descend from his post. And finally one of these embodiments -- an alluring blonde -- gets so disgusted and bored with his endless babbling that she forcibly and irreverently dumps him into a Manhattan discotheque. Shown at the Fourth New York Film Festival September 20, 1966. Simon Of The Desert | List Price | $24.95 (You save $6.76) | | Studio | Image Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1965 | | All Time Sales Rank |  26466  | | CD Universe Part number | 7802400 | | Catalog number | 1790 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 10, 2009 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | Simon del desierto | | Running Time | 45 Minutes | | Additional Info | Special Edition | | Movie Details | B&W; Special Edition; Criterion / Collection |
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Simon Of The Desert DVD Keep Case
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1.0 - Spanish
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Documentary: A MEXICAN BUNUEL - Emilio Maille, Director - 1995
Interviews: Silvia Pinal, Actor
Simon of the Desert is Luis Bunuel's wicked and wild take on the life of devoted ascetic Saint Simeon Stylites, who waited atop a pillar surrounded by a barren landscape for six years, six months, and six days, in order to prove his devotion to God. Yet the devil, in the figure of the beautiful Silvia Pinal, huddles below, trying to tempt him down. A skeptic's vision of human conviction, Bunuel's short and sweet satire is one of the master filmmaker's most renowned works of surrealism.
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