Simon of the Desert (1965)
- Original title
- Simón del desierto
- Directed by
- Luis Buñuel
- Genre
- satirical film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 240 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A devout ascetic spends years living atop a pillar in the desert. He is visited by believers and tempted by the devil who takes the form of a woman.
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What happens
Simon of the Desert (Spanish: Simón del desierto) is a 1965 Mexican surrealist satirical comedy film co-written and directed by Luis Buñuel, starring Claudio Brook and Silvia Pinal. It is loosely based on the life of the ascetic 5th-century Syrian Christian saint Simeon Stylites, who lived for 36 years on top of a pillar. The screenplay was co-written by Buñuel and his frequent collaborator Julio Alejandro. Following Viridiana (1961) and The Exterminating Angel (1962), Simon of the Desert was the third, and last, of Buñuel's films to feature Pinal and be produced by Gustavo Alatriste, Pinal's husband at the time. It was also the final film of Buñuel's Mexican period before he returned to Europe. Today, it is generally acclaimed by film critics, who consider it to be one of the director's most demonstrative works. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Adventure at the Center of the Earth (1965)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.