About this title: Forty minutes is more than enough screen time for Spanish director Luis Buñuel to state his case in Simon of the Desert. Claudio Brook portrays fifth-century Christian Simon (later St. Simon Stylites) who dispenses religious sagacity while standing on a tall column in the middle of the desert. Typical of Buñuel's hatred of the Church, the Devil (Silvia Pinal) is a far more entertaining and articulate spokesperson for his point of view than Simon is for Christianity. An abrupt, ill-suited ending suggests that Buñuel either tired of the subject and wanted to move on to other things, or ...
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Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Criterion Collection
Date: 02/10/2009
UPC:715515042017
Description: Silvia Pinal, Claudio Brook. New. 1965 Run time: 45. Ships directly from Distributor New original US release. Immediate shipping.100% customer satisfaction guarantee. read more
Description: Claudio Brook, Silvia Pinal, Hortensia Santoveña, Luis Aceves Castañeda. New in new packaging. 1965 Run time: 43. Witty and dazzling surrealist film ultimately succeeds in attacking religion quite blatantly. The 'devil' appears in the form of a beautiful young girl, who tempts a man and finally takes him on a plane to see a satanic ritual. Or is it just a disco. Produced by Gustavo Alatriste. Written by Julio Alejandro and Luis Buñuel. English subtitles. read more
Format: DVD
Studio: Criterion Collection
UPC:715515042017
Description: New. 715515042017 Brand new and factory sealed! We sell no bootlegs or imports. Buy with confidence! You WILL receive your item QUICKLY! read more
Format: DVD
Studio: Criterion Collection
UPC:715515042017
Description: New. 715515042017 Brand new and factory sealed! We sell no bootlegs or imports. Buy with confidence! You WILL receive your item QUICKLY! read more
Format: VHS
Studio: Gustavo Aristriste
Date: September 28, 1994
UPC:759731104135
Description: Claudio Brook, Silvia Pinal, Hortensia Santovena, Enrique Alvarez Felix. Good. No packaging. Originally released: 1965. Language: Spanish. Run time: 43 mins. Ex-rental in plain black case. All the labels on the tape are from the store. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
DVD region: 1
Date: 02/10/2009
UPC:715515042017
Description: New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA; Attention UK customers, please use our UK account ImportCDsUK, thank you. read more
Description: BRAND NEW. Simon of the Desert is Luis Bu�uel'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, Bu�uel's short and sweet satire is one of the master filmmaker's most renowned works of ... read more
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