Simon of the Desert (1965) [The Criterion Collection #460] (Repost)

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Simon of the Desert (1965) [The Criterion Collection #460] (Repost)
Simón Del Desierto - A film by Luis Buñuel
DVD9 | ISO+MDS | NTSC 1.33:1 (4:3) 720x540 VBR | 45 mn | 6.67 GB
Audio: Spanish AC-3 Dolby Digital MONO @ 192 kbps 48.0 kHz | Subtitles: English
Extras: Menu, Chapter Selection, Special Features | Genre: Classics, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Country: Mexico

Simon of the Desert is Luis Buñuel’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, Buñuel’s short and sweet satire is one of the master filmmaker’s most renowned works of surrealism.
Director: Luis Buñuel

Writers: Luis Buñuel (based on a story by), Luis Buñuel (screenplay)

Stars: Silvia Pinal, Claudio Brook, Enrique Álvarez Félix

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Special Features:

New, restored high-definition digital transfer
A Mexican Buñuel (1995), 50-minute documentary by Emilio Maillé
New interview with actress Silvia Pinal
New and improved English subtitle translation