10/26/2019 Simao Do Deserto Bunuel Download
Simon of the Desert (1965). (out of 4) Bizarre 'religious' film from Luis Bunuel is one of the best I've seen from him. Simon (Claudio Brook) climbs a column in the desert to be closer to God but soon has Satan try to tempt him with earthly pleasures. To give anything else away would ruin a few twists and turns along the way but I was pleasantly surprised with this little short.
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An absolutely excellent Bunuel short. It's a shame he ran out of money while filming this and had to rewrite the ending, because that is the only part that perhaps feels rushed and not at the same pacing as the rest of the movie. That being said the ending alone is magnificent. Also this might just be me, but I think this is Bunuel's best shot.
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Bunuel has become one of my favorite directors but I find watching his religious films to be very frustrating because he either goes over the top with what I find stupid or I feel he spends way too much time trying to make points but everything here worked pretty well with me. The black humor mixed in with the messages was a great touch and Bunuel did a terrific job with all the temptation scenes. The scene with the nude woman trying to tempt Simon was brilliantly done.
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