Exterminating Angel (1962)dir. Luis Buñuel
I recently saw this film after hearing about it for a very long time. Back in college I had a friend who loved it, but his wife didn't understand why the people just didn't leave the house. They're now divorced. Perhaps this movie is a telling sign if a relationship will make it. Then again maybe not.
A group of Bourgeois get together at a mansion for the evening and for some reason can't leave. There is no physical explanation and a reason is never given. But symbolically it all makes sense. This is real magic from the maestro of surrealism Luis Buñuel and well worth watching more then once.
Laced with social satire and religious symbolism, there is a good reason why Buñuel is considered one of the best and this film proves it. Filled with humor and a clausterphobic atmosphere, you may be running for fresh air by the time it's over. When you toss open the window and feel the breeze against your face, the world may look a little different thanks to this film. Not wrong, just different.
Add it to the collection today.
You won't be dissapointed, unless your a certain ex-wife.
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