What did we all think of this movie and where do we rank it in Luis Bunuel's filmography?
Out of 10 how would we rate it and also, do we consider "Simon of the Desert" (1965) one of Luis Bunuel's best films? Thanks.
shareSimon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him to come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.
I haven't seen this film. But from the description, don't you think the Devil is right? The Devil isn't always evil or wrong. share
Well... I will leave it up to you to decide and of course watch the movie, of course, it being a surreal film by legendary Spanish late filmmaker Luis Bunuel (I always tend to pronounce his name as "Louie Boonel"), it may not offer as such "answers" to these questions, maybe it will be left up to the audiences to decide.
And the Devil in this movie is apparently a WOMAN (really!), maybe almost like Cristabella from "The Devil's Advocate" (1997) but not a man like Al Pacino's character from that movie (in that film, however, Devil WAS bad and wrong, but he also saw humanity in a sinful way, almost like a supernatural version of the John Doe killer in "Se7en" (1995) among other things.)
I will have to watch this movie again to come to the conclusion as I have seen it long time ago. Even though I own most of, and maybe it as well, Bunuel's films on DVDs.
I pronounce it "Bun-Well".
Is the female Devil a diversity hire? The Devil is male.
I think a guy who wastes his life on a column is a religious nut. The Devil was actually trying to help him come down off his high horse and live life.