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Simon of the Desert (The Criterion Collection)
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About Simon Of The Desert
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 surrealism.SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: New, restored high-definition digital transfer A Mexican Bu�uel (1995), 50-minute documentary by Emilio Maill� New interview with actress Silvia Pinal New and improved English subtitle translation PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Michael Wood and a reprinted interview with Bu�uel
