Far from mocking his penitent protagonist, Buñuel values his tenacity of belief even while seeing his sacrifice as a useless monument
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09/25/09
Simon of the Desert (1965)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:13
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.3/10
Runtime: 46 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Luis Buñuel's biting jab at the futility of asceticism and repentence is a surreal fable in his inimitable style. Simon, a 5th-century ascetic, stands on a pillar in the middle of the desert for... [More]
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Reviews for Simon of the Desert
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Atheists make such good religious films (because) they tend to think about God all the time.
07/29/09
This is one of my favorite Bunuels, simply because it gets right to the point; he doesn't have time to beat around the bush.
02/20/09
a perfect introduction for Buñuel neophytes to begin to find their way through the filmmaker's devious groove
02/13/09
Luis Bunuel's Simon of the Desert is a short, but highly satisfying, surrealist parable about religious faith and morality, self-righteous intolerance, temptation, and corruption.
08/31/06
Though flawed because of the cuts, what's there is Buñuel at his wittiest having a good laugh at the church's expense.
02/13/06
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02/09/06
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07/14/05
Mr. Bunuel's powerful, funny, startling but inconclusive commentary on man's frailties.
05/10/05
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09/20/04
Simon of the Desert’s little Bible stories are twisted evocations of the dumbing down of faith by postmodern Christian anxieties and hang-ups.
09/03/04
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05/24/03
Surrealist Luis Buñuel firmly digs his elbows into the side of organized religion
11/02/02
Buñuel's wit is piercingly sharp, his timing impeccable, and his visual style superbly unobtrusive and naturalistic -- proving again how much realism is required in surrealism.
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