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02/09/06
Simon of the Desert (1965)
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Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 9
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 8.4/10
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 three decades in a worthless quest to achieve... [More]
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05/24/03
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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
Top Critic 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
Mr. Bunuel's powerful, funny, startling but inconclusive commentary on man's frailties.
05/10/05
Top Critic 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
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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