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Simon of the Desert

Original title: Simón del desierto
  • 19651965
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 43m
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7.9/10
10K
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Simon of the Desert (1965)
ShortComedyDrama
Simon, 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.Simon, 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.Simon, 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.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
10K
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    • Luis Buñuel
    • Luis Buñuel(based on a story by)
    • Julio Alejandro(screenplay and dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Claudio Brook
    • Silvia Pinal
    • Enrique Álvarez Félix
    • Luis Buñuel
    • Luis Buñuel(based on a story by)
    • Julio Alejandro(screenplay and dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Claudio Brook
    • Silvia Pinal
    • Enrique Álvarez Félix
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    • 70User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
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    Simon of the Desert (1965)
    Simon of the Desert (1965)
    Jesús Fernández in Simon of the Desert (1965)
    Claudio Brook in Simon of the Desert (1965)
    Simon of the Desert (1965)
    Claudio Brook and Silvia Pinal in Simon of the Desert (1965)
    Luis Aceves Castañeda, Antonio Bravo, Enrique del Castillo, Enrique García Álvarez, Eduardo MacGregor, and Francisco Reiguera in Simon of the Desert (1965)
    Silvia Pinal in Simon of the Desert (1965)
    Claudio Brook in Simon of the Desert (1965)
    Jesús Fernández in Simon of the Desert (1965)
    Claudio Brook and Enrique Álvarez Félix in Simon of the Desert (1965)
    Silvia Pinal in Simon of the Desert (1965)

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    Claudio Brook
    Claudio Brook
    • Simón
    Silvia Pinal
    Silvia Pinal
    • El diablo…
    Enrique Álvarez Félix
    Enrique Álvarez Félix
    • Hermano Matías…
    Hortensia Santoveña
    Hortensia Santoveña
    • Madre de Simón…
    Francisco Reiguera
    Francisco Reiguera
    • Monje viejo…
    Luis Aceves Castañeda
    Luis Aceves Castañeda
    • Hermano Trifón…
    Enrique García Álvarez
    Enrique García Álvarez
    • Hermano Zenón…
    Antonio Bravo
    • Monje…
    Enrique del Castillo
    • El mutilado…
    Eduardo MacGregor
    • Hermano Daniel…
    Ricardo Adalid
    • Monje
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Victorio Blanco
    • Monje viejo
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Jesús Fernández
    • Pastor enano de ovejas
    • (uncredited)
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    Nathanael León
    Nathanael León
    • Monje
    • (uncredited)
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    Ángel Merino
    • El rico Praxedes
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    Rubén Márquez
    • Monje
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    Glauber Rocha
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        • Luis Buñuel
        • Luis Buñuel(based on a story by) (screenplay and dialogue)
        • Julio Alejandro(screenplay and dialogue)
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      • Trivia
        The film's eponymous ascetic is based on the 5th-century Syrian saint Simeon Stylites. While this film takes obvious artistic license with the story, Simeon Stylites also famously perched on a pillar in the desert, reportedly for 37 consecutive years.
      • Goofs
        When the coffin is floating through the desert toward Simon's pillar, the wire pulling the coffin can be seen several times.
      • Quotes

        The Devil: Look what innocent legs I've got!

      • Connections
        Featured in Regarding Buñuel (2000)
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      User reviews70

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      8/10
      I'm beginning to realize I don't realize what I am saying.
      In his Mexican exile during the Spanish War, Luis Buñuel produced some fine films, including this one starring Claudio Brook (Alucarda, The Exterminating Angel) and Silvia Pinal (Viridiana, The Exterminating Angel) as The Devil.

      This is a strange film, supposedly based upon the acts of a real saint, about an ascetic who sits atop a tall column in the desert praying, while his mother waits below.

      The Devil continues to return to tempt Simon. Seeing the Devil as a woman with large breasts exposed was interesting, and would have temped me.

      Simon is finally shown the futility of his penance as the world goes on despite him.
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      • lastliberal
      • Jan 22, 2010

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      • Release date
        • February 9, 1970 (Mexico)
        • Mexico
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        • Spanish
        • Latin
      • Also known as
        • Samalayuca, Chihuahua, Mexico
      • Production company
        • Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)
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      • 43 minutes
        • Black and White

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