DVD
Simon of the desert
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Edition
Special ed. ; full screen version.
Languages
Spanish dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Performers
Claudio Brook, Silvia Pinal, Enrique Álvarez Félix, Francisco Reiguera, Hortensia Santoveña, Antonio Bravo, Enrique del Castillo.
Publication Information
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection ; [Chatsworth, Calif.] : Distributed by Image Entertainment, [2008]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (45 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
In order to prove he is devoted to God, a 4th century saint stays on the top of a pillar for over six years while he is tempted by the devil in the form of a beautiful woman.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1965.
Special features: A mexican Buñuel (1995), a 50 minute documentary by Emilio Maillé ; new interview with actress Silvia Pinal ; booklet featuring a new essay by Michael Wood and a reprint interview with Buñuel.