Simon of the Desert(Simón del desierto)
Dir: Luis Buñuel
Mexico, 1965, Spanish/Latin, 44mins, DCP
Cast: Claudio Brook, Silvia Pinal, Enrique Álvarez Félix
This Buñuel film proved to be one of the most important religious films in the same league as Pasolini’s The Gospel According to St. Matthew , though ironically both master filmmakers are known for despising the Catholic Church. Spending his life atop a pillar in the desert, Simon is steadfast to prove his dedication to Christ; yet he is constantly tempted by the devil disguised as seductive women, who finally lead to his fall. The sudden flight from the medieval desert to ’60s New York may look abrupt, but befittingly evokes a sense of cool irony on the absurdity of religious fanaticism. Screening with Land Without Bread.
Venice Film Festival: Special Jury Prize and FIPRESCI Prize
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
Evolving Beyond Surrealism - The Cinema of Luis Buñuel
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14:30
PREMIERE Elements (Venue)
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
HK Science Museum Lecture Hall
Hong Kong Film Archive
K11 Art House
The Metroplex
Festival Grand Cinema
the sky
MCL Telford Cinema
Tai Kwun
MOViE MOViE
CINE FAN ONLINE
EMP Cinemas iSQUARE (Venue)
M+ Cinema (Venue)
EMP Cinemas Times Square (Venue)
The Grand Cinema
Broadway Hollywood
Cine Moko
Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Post-screening discussion with the director
Director and/or actor(s) will meet the audience
Post-screening talk
Full House
Introduction