Simon of the desert = Simón del desierto
Title:
Simon of the desert = Simón del desierto
ISBN:
9781604651188
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (45 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (27 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Series:
General Note:
Originally produced in 1965.
Based on a story by Luis Buñuel.
Special features: A Mexican Buñuel (1997 ; ca. 56 min. ; sd., col. & b & w ; Rumba Productions et Ciné Cinéfil presentent ; A Rumba Productions, PM Audiovisuel, Ciné Cinéfil, Centre Georges Pompidou production ; a film by Emilio Maillé ; realisation, Emilio Maillé ; Montage, Octavio Iturbe ; commentaire dit par, Alexandra Stewart (version anglaise), François Marthouret (version française), Claudette Maillé (version espagnole) ; image, Emilio Maillé, Xavier Perez Grobet, Jean Michel Humeau, Damien Morisot, Ben Fauveau) ; Silvia Pinal (interview filmed exclusively for the Criterion Collection in Mexico City, January, 2006 ; ca. 7 min. ; Spanish with English subtitles ; Producer, Kim Hendrickson, ©2009, The Criterion Collection) ; In-container guide contains new essay by Michael Wood and a reprinted interview with Buñuel.
Some credits from booklet; edition from container; series numbering from container spine.
Reading Level:
Not rated.
Personal Subject:
Added Corporate Author:
Added Title:
Mexican Buñuel.
More Information:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059719
Summary:
Tells the story of an early Christian ascetic -- modeled on Saint Simon Stylites -- who has lived atop a pillar, surrounded by a barren landscape, for six years, six months, and six days to prove his devotion to God. But the Devil, in the figure of the beautiful Silvia Pinal, huddles below, trying to tempt him down. A skeptic's vision of religious conviction, Luis Buñuel's short and sweet satire is one of his most renowned works of surrealism. --
System Details:
DVD; REGION 1, FULL SCREEN (1.33:1) PRESENTATION, DOLBY DIGITAL 1.0 MONO SOUND (SPANISH), DUAL LAYER, NTSC.
Language Note:
IN SPANISH DIALOGUE; WITH OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
