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| Director: Luis Bunuel
Actors: Silvia Pinal, Jacqueline Andere, Enrique Rambal, Claudio Brook, Jose Baviera
Studio: Henstooth Video
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 21383
Format: Black & White, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Original Language), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6302101220
UPC: 759731101233
EAN: 9786302101225
ASIN: 6302101220
Theatrical Release Date: August 21, 1967
Release Date: June 18, 1996
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 22
 Bunuel's only horror film March 12, 2001
Steev Proteus (nowhere in particular)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
If Movies were food, CITY OF ANGELS would be a rice patty and PSYCHO would be a steak. But if nothing else, Bunuel's film THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL is the great saucy enchilada of cinema. Its distinctly Catholic humor could only come from the mind of Luis Bunuel, the most Spanish director of all time. Bunuel's later French films are mostly more subdued, but I like his Mexican films better. This is my favorite Bunuel film. The plot has already been described, so I won't go through that again. But I should say that I think this the closest Bunuel ever came to making a horror film. I think that the only thing that keeps this from being a horror film is the fact that there is nothing to keep these people from leaving... they're just too stupid and self-centered to get out. The only negative comment I have is that the video is of very poor quality. Not much has been done with the master, apparently; this is one movie that could use a subtitle-upgrade. They're hard to see because thay blend into the scenery, and the actors also talk for long periods of time without any subtitles. It's pretty irritating, but they manage to get the point across well enough. But of the film, nothing negative can be said, in my opinion. Bunuel was one of the most consistently creative directors of all time, and with films like this he managed to amass a truly unique body of work. He was the John Huston (AND the Marquis de Sade) of avant-garde cinema, and a true genius whose talents as a filmmaker are on a par with Michaelangelo's as a painter. So there!
All Time Classic January 1, 2003
Scott (MI)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The Exterminating Angel is a brilliant movie. Luis Bunuel is one of the few directors to be able to create a completely fascinating world with seemingly mundane ideas. The film is about guests arriving at a dinner party and for various reasons are unable to leave. This simple, but interesting premise illustrates how we do not live our lives in any logical fashion and how the situations with which we are faced are what shape our world not anything as ridiculous as free will. For anyone who can see life as it really is and not brainwashed by our societies propoganda this is the most entertaining movie ever made about human nature. This is not a movie to take a date to it is one to be savored the rest of your life as you watch an innocent situation turn into the most thought provoking film you will ever see. The pace is slow, but in the hands of Bunuel it is also very entertaining and yes funny.
An original & daring poke at conventional thought September 21, 2000
Wayne (England)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
The film begins seemingly usual. A collection of guests arrive at a large house for dinner. But some of the maids and servants start to leave in a hurry. They hide from the incoming guests in the hall, then flee, as if they can sense the impending event that will entrap the guests within the house. After the dinner the guests cannot leave. There is no physical barrier at all, but they have no desire to leave the house. They can't think in their minds that they want to leave. Days pass, and the guests quarrel and fight. Some commit suicide, some hallucinate. They become uncivilized and savage-like. Some sheep enter the house and they eat them. A bear enters the house. Outside the house the Army & Police watch and cannot enter. A little boy starts to walk towards the house, and is encouraged and cheered on by the crowd. He takes a few steps, then retreats in fear. Eventually all the guests realize together that they can think about leaving, and do so. They all then make for the nearest church to thank God. Brilliant. One of Bunuel's best films.
Maravillosa February 15, 2001
Enrique Guevara (Monterrey N.L. Mex)
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
Esta pelicula es una muestra de lo que se puede hacer con el surrealismo aplicado sobre una historia sencilla. Llena de detalles e imagenes "bunuelescas", llena de animales sin motivos y repeticiones esta palicula es una catedra de libertad de pensamiento y ruptura de estructuras. Sobre la calidad del video no me hago responsable pues yo la vi en una muetra de cine, pero la pelicula es imprecindible para aquel que diga saber de buen cine.
A Surreal Experience September 3, 2002
Fernando Silva (Santiago de Chile.)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Strange, allegoric, surrealistic movie, not for all tastes, especially not for those who're not into Bunuel's films, about a group of upper class subjects who gather at a social meeting, finding themselves unable to leave the house where they are reunited.For those who need them, the plot has no easy explanations and I'd even dare to say that it's open to a wide range of interpretations, but anyway, after watching the movie, some of its images will linger in your mind, as a result of the "first class" surreal experience the movie is, by its master himself; although I have to note, that "The Exterminating Angel" does not belong into the same type of Bunuel's earlier completelly visually surrealistic films, like "L'Age D'Or" or "Un Chien Andalou".
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