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Summary:

After a lavish dinner party in a stately mansion, the guests believe themselves unable to leave the premises. As the days pass, the elaborate facades of their social positions collapse and they are forced to live like animals. Finally discovering they are actually free to leave, they go to church to give thanks, where they are again trapped.

Contributors:

Buñuel, Luis, 1900-1983 , director, screenwriter

Alatriste, Gustavo , producer

Pinal, Silvia , actor

Brook, Claudio , actor

Rambal, Enrique , actor

Gallardo, Lucy , actor

Baviera, José , actor

Benedico, Augusto , actor

Bravo, Antonio (Bravo Sanchez) , actor

Andere, Jacqueline , actor

García Álvarez, Enrique , actor

Campo, Cesar del , actor

Durgel, Rosa Elena , actor

Lavista, Raúl, 1913-1980

Figueroa, Gabriel

Savage, Carlos

Alcoriza, Luis

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Languages:

Spanish
English

Language Notes:

Spanish dialogue with optional English subtitles.

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Náufragos de la calle de la Providencia [by Alcoriza, L.]

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 459

Alternate Titles:

Title on container: Exterminating angel

Subjects:

Alcoriza, Luis — Television adaptations

Alcoriza, Luis — Film adaptations

Upper class — Drama

Social status — Drama

Alcoriza, Luis

Upper class

Social status

Genres:

Fantasy films

Fiction films

Film adaptations

Feature films

Detective and mystery films

Foreign language films

Spanish language films

Television adaptations

Drama

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, region 1; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; mono.; restored high-definition digital transfer.

Performers:

Cast: Silvia Pinal, Claudio Brook, Enrique Rambal, Lucy Gallardo, José Baviera, Augusto Benedico, Antonio Bravo, Jacqueline Andere, Enrique García Álvarez, César de Campo, Rosa Elena Durgel.

Production Credits:

Cinematography, Gabriel Figueroa ; editor, Carlos Savage ; music, Raúl Lavista.

General Notes:

Based on the story "Los náufragos de la calle de la Providencia" by Luis Alcoriza and Luis Buñuel.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1962.
Special features: "The last script: remembering Luis Bruñuel", a 2008 documentary featuring Jean-Claude Carrière and Juan Luis Buñuel ; new interviews with filmmaker Arturo Ripstein and actress Silvia Pinal ; theatrical trailer ; a booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Marsha Kinder and a reprinted interview with Buñuel.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (93 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

ANG 1962 DVD

ISBNs:

1604651121
9781604651126

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515035026
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC1785D

OCLC Numbers:

1053066430
276784389 [Invalid]