72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Simón del desierto

Luis Buñuel
Mexico
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For more than six years, Simon the Stylite has done penance by standing on a pillar. A very rich devotee gives him a better column, and Simon performs the miracle of returning the hands of a mutilated man. For several days, while Simon continues to do penance, the devil appears to him and tries to make him fall into temptation.

Director
Luis Buñuel (Spain)
Screenplay
Luis Buñuel, Julio Alejandro
Plot
Luis Buñuel
Photography
Gabriel Figueroa
Edition
Carlos Savage
Music
Raúl Lavista
Cast
Claudio Brook, Silvia Pinal, Hortensia Santoveña, Jesús Fernández, Enrique Álvarez Félix, Francisco Reiguera, Luis Aceves Castañeda, Enrique García Álvarez, Enrique del Castillo, Eduardo MacGregor, Antonio Bravo
Running Time
43 m.
Country
Mexico
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