Exterminating Angel DVD 1962 / Directed by Luis Bunuel / Starring: Enrique Rambel, Lucy Gallardo, Tito Junco, Claudia Brook

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REGION 0 PAL DVD (all regions)

AUDIO: Spanish mono

Subtitles: English

TOTAL RUNTIME: 89 MINUTES

English Summary:

The Exterminating Angel (Spanish: El ángel exterminador) is a 1962 Mexican surrealist film, written and directed by Luis Buñuel, starring Silvia Pinal, and produced by her then-husband Gustavo Alatriste. The movie follows a group of wealthy guests finding themselves unable to leave after a lavish dinner party, and the chaos that ensues afterward. Sharply satirical and allegorical, the film contains a view of the aristocracy suggesting they "harbor savage instincts and unspeakable secrets".

It is considered one of the best 1,000 films by The New York Times, and was adapted into an opera in 2016.

During a formal dinner party at the lavish mansion of Señor Edmundo Nóbile and his wife Lucía, the servants unaccountably leave their posts until only the major-domo is left. After dinner the guests adjourn to the music room, where one of the women, Blanca, plays a piano sonata. Later, when they might normally be expected to return home, the guests curiously remove their jackets, loosen their gowns, and settle down for the night on couches, chairs and the floor.

By morning it is apparent that, for some inexplicable reason, they are unable to leave. The guests consume what little drinks and food are left from the previous night's party. Days pass, and their plight intensifies; they become thirsty, hungry, quarrelsome, hostile, and hysterical. Only Dr. Carlos Conde, applying logic and reason, manages to keep his composure and guide the guests through the ordeal. One guest, the elderly Sergio Russell, dies, and his body is placed in a large cupboard. Later, Béatriz and Eduardo, a young engaged couple, lock themselves in a closet and commit suicide.

Spanish Summary:

El ángel exterminador es una película surrealista de Luis Buñuel producida en México por Gustavo Alatriste y protagonizada por Silvia Pinal (esposa del productor), Enrique Rambal y Claudio Brook. Fue realizada tras el éxito internacional de Viridiana, también producida por Gustavo Alatriste e interpretada por Silvia Pinal. Se estrenó en la Ciudad de México el 22 de septiembre de 1962.

Un grupo de burgueses de la Ciudad de México es invitado a una cena en la mansión de los Nóbile, después de asistir a la ópera. Mientras, los sirvientes y los cocineros sienten muchos deseos de abandonar la mansión y se marchan. Al terminar la cena, los invitados se dan cuenta de que no pueden salir de la habitación por una razón misteriosa totalmente desconocida, aunque aparentemente no hay nada que lo impida. A medida que van pasando los días, el alimento y la bebida empiezan a escasear, los anfitriones y los invitados enferman, la basura se acumula y duermen donde pueden. A partir de ese momento, la etiqueta, las buenas costumbres y la cordialidad poco a poco se acaban perdiendo y los burgueses se comportan como auténticos salvajes.

Cast / Reparto

• Silvia Pinal as Leticia "La Valkiria"
• Enrique García Álvarez as Alberto Roc
• Jacqueline Andere as Alicia de Roc
• César del Campo as Col. Alvaro
• Nadia Haro Oliva as Ana Maynar
• Ofelia Montesco as Beatriz
• Patricia de Morelos as Blanca
• Augusto Benedico as Dr. Carlos Conde
• Luis Beristáin as Cristian Ugalde
• Enrique Rambal as Edmundo Nóbile
• Xavier Massé as Eduardo
• Xavier Loyá as Francisco Avila
• Ofelia Guilmáin as Juana Avila
• Claudio Brook as Julio, the majordomo
• José Baviera as Leandro Gomez
• Bertha Moss as Leonora
• Lucy Gallardo as Lucía Nóbile
• Tito Junco as Raúl
• Patricia Morán as Rita Ugalde
• Antonio Bravo as Sergio Russell
• Rosa Elena Durgel as Silvia
• Ryan Schneider as Freckle Chico