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1962 · Mexico

The Exterminating Angel

Tonight at a glance

Runtime
93 min
Age rating
NR
Language
Spanish
Country
Mexico

Why tonight?

  • Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
  • In Spanish — subtitles on.

The story

After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves unable to depart... and, over the next few days, all of their elaborate societal pretenses and façades deteriorate as they are reduced to living like animals.

  • sheep
  • quarantine
  • upper class
  • guest
  • room
  • surrealism
  • lamb
  • bear
  • mansion
  • black and white

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Directed
Luis Buñuel

Production

Studio
Producciones Gustavo Alatriste