Simon of the Desert

1965, 45min -

SIMON OF THE DESERT is Luis Buñuel’s wicked and wild take on the life of devoted ascetic Saint Simeon Stylites, who waited atop a pillar surrounded by a barren landscape for six years, six months, and six days, in order to prove his devotion to God. Yet the devil, in the figure of the beautiful Silvia Pinal, huddles below, trying to tempt him down. A skeptic’s vision of human conviction, Buñuel’s short and sweet satire is one of the master filmmaker’s most renowned works of surrealism. Show more

"Simon of the Desert" — movie produced in Mexico and released in 1965. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.8 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 45min. "Simon of the Desert" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel and FlixOlé. Click on a playlink to watch it now!