Exterminating angel / Gustavo Alatriste presenta ; nueva versión con diálogos de Luis Buñuel ; cinedrama de Luis Alcoriza and Luis Buñuel ; productor, Gustavo Alatriste ; director, Luis Buñuel.

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Criterion collection ; 459. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Author:	Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Buñuel, Luis, 1900-1983 Alatriste, Gustavo Pinal, Silvia Brook, Claudio Rambal, Enrique Gallardo, Lucy Baviera, José Benedico, Augusto Bravo, Antonio (Bravo Sanchez) Andere, Jacqueline García Álvarez, Enrique Campo, Cesar del Durgel, Rosa Elena Lavista, Raúl, 1913-1980 Figueroa, Gabriel Savage, Carlos Alcoriza, Luis
Language:	Spanish English
Language of the Original:	Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:	Spanish dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
Edition:	Special edición; Fullscreen version.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 459. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Alcoriza, Luis > Film adaptations. Upper class > Drama. Social status > Drama. Fantasy films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Foreign films. Detective and mystery films.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Variant Title:	El ángel exterminador.
Format:	Video DVD

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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.
Note:	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. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CT8 D0104498 VideoDVD
ISBN:	1604651121 9781604651126
Credits:	Cinematography, Gabriel Figueroa ; editor, Carlos Savage ; music, Raúl Lavista.
System Details:	DVD, NTSC, region 1; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; mono.; restored high-definition digital transfer.
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.