That Luis Bunuel was a sarcastic madman. That is why I love his films so much!!! "Simon of the Desert" was filmed in Mexico and is in Spanish. The film concerns a sort of spiritual prophet named Simon. He could be symbolic of Christ, except for the fact he's very prideful. He stands on a tower in the desert, and people come to worship him and follow his every word. Too bad Simon doesn't follow his own teachings. In one scene when he's supposed to be fasting, he secretly eats some food. Bad Simon! Then the film becomes comical as a female devil comes in disguise to tempt Simon. She takes on various forms, including a little girl who sings songs mocking him. Later she wants to show him the sin of man. Which is a NYC music club with rock & roll and dancing. (that's not sinful) The film is very short at about a 50 minute running time. So if your into surrealism or satire, "Simon of the Desert" is a film you should definitely see. You can definitely see it's influence on Monty Python's "the Life of Brian" and "El Topo".
Review of Simon of the Desert
