This 1965 film is not even a metaphor, certainly not a parody, but a full denunciation of religious medieval asceticism. We will pass the allusions to Jesus and his forty days in the desert. We will pass the hypocrisy of all those who come to the foot of the column to get the force Simon is supposed to conquer by his personal sacrifice that does not cost much to these hypocrites. The morbidity of this long description of years in the desert and temptations from Satan are finally ridiculed by projecting this ascetic monster into the younger generation of 1965 dancing the twist or some other crazy dance. He is the one who sits at a table, smokes his cigarette but does not dance. In other words he is the Fool who will never get the Fun and will Fancy he is Free and Famous if not Funny whereas he is nothing but F***D up.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne & University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne & University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines