The Exterminating Angel (El Ángel Exterminador) (1962)

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Bizarre yet captivating tale of a group of party guests who mysteriously find themselves unable to leave the living room of their host. They proceed to spend the night there.. and several days following, all the while unable to understand why and how they came to be in the predicament they find themselves in. Short of space, food and water, they fall prey to sickness, hunger and personal conflict.... read more

Description: After an evening at the opera, the aristocratic Nobile invites guests for a lavish supper at his home on Providence Street. But as his guests arrive, his staff are desperate to leave, slipping away before even the meal is served. As the evening of polite small talk and light entertainment starts to drag, the guests find themselves inexplicably unable to leave-overstaying their welcome by days rather than hours-and the veneer of civility they have carefully nurtured begins to fall and their plight becomes serious. A scathing attack on the rites of the bourgeoisie, The Exterminating Angel is among Luis Buñuel's best and most high After an evening at the opera, the aristocratic Nobile invites guests for a lavish supper at his home on Providence Street. But as his guests arrive, his staff are desperate to leave, slipping away before even the meal is served. As the evening of polite small talk and light entertainment starts to drag, the guests find themselves inexplicably unable to leave-overstaying their welcome by days rather than hours-and the veneer of civility they have carefully nurtured begins to fall and their plight becomes serious. A scathing attack on the rites of the bourgeoisie, The Exterminating Angel is among Luis Buñuel's best and most highly regarded films. ... (more) (less)