CRITERION COLLECTION: EXTERMINATING ANGEL

"A group of high-society friends are invited to a mansion for dinner and inexplicably find themselves unable to leave in The Exterminating Angel (El �ngel exterminador), a daring masterpiece from Luis Bu�uel (Belle de jour, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie). Made just one year after his international sensation Viridiana, this film, full of eerie, comic absurdity, furthers Bu�uel's wicked takedown of the rituals and dependencies of the frivolous upper classes. Claudio Brook, Silvia Pinal, Enrique Rambal, JosU Baviera star. 93 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; documentary; interview; theatrical trailer. Restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray The Last Script: Remembering Luis Bu�uel, a 2008 documentary featuring screenwriter Jean-Claude Carri�re and filmmaker Juan Luis Bu�uel Interviews with actor Silvia Pinal and filmmaker Arturo Ripstein from 2006 Trailer.

A group of high-society friends are invited to a mansion for dinner and inexplicably find themselves unable to leave in The Exterminating Angel (El angel exterminador), a daring masterpiece from Luis Bunuel (Belle de jour, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie). Made just one year after his international sensation Viridiana, this film, full of eerie, comic absurdity, furthers Bunuel's wicked takedown of the rituals and dependencies of the frivolous upper classes. Claudio Brook, Silvia Pinal, Enrique Rambal, Jose Baviera star. 93 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; documentary; interview; theatrical trailer. Restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray The Last Script: Remembering Luis Bunuel, a 2008 documentary featuring screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere and filmmaker Juan Luis Bunuel Interviews with actor Silvia Pinal and filmmaker Arturo Ripstein from 2006 Trailer.