The Exterminating Angel
- Year: 1962
- Country of origin: Mexico
- Genre: Drama, Fantasy
- Director: Luis Buñuel
- Length: 95 min
Film Synopsis
A group of wealthy guests at a lavish dinner party find themselves inexplicably unable to leave the drawing room. As time passes, their civilized behavior deteriorates, revealing desperation, cruelty, and absurdity. The surreal confinement becomes a dark reflection on social structure and human fragility.
The Exterminating Angel Blu-ray & DVD editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | Criterion BD-A/US 2016 | Radiance BD-ALL/UK 2024 | Criterion DVD-1/US/OOP 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Last Script: Remembering Luis Buñuel | |||
| A Mexican Buñuel | |||
| Dinner and Other Rituals - Video Essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas | |||
| Silvia Pinal - Interview with Actress Silvia Pinal | |||
| Interview with Guillermo del Toro | |||
| Interview with Alex Cox | |||
| Arturo Ripstein - Audio Interview with Arturo Ripstein | |||
| Stills Gallery | |||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Criterion’s Blu-ray and DVD editions include a 36-page booklet with writing by Marsha Kinder (“Exterminating Civilization”).
- Radiance’s Blu-ray is included in the “Nothing Is Sacred: Three Heresies by Luis Buñuel” box set with Viridiana (1961) and Simon of the Desert (1965). It includes an 80-page booklet with writing by Glenn Kenny, Justine Smith, Lindsay Hallam and David Hering.
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