This is Luis Bunuel's funny film about a very pious but extremely judgmental and very ridiculous holy man. Simon stands on his column, prays and fasts and has not a word to say to anyone, unless it's to criticize their lack of spiritually. His followers mostly take it in stride but at times even the Brothers at the local monastery seem to find him tiresome. Finally, as a corrective, the Devil shows up to tempt him off his path of self righteousness.
This is almost a perfect film. My only criticism would be the ending of the film, where I think Bunuel didn't really know how to wrap it all up. This film is amazingly based on the life of a holy man named Simeon Stylites who actually lived on a pillar for over 39 years.
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Silvia Pinal enjoys herself way too much as the Devil.
45 enjoyably blasphemous minutes.
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