Year: 1967
Director: Luis Buñuel
Written by: Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Genevieve Page, Pierre Clementi, Françoise Fabian, Macha Meril.
Running time: 101 min.
How does one start a review for a Luis Buñuel film? After seeing The Exterminating Angel for the first time, I though I had enough to piece together a review, but once I hit the keyboard, nothing was forming into anything that made sense. No, it wasn't writers block - it was the simple fact that Luis Buñuel's work isn't easily interpreted by words. Well, words that make sense, anyway. Now, I've only seen two of his films so far, but I like how darn strange they are. The other day, my English teacher said that when we go to the movies we are asked to "suspend our disbelief". That is exactly the key with Buñuel. While Belle de Jour may not need much suspension of your disbelief like The Exterminating Angel does, there is plenty of ambiguity to wonder and wonder and wonder about.
