El ángel exterminador

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El ángel exterminador is a 1962 surrealist film by Luis Buñuel, renowned for its darkly satirical portrayal of upper-class guests mysteriously unable to leave a dinner party.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
surrealist film
castMember Augusto Benedico
Claudio Brook
Enrique Rambal
José Baviera
Lucy Gallardo
Ofelia Montesco
Rosa Elena Durgel
Silvia Pinal
Xavier Massé
cinematographyBy Gabriel Figueroa
countryOfOrigin Mexico
director Luis Buñuel
distributor Cinematográfica Pelimex
editedBy Carlos Savage
genre drama film
satire
surrealism
hasFilmTechnique absurdist elements
allegory
single-location narrative
hasInfluenced The Exterminating Angel
surface form: The Exterminating Angel (opera)

later films about social entrapment
hasPlotSummary A group of upper-class dinner guests find themselves mysteriously unable to leave a room after a lavish party.
hasTheme breakdown of social norms
class confinement
ritual and repetition
social decay
includedInList canon of classic world cinema
mainSubject bourgeoisie
social satire
upper class
musicBy Raúl Lavista
narrativeLocation a mansion in Mexico City
notableFor darkly satirical portrayal of the bourgeoisie
depiction of guests mysteriously unable to leave a dinner party
originalLanguage Spanish
partOf Luis Buñuel filmography
producer Gustavo Alatriste
productionCompany Gustavo Alatriste Producciones
publicationDate 1962
runtimeMinutes 95
screenwriter Luis Buñuel
setInCountry Mexico
setInPeriod 20th century
title El ángel exterminador self-link
translatedTitle The Exterminating Angel

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Claudio Brook appearedIn El ángel exterminador
Jesus in "El ángel exterminador" appearsIn El ángel exterminador
El ángel exterminador title El ángel exterminador self-link