The Exterminating Angel (Criterion Collection)

"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 ángel exterminador), a daring masterpiece from Luis Buñuel (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 Buñuel's wicked takedown of the rituals and dependencies of the frivolous upper classes. Claudio Brook, Silvia Pinal, Enrique Rambal, José 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 Buñuel, a 2008 documentary featuring screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière and filmmaker Juan Luis Buñuel Interviews with actor Silvia Pinal and filmmaker Arturo Ripstein from 2006 Trailer.