The Exterminating Angel (El ángel exterminador)

Wed Nov 22, 2017

20:00 to 22:00

Location

Ayioi Omoloyites Cultural Workshop
Archontiko Ierodiakonou
Aghialou and Ayioi Omoloyites Corner
Nicosia, Nicosia 1080

Description

The guests at an upper-class dinner party find themselves unable to leave. The Exterminating Angel is a 1962 surrealist film, written and directed by Luis Buñuel, starring Silvia Pinal. Sharply satirical and allegorical, the film contains a view of human nature suggesting "mankind harbors savage instincts and unspeakable secrets". It is considered one of the best 1,000 films by The New York Times.

Cast:
Silvia Pinal (Leticia 'La Valkiria')
Enrique Rambal (Edmundo Nobile)
Claudio Brook (Julio, Mayordomo; Steward)
José Baviera (Leandro Gomez)

Director: Luis Buñuel
Writer: Luis Buñuel, Luis Alcoriza
Runtime: 95 min
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 1962

The film will be introduced by director Andreas Kyriakou. Part of the «Cinema Wednesdays 2017» program of the Cultural Workshop Ayion Omoloyiton in collaboration with Cynema Xanthis 3. This screening is supported by the Cervantes Institute and the Embassy of Spain in Cyprus.

* Appropriate for viewers over 18 years old

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