The Exterminating Angel
dir. Luis Buñuel · 1962
When faced with the breakdown of social norms, people reveal their true nature and the fragility of civilization.
Luis Buñuel's "The Exterminating Angel" is a surreal exploration of societal norms that traps its characters in a dinner party gone awry. With razor-sharp wit and dark absurdity, it questions the very fabric of civility and privilege, inviting viewers to confront the unsettling truths lurking beneath the surface of social decorum.
A formal dinner party starts out normally enough, but after the bourgeois group retire to the host’s music room, they inexplicably find themselves unable to leave.
