Got around to watching another film of Luis Buñuel, and thankfully it was a lot more enjoyable and coherent than the others I'd see. The Exterminating Angel was another film that hooked me exclusively through its IMDB tagline:
'The guests at an upper-class dinner party find themselves unable to leave.'
Brilliant. I was afraid that the story would eventually shift into something more self indulgent, but it never betrays its simple premise. It's effectively a single location drama with a just enough mystery to keep you engaged throughout. Why are they kept in this room for so long is the big question and frankly, it doesn't need an answer, you just gotta roll with it, this is a big tip I've learnt for watching other films from Buñuel. But here its very easy to follow and smatters in some ideas about the high class society that must have been novel for the 1960's, and it still makes for an interesting watch today.
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