The Films That Shaped It

Simon of the Desert

1965

I grew up in the shadow of the Franco regime and the Catholic church, and those are themes I return to again and again. Buñuel did too, of course. 'Viridiana' and 'Nazarin' and even 'Simon of the Desert' are incredible examples of how to critique the church through cinema.

I grew up in the shadow of the Franco regime and the Catholic church, and those are themes I return to again and again. Buñuel did too, of course.

— Unknown (speaker influenced by Buñuel)  ·  The Guardian (Pedro Almodóvar: a master on his craft)

I grew up in the shadow of the Franco regime and the Catholic church, and those are themes I return to again and again. Buñuel did too, of course.

— Unknown (speaking about being influenced by Buñuel)  ·  The Guardian (Pedro Almodóvar: a master on his craft)
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