The Exterminating Angel

Buñuel’s surreal, darkly satirical masterpiece about a group of wealthy dinner guests finding themselves inexplicably unable to leave.

Buñuel’s darkly funny masterpiece follows a group of wealthy dinner guests who inexplicably find themselves unable to leave the salon in their hosts’ mansion. While servants – and strange animals – freely roam the rest of the building, the charm of the bourgeoisie is increasingly revealed to be wanting.

A brilliant blend of surrealism and satire, the film delights in the steady demolition of the thin veneer of ‘civilisation’.