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Silvia and/as the Devil

Silvia and/as the Devil

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Alexander Riley
Jun 06, 2022
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A splendid little piece of life spent recently with Buñuel’s Simon of the Desert.  I’ve seen it several times. Each time I’ve seen it, one scene absorbs me, and I watch it over and over and over again. 

The Devil comes to tempt the Stylite who is out in the desert on his pillar, meditating and praying.  Satan takes the form of a sensual young woman, dre…

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