Death in the Garden

The characters are kind of complex, not necessarily behaving in ways one might expect according to generic convention (Signoret makes the biggest impression), and the story is never boring, with a few surprises thrown in that seem like intentional barbs or pointed commentary, with slight surrealistic touches, but still, this is far from Buñuel's best work.

An atypical Bunuel, although it does contain a healthy dose of his cynicism, and a priest character much like the one in Nazarin. It's an action/drama, not bad but not that great. I didn't find much of interest here besides some role reversals and a touch of moral ambiguity. It didn't seem to have much point to it beyond being a bummer.

i didnt mind sitting through it but i didnt feel especially engaged by it. guess it just wasn't for me.

A healthy mix of Bunuel in this almost Hollywood-type adventure flick. Almost, because there's a fair deal of intense and dark moments to be had here which Americans studio heads wouldn't have let slide for at least a decade. I feel almost compelled to bump this score a notch, especially with that end scene still lingering in my mind.

"Signoret's frenzy becomes her character's, enervating an otherwise humdrum melodrama." - Ed Gonzalez

Death in the Garden is a fairly typical escape/wilderness survival story with the usual themes of psychological degradation. Something so standard is disappointing coming from Buñuel, and while the characters all develop the direction doesn't transcend the basic plot. And while the premise had not become tired yet, even uniquely identifiable things like the light religious commentary would be found in superior successors such as Aguirre. A decently entertaining watch, but it's just another film

iyi bir gise filmi. macera aksiyon. pederin ates yakmak icin incilden sayfa koparma terddudu yonetmenin imzasi

For the first half it is merely an elegantly directed but slow adventure flick enlivened by a few of brutal moments and the unique beauty of thirty-five-year-old Simone Signoret. Then everyone becomes stranded in the jungle, and the film becomes a dark--and rich--exploration of human character, as well as a cynical and reverent (only Bunuel could do both at once) commentary on religious belief. (There is a real serpent in this "garden," and you won't soon forget the scene where it appears!)

O mais francês dos filmes mexicanos de Buñuel, possui todos os elementos políticos, religiosos e sociais que perpassam toda a obra do diretor, sem falar que não é todo dia que vemos o Queneau como roteirista. Plus: adoro filmes que as pessoas fogem para o Brasil. Rá! Box Versátil O Cinema de Luis Buñuel.

80.50

This is all very ho-hum until the escapees get lost in the jungle and then it kicks into gear, as Buñuel makes the characters suffer as only Buñuel can. I would be surprised if Herzog did not see this film in his youth, considering his penchant in adulthood for jungles, plane crashes, and spirituality (as source of sin and saviour).