The Exterminating Angel (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #43 extract: The Exterminating Angel (1962)

The Exterminating Angel is seemingly a simple film, but the more you think about it, the more opaque it becomes. 

Though I'm still a little lost with this, I think its quite clear that this is about a false paradise; a group of rich people have a perfect night and find themselves unable to leave the party. The longer they stay, however, the more obvious it becomes that their predicament is far from paradise. Quite possibly an allegory about fascist Spain under Franco, this seems to be a critique of both religion and aristocracy and its affects on innocent people. There is probably much more to be said about this film, but I'll have to re-watch this to find more.