I believe that the line went something like:

[lathany]

"When we go to Lourdes will you buy me a washable rubber virgin?"

Which comes from The Exterminating Angel and is the weirdest line I've heard in a film that I can remember.

The film itself is 1962, Mexican (with subtitles), black and white and very weird (the setting is an upper-class dinner party). We watched it last night I don't know if I'd recommend it. I've found a review which states: "With The Exterminating Angel, the viewers are lucky enough to receive a statement by the director at the beginning of the movie. Therefore using that statement as a guide to make sense of the movie would be a very wise choice. The statement reads as follows 'The best explanation of this film is that, from the standpoint of pure reason, there is no explanation.'" I don't remember this statement from our version, but it does kinda sum up the film. Anyway, weird, a classic and regarded as one of the best Mexican films of all time.

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[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Bunuel is a genius but some of the films are pretty unapproachable (from a sense-making point of view). The most straightforward to watch and enjoy as (relatively) conventional films are probably the later ones, Viridana, Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, That Obscure Object of Desire and Phantom of Liberty.