 "Simon of the Desert" is the third (after "Viridiana" and "The Exterminating Angel") of three movies that Buñuel had made starring Claudio Brook and Silvia Pinal and produced by her then-husband Gustavo Alatriste.Today it is generally acclaimed by film critics.Simón, the son of Simeon Stylites, has lived for 6 years, 6 weeks and 6 days atop an eight-meter pillar in the middle of the desert, praying for spiritual purification.