In Hell. Forever.

The guests at an upper-class dinner party find themselves unable to leave. They weren’t locked up. They wanted to leave. But something stopped them. Sort of an invisible wall.  Instead, they had to stay. And endure each other. That became their living Hell. That’s the story of my favorite film, ‘The Exterminating Angel.’ Written and directed. In 1962. By Luis Bunuel. Today. If I had my way. The guests would be the U.S. Congress. And the president. With only one way to escape. They’d have to solve their political differences. By compromising. By finding common ground. Yes, by devising a plan. That both Republicans and Democrats. Can support. Serving the common good. If not. Let them rot in Hell. Forever. --Jim Broede