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Nazarín
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Nazarín () is a 1959 Mexican satirical drama film directed by Luis Buñuel and co-written between Buñuel and Julio Alejandro, adapted from the eponymous novel of Benito Pérez Galdós.
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Nazarín is a 1959 Spanish-language Mexican drama film directed by Luis Buñuel. The screenplay was written by Buñuel, Benito Pérez Galdós, Julio Alejandro, and Emilio Carballido. Produced by Manuel Barbachano Ponce, the movie features a cast including Francisco Rabal, Ignacio López Tarso, Marga López, and Rita Macedo. Gabriel Figueroa served as the director of photography, with music composed by Rodolfo Halffter.
The film is presented in black-and-white and has a runtime of approximately 95 minutes. It was released on June 4, 1959, by Producciones Barbachano Ponce. The story involves themes such as prostitution, superstition, miracles, and hysteria. It is part of the Vatican's list of films and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. The work has received review scores of 8.3 out of 10 and 86 percent, as well as an IMDb rating of 7.7.
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7.6A Catholic priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but others do not return the favor.
Cast
- Francisco Rabal as Father Nazario
- Marga López as Beatriz
- Rita Macedo as Andara
- Ignacio López Tarso as Thief in church
- Ofelia Guilmáin as Chanfa
- Luis Aceves Castañeda as Parricide
Themes
- prostitute
- superstition
- miracle
- minister
- hysteria
- shelter
- priest
- belief in god
- hatred
- deathbed
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Nazarín
- Film.image
- Nazarin poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Original poster
- Film.director
- Luis Buñuel
- Film.producer
- Manuel Barbachano Ponce
- Film.based_on
- Nazarín by Benito Pérez Galdós
- Film.music
- Rodolfo Halffter
- Film.cinematography
- Gabriel Figueroa
- Film.editing
- Carlos Savage
- Film.studio
- Producciones Barbáchano Ponce
- Film.distributor
- Películas Nacionales
- Film.runtime
- 94 minutes
- Film.country
- Mexico
- Film.language
- Spanish
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- Vatican's list of films
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Mexico
- Original language
- Spanish
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Luis Buñuel
- Screenwriter
- Emilio Carballido
- Cast member
- Pilar Pellicer
- Composer
- Rodolfo Halffter
- Producer
- Manuel Barbachano Ponce
- Cinematographer
- Gabriel Figueroa
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 906412
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- publication date
- 1959-00-00
- title
- Nazarín
- color
- black-and-white
- review score
- 86%
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6 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Reception
- See also
- References
- External links
Nazarín () is a 1959 Mexican satirical drama film directed by Luis Buñuel and co-written between Buñuel and Julio Alejandro, adapted from the eponymous novel of Benito Pérez Galdós.
The film received the international prize at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 32nd Academy Awards, but was not selected as a nominee.
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