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Viridiana
Sign in to saveViridiana () is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican surrealist comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Gustavo Alatriste. It is loosely based on the 1895 novel Halma by Benito Pérez Galdós.
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Viridiana is a Spanish-language black-and-white comedy drama film directed by Luis Buñuel. The screenplay was written by Buñuel, Benito Pérez Galdós, and Julio Alejandro. The cast includes Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey, and Margarita Lozano. Gustavo Alatriste produced the film, which was shot in Madrid and set in Spain. The cinematography was handled by José Fernández Aguayo, with music composed by Ludwig van Beethoven.
The film was released in 1961 and 1962. It has a runtime of approximately 90 to 91 minutes. Viridiana received the Palme d'Or award. It is distributed by Netflix and available on video on demand through providers such as the Criterion Channel and Darkroom. The film is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art and is recognized in the Palme d'Or collection.
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7.7Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit her aging uncle, Don Jaime. He supports her; but the two have met only once. Jaime thinks Viridiana resembles his dead wife. Viridiana has secretly despised this man all her life and finds her worst fears proven when Jaime grows determined to seduce his pure niece. Viridiana becomes undone as her uncle upends the plans she had made to join the convent.
Cast
- Silvia Pinal as Viridiana
- Francisco Rabal as Jorge
- Fernando Rey as Don Jaime
- José Calvo as Don Amalio
- Margarita Lozano as Ramona
- Victoria Zinny as Lucía
Themes
- based on novel or book
- nun
- faith
- lie
- uncle
- wine
- devoutness
- rural area
- black and white
- orphan
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Ratings
IMDb
8/10
27,389 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
- Year
- 1961
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Viridiana
- Film.image
- Viridiana cover.jpg
- Film.caption
- French poster
- Film.director
- Luis Buñuel
- Film.writer
- Luis BuñuelJulio Alejandro
- Film.producer
- Gustavo Alatriste
- Film.starring
- Silvia PinalFrancisco RabalFernando Rey
- Film.cinematography
- José F. Aguayo
- Film.editing
- Pedro del Rey
- Film.distributor
- Films Sans Frontières
- Film.runtime
- 90 minutes
- Film.country
- SpainMexico
- Film.language
- Spanish
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Palme d'Or
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country of origin
- Spain
- Original language
- Spanish
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Luis Buñuel
- Screenwriter
- Julio Alejandro
- Cast member
- Sergio Mendizábal
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Producer
- Gustavo Alatriste
- Cinematographer
- José Fernández Aguayo
- Narrative location
- Spain
- Filming location
- Madrid
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 123112
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Silvia Pinal publicity photo for Viridiana (1961) (cropped).jpg
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- publication date
- 1962-03-19
- title
- Viridiana
- color
- black-and-white
- film format
- 35 mm film
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- Viridiana
- review score
- 97%
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Encyclopedic overview
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Viridiana () is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican surrealist comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Gustavo Alatriste. It is loosely based on the 1895 novel Halma by Benito Pérez Galdós.
The film was the co-winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, but was banned in Spain and denounced by the Holy See for its criticism of the Catholic Church. In a 2016 poll of 350 experts organized by Spanish film magazine Caimán Cuadernos de Cine, it was voted the best Spanish film of all time, with 227 votes.
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