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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 1961 black-and-white comedy drama film directed by Luis Buñuel. The screenwriters include Buñuel, Benito Pérez Galdós, and Julio Alejandro, while Gustavo Alatriste served as producer. The cast features Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey, and Margarita Lozano. Filmed in Madrid, the narrative is set in Spain and produced by companies including Unión Industrial Cinematográfica and Films 59. The film is in Spanish and has a runtime of 90 minutes.
The work received the Palme d'Or award and is part of the Museum of Modern Art collection. It has been distributed via video on demand by Netflix. Audience ratings vary across platforms, with an IMDb score of 8.0 based on 28,245 votes and a TMDb average of 7.658 from 550 votes. The film is described with keywords such as nun, faith, and lie, and carries the tagline "We've got nothing to hide...".
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Film · TMDB
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
via OMDb · IMDb
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Internet Archive
audio22 09 23 Articulo Viridiana Gonzales
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Censored ending
- Cast
- Reception
- Home video
- Notes
- References
- External links
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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