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Viridiana (pronounced [biɾiˈðjana]) is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican 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.
Apr 29, 2010 · His film was not anti-Catholic nor against the ruling class, but it established his virtuous nun, her rich landowning uncle and his son, her cousin, in a dark and scandalous story. It ended with the nun, having left the convent, quietly entering the bedroom of her handsome young cousin.
Viridiana: Directed by Luis Buñuel. With Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey, José Calvo. Viridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior.
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- Drama
- Luis Buñuel
- 1962-03-19
Aug 8, 2021 · In it, novice nun Viridiana does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism. Winner of the Palme d’or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, Viridiana is as audacious today as ever.
- 91 min
Winner of the Palme d’or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, Viridiana is as audacious today as ever. Banned in Spain and denounced by the Vatican, Luis Buñuel’s irreverent vision of life as a beggar’s banquet is regarded by many as his masterpiece.
- Viridiana
Viridinia (Silvia Pinal) is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit to her aging uncle, Don Jaime (Fernando Rey)....
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- Drama
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Apr 1, 1999 · Viridiana, played by Silvia Pinal, is a young nun about to take her final vows. She's so devout that she wears a crown of thorns and a large wooden crucifix hangs over her...
