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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.
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.
Apr 29, 2010 · In the larger world of the film, Viridiana (Silvia Pinal) visits her old uncle, Don Jaime (the Buñuel favorite Fernando Rey). For her it is an act of charity. Don Jaime is thunderstruck: Having not seen her for years, he realize she is the double of his late wife on their wedding night.
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.
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.
A young postulant, Viridiana, is about to take her final vows as a nun when she reluctantly sets out to visit her only relative, an uncle she barely remembers. He is most welcoming, but when she is ready to return to the convent he insists that she stay.
Viridiana, Spanish dramatic film, released in 1961, that is widely considered one of director Luis Buñuel’s finest and most controversial works. Sharply critical of the Roman Catholic Church, it was banned in Spain and condemned by the Vatican.
Feb 14, 2020 · Viridiana tells the story of a novice nun who, in the film’s opening scenes, is asked by her Mother Superior to visit her widowed Uncle Jaime. She has not seen him for many years but he has asked to meet her before she takes her vows.
May 23, 2006 · Overview. Viridiana 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. Directed by Luis Buñuel • 1961 • Spain. Starring Silvia Pinal, Fernando Rey, Francisco Rabal. 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.
