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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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.
Released: 1962-04-0190 minDir: Luis BuñuelDrama
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
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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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Key dates
- Published
- 19 March 1962
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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
Article
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.