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20 June 1968 (USA) morePlot:
Nazarin is a priest, attempting to living a pure and honest life strictly according to Christian principles... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Great film by Buñuel, thought provoking. more (17 total)Cast
(Credited cast)| Francisco Rabal | ... | Father Nazario | |
| Marga López | ... | Beatriz | |
| Rita Macedo | ... | Andara | |
| Jesús Fernández | ... | Ujo | |
| Ignacio López Tarso | ... | Thief in church | |
| Luis Aceves Castañeda | ... | Parricide | |
| Ofelia Guilmáin | ... | Chanfa | |
| Noé Murayama | ... | Pinto | |
| Rosenda Monteros | ... | Prieta | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Victorio Blanco | ... | Old prisoner | |
| Arturo Castro | ... | Colonel | |
| José Chávez | ... | Construction site manager (as José Chávez 'Trowe') | |
| Cecilia Leger | ... | Woman with pineapple | |
| Ignacio Peón | ... | Priest | |
| Ramón Sánchez | |||
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
USA:94 minCountry:
MexicoLanguage:
SpanishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
UK:15 | Finland:K-11 (new rating 2001) | Finland:K-12 (1991) | France:U | Finland:K-16 (1966)Fun Stuff
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Selected for the Acapulco Film festival (1959). moreQuotes:
Don Angel - the priest: Now they're saying you had a scandalous, dishonest and dirty relationship with that woman.Father Nazario: Slander. Plain slander.
Don Angel - the priest: l know you wouldn't dare. Besides, if you were to succumb to such a demon it wouldn't be with that ugly creature.
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Dios nunca muere moreFAQ
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Spanish director Luis Buñuel career spanned almost 50 years, from 1929 to 1977. Arguably, his best films were those he made during his exile in Mexico - from the late forties to the early 60s. There he had to deal with very cheap budgets, and work in an industry interested mainly in churning commercial movies to unsophisticated audiences, yet he somehow managed to make interesting, thought provoking movies that have stand the test of time. This movie is based on a novel by Spanish author Benito Perez Galdos - and the adaptation is quite faithful, even if the setting is now early 20th century Mexico instead of early 20th century Spain. The protagonist, Nazarin, is a priest who tries to live a life that is as faithful as it can be to the one prescribed by Christ. The question many would ask is whether such endeavor would be possible, without incurring in the hostility, incomprehension and mockery of your fellow human beings. As it happens, he suffers a lot of indignities, yet he remains stubborn (until the controversial final shot) to this objective. I think Buñuel wanted to show Nazarin as a somewhat ridiculous figure, but perhaps inadvertently, his stubbornness (at least to this viewer) comes out as admirable. In any case, a great film.