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Viridiana (1961) -- Spanish

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Director:
Luis Buñuel
Writers:
Julio Alejandro (writer)
Luis Buñuel (screenplay)
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Release Date:
19 March 1962 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Viridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior. | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
World Report: Spain (May 2009)
 (From ioncinema. 28 May 2009)

Spring Preview: A Repertory Calendar for the Coasts
 (From IFC. 18 February 2009, 2:17 PM, PST)

User Comments:
A hymn to human nature more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Silvia Pinal ... Viridiana
Francisco Rabal ... Jorge
Fernando Rey ... Don Jaime
José Calvo ... Beggar (as Jose Calvo)
Margarita Lozano ... Ramona
José Manuel Martín ... Beggar
Victoria Zinny ... Lucia
Luis Heredia ... Beggar
Joaquín Roa ... Beggar
Lola Gaos ... Beggar
María Isbert ... Beggar (as Maruja Isbert)
Teresa Rabal ... Rita (as Teresita Rabal)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alicia Jorge Barriga ... Beggar (uncredited)
Claudio Brook ... (uncredited)
Juan García Tiendra ... Beggar (uncredited)
Palmira Guerra ... Beggar (uncredited)
Joaquin Mayol ... Beggar (uncredited)
Sergio Mendizábal ... Beggar (uncredited)
Narciso Ojeda ... (uncredited)
Milagros Tomás ... Beggar (uncredited)
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Directed by
Luis Buñuel 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Julio Alejandro  writer (as Julio Alejandro de Castro)
Luis Buñuel  screenplay
Luis Buñuel  story
Benito Pérez Galdós  novel "Halma" (uncredited)

Produced by
Gustavo Alatriste .... producer
Ricardo Muñoz Suay .... executive producer
Pere Portabella .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Gustavo Pittaluga 
 
Cinematography by
José F. Aguayo  (as Jose F. Aguayo)
 
Film Editing by
Pedro del Rey 
 
Production Design by
Francisco Canet 
 
Production Management
Gustavo Quintana .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Juan Luis Buñuel .... assistant director (as J.L. Buñuel)
José Puyol .... assistant director (as J. Puyol)
 
Sound Department
Aurelio García Tijeras .... sound engineer (as A. Tijeras García)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min
Country:
Mexico | Spain
Language:
Spanish
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Madrid, Spain more
Company:
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Trivia:
Initially banned in Spain and completely denounced by the Vatican. more

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15 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
A hymn to human nature, 7 May 2002
Author: abc-27

This is a great movie. It is an investigation of the human nature and attempts to tell an interesting story about the suppression of our inner instincts. Bunuel, once again, compares the morality that comes from inside us, i.e., the morality of the subconscious, against the morality which imposed by society and the various religious organizations.

Bunuel seems sacrilegious, but I think that his movie attacks false piety as opposed to the deeper mysteries of the Catholic faith. Viridiana in the movie is not considerate of her uncle's passion for her and that kills the old man. Her punishment comes later from the unworthy beggars. The moral of the story is that we'd better investigate our flaws and strengths before attempting any encounter with other members of the society. Nobody is perfect and there are different ways to help people out there effectively. Honest work is sometimes more effective than useless acts of charity. If we do not know our selves and we cannot understand others we may deeply hurt people we care for.

All these ideas came to my mind while watching "Viridiana". What a great movie it is. One of the great moments of the movie is a side by side viewing of the honest workers renovating the mansion and the unworthy beggars praying in the fields.

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