Viridiana
1961 film by Luis Buñuel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Viridiana (pronounced [biɾiˈðjana]) is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Gustavo Alatriste.[1] It is loosely based on the 1895 novel Halma by Benito Pérez Galdós.
Viridiana | |
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Directed by | Luis Buñuel |
Written by | Luis Buñuel Julio Alejandro |
Produced by | Gustavo Alatriste |
Starring | Silvia Pinal Francisco Rabal Fernando Rey |
Cinematography | José F. Aguayo |
Edited by | Pedro del Rey |
Distributed by | Films Sans Frontières[citation needed] |
Release dates | 17 May 1961 (Cannes Film Festival) 10 October 1963 (Mexico) 9 April 1977 (Barcelona) 2 May 1977 (Madrid) |
Running time | 90 min. |
Countries | Spain Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
The film was the co-winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.[2] 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.
In the film, a novice nun is instructed to spend some time at the mansion of her reclusive uncle, her last living relative and main financial support. The uncle attempts to rape her, tries to convince her to live with him, and then commits suicide. Viridiana shares his inheritance with an illegitimate cousin, and decides against becoming a nun. Following a home invasion, the heiress is raped by one of the burglars. Saved by her cousin, the former nun agrees to make up a threesome with her cousin and his mistress.