Perhaps the most accomplished and difficult of Luis Buñuel's Mexican films.
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12/19/07
Nazarin (1958)
80 %
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Reviews Counted: 10
Fresh: 8
Rotten:2
Average Rating: 7.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: 1958 Cannes Film Award for Excellence in the Foreign Film Market. This story follows the life of a priest who is forced to leave the priesthood due to his womanizing. In his travels, he acquires an odd assortment of followers including a... [More]
Starring: Francisco Rabal, Marga Lopez, Rita Macedo, Ignacio Lopez Tarso
Director: Luis Buñuel
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06/24/06
This is another fine example of Buñuel's powerful films made during his exile in Mexico.
02/09/06
It is so grim that it lacks even the energy to present itself dramatically.
05/09/05
Top Critic The most breathtaking cinematic cross-examination of faith I have ever seen… not content to ignore religion as a non-issue, or to take cheap shots at its practitioners.
01/07/05
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05/24/03
The surreal moments are relatively few in this wonderfully acted and underviewed masterpiece
11/12/02
While the film itself remains a subtle attack on religious naivete, the director would never be as mindful of the possibilities of spiritual healing as he is here.
07/30/02
It lacks his brilliant wit and seems much less adventurous than his 60s masterpieces.
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