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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:19
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Viridiana is a novice on the verge of taking her vows when she visits her uncle Don Jaime's farm. Still pining for his wife who died on their wedding night, Don Jaime is struck by Viridiana's... [More]
Starring: Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey, Margarita Lozano
Director: Luis Buñuel
For Luis Buñuel, impiety is a genetic trait and an essential facet of his art. That his work also lifts the spirit -- imparting a delirious sensation of the divine—is a most welcome incongruity, one exemplified by his prizewinning 1961 effort, Viridiana.
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Top CriticAn extraordinary cinematic treasure.
Essential and unforgettable.
'Viridiana' probes deep into psychological earth; at the core, it's a despairing picture of the dark cavern of the human heart.
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See Viridiana, and all other movies will seem to be missing something from then on.
One of Bunuel's most scathing attacks on Spanish society and religion.
ranks near the top of Bunuel's body of work
quintessential Bunuel
quintessential Buñuel: a perfect entryway to his work, and a microcosm of his contradictory universe of the beautiful and the grotesque.
It's another of Buñuel's controversial films that is an indictment of organized religion.
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The man who made Los Olvidados believes in ... reform. In Viridiana he more fully, and comically, acknowledges the immense hurdles to reform set up by human corruption.
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Top CriticWhether Señor Buñuel means his picture as a reflection of all people or just the people of Spain is not clear nor, indeed, is it essential. It is an ugly, depressing view of life. And, to be frank about it, it is a little old-fashioned, too.
Top CriticMore than 40 years after its original release, Viridiana remains one of the most shocking films ever made.
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