
Nazarín
1959, Drama, 1h 34m
14 Reviews 1,000+ RatingsYou might also like
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Cast & Crew
Father Nazario
Andara
Beatriz

Ujo
Thief in church

Parricide
Critic Reviews for Nazarín
All Critics (14) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (2)
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Bunuel's surrealism is really a kind of mysticism in reverse, He has had to wrestle, not with the devil, but with the angel in him, and in Nazarin traces of the struggle are still apparent.
February 11, 2020 | Full Review… -
It is so grim that it lacks even the energy to present itself dramatically.
May 9, 2005 | Full Review… -
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.
January 7, 2005 | Rating: B- | Full Review… -
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.
July 30, 2002 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review… -
It lacks his brilliant wit and seems much less adventurous than his 60s masterpieces.
January 1, 2000 | Full Review… -
The film is beautiful, with all Builuel's peculiar sensuality in the face of things, which he can make, like faces, extraordinary and eloquent, ceaselessly expregsive and pregnant with this or that.
July 18, 2018 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Nazarín
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Sep 01, 2008Dig up your hole Virgin Mary, Mother Teresa is waiting for you and her beloved prince-charming is standing aside!!!<br/>Act 5 over, Scene 5 over, don't you worry Nazarin, your time hasn't come just yet...Dimitris S Super Reviewer
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Nov 08, 2007one of buñuel's greatest mexican films, or let's just say greatest films. far more compassion than i was expecting from the great cynic in a religious setting and a great performance by paco rabal. open to many interpretationsStella D Super Reviewer
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Nov 07, 2007Only Buñuel's boundless brilliance and cynicism could achieve this mischievous, thought-provoking drama. A sad testament of what happens inside nearly all religious groups, only very few practice what they preach.Pierluigi P Super Reviewer
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Apr 27, 2007So, why are so few films that capture the nature of Jesus Christ accurately? Let's throw away the fact that the Hollywood stamp, false rumors and flat, hipocrytical and inaccurate characters are always present. Also, let's exclude the religious fanatics with a narrow-minded perspective. Buñuel always exalted religion and destroyed the Catholic Church as the monstrous, almost bourgeois human institution it always represented throughout the centuries. Nazarín is shown as a modernist Christ, and through the surreal and experimental, neorealist scope of Buñuel, this testament is innovation in avant-garde storytelling. It's a more conventional film by this giant auteur, but words won't suffice for describing the genius, accuracy and originality of divinity and faith seen through the eyes of a vulnerable man, featuring one of the most grandiose catharsis ever put to celluloid. 99/100Edgar C Super Reviewer
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