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Movie Info

As a young woman, Tristana (Catherine Deneuve) is orphaned and taken under the guardianship of Don Lope (Fernando Rey), a respected member of the community. However, Don Lope has a weakness for women and takes advantage of his innocent charge. When Tristana falls in love with artist Horacio (Franco Nero), she must learn to be more assertive in order to achieve independence from her nefarious guardian, or her blossoming relationship with Horatio is doomed.

Rating:

PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Some Disturbing Images)
Genre:

drama
Original Language:

Spanish
Director:

Luis Buñuel
Producer:

Luis Buñuel, Robert Dorfmann
Writer:

Julio Alejandro, Luis Buñuel
Release Date (Streaming):

Sep 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA):

$4.8K
Runtime:

1h 38m
Production Co:

Época Films S.A., Les films Corona, Talía Films, Selenia Cinematografica
Sound Mix:

Mono

Cast & Crew

Catherine Deneuve
Tristana

Fernando Rey
Don Lope

Franco Nero
Horacio

Jesus Fernandez
Saturno

Lola Gaos
Saturna

Vicente Soler
Don Ambrosio

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Critic Reviews for Tristana

All Critics (32) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (31) | Rotten (1)

The film is so full of riches, so perfectly constructed to gain the maximum effect with the minimum of fuss, that it can be enjoyed on many levels.

March 20, 2020 | Full Review…

Margaret Hinxman
Daily Telegraph (UK)
What more is there to say about Bunuel? Except that Tristana... is a quite masterly summation of his art.

March 20, 2020 | Full Review…

Derek Malcolm
Guardian
The rigid rituals of duty and honor form an inextricable bond of pleasure and degradation, of sex and death-and render sin all the more exciting.

July 14, 2014 | Full Review…

Richard Brody
New Yorker
One of the greatest films from Buuel's extremely rich late period.

July 10, 2014 | Full Review…

Melissa Anderson
Artforum
You can almost sense the director's pleasure in taking apart the duplicities of a patriarchal Spanish society, the long-standing sexual double standard for men and one young woman's revolt against convention.

February 21, 2013 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Betsy Sharkey
Los Angeles Times
As much as this tale of bent love runs in the ruts of its maker's obsessions, it has an undertow that's impossible to shake.

November 22, 2012 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Ty Burr
Boston Globe
Tristana may look like an aesthetically conservative film. Don't be deceived. It makes its effects by the very austerity of its style. And its effects are diabolically ironic.

March 20, 2020 | Full Review…

Dilys Powell
Sunday Times (UK)
How an innocent can become a devil is just one of the many wondrous things Buñuel in his genius shows us.

December 19, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Kelly Jane Torrance
Washington Examiner
With Tristana, Buuel depicts sexual liberation as a snake that eats its own tail.

February 5, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm
Driven by Deneuve's chilly sexuality, Tristana is hypnotically enigmatic.

July 10, 2014 | Full Review…

Jamie S. Rich
Oregonian
Both leads give strong performances, and even though they don't engender an emotional response from viewers for most of the film their characters remain powerfully heartfelt creations.

July 10, 2014 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Rob Hunter
Film School Rejects
It's bitter, biting and brilliant.

July 10, 2014 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…

David Parkinson
Radio Times

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Audience Reviews for Tristana

Jan 31, 2015

The dubbing of Deneuve's voice into Spanish seems to diminish the impact of her performance, but sill this a fascinating story of power, hypocrisy, resentment and bitterness as seen through the eyes of two complex characters in a society dominated by religious and patriarchal values.

Carlos M Super Reviewer
May 22, 2013

An old man (Fernando Rey) becomes obsessed with an beautiful orphan girl (Catherine Denueve) whom he adopts; she leaves him but returns when she loses her leg. All of Luis Bunuel's usual intelligence and obsessiveness is on display here, but there's little passion or magic in this melodrama that's only slightly twisted. TRISTANA serves as a breather between the masterpieces BELLE DE JOUR and DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE.

Greg S Super Reviewer
Oct 31, 2009

Pretty interesting but nothing special.

Stefan P Super Reviewer
Jun 10, 2008

Any time Bunuel and Deneuve team up you're in for a treat.

Anthony V Super Reviewer