Viridiana
Banned in Spain and denounced by the Vatican, Luis Bunuel's irreverent vision of life as a beggar's banquet is regarded by many as his masterpiece. In it, novice nun Viridiana does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism.
Winner of the Palme d'or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, Viridiana is as audacious today as ever.
Running Time
92 mins
Year
1961
Kanopy ID
1154445
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Buñuel's ongoing critique of bourgeois politics. The cunning of recognition.
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