Viridiana (1962)
Viridiana (1962)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Silvia Pinal
Viridiana
Francisco Rabal
Jorge
Fernando Rey
Don Jaime
José Calvo
Don Amalio
Margarita Lozano
Ramona
Victoria Zinny
Lucía
Teresa Rabal
Rita
Luis Heredia
El Poca
Joaquín Roa
Don Zequiel
José Manuel Martín
El Cojo
Lola Gaos
Enedina
Juan García Tiendra
José 'El Leproso' (uncredited)
Sergio Mendizábal
El Pelón
María Isbert
Beggar
Claudio Brook
(uncredited)
Narciso Ojeda
(uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 1, 1962
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Box Office$679,244
Filming LocationsMadrid, Spain
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Wiki.
Viridiana (pronounced [biɾiˈðjana]) is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Gustavo Alatriste. It is loosely based on the 1895 novel Halma by Benito Pérez Galdós.
The film was the co-winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. In a 2016 poll of 350 experts organized by Spanish film magazine Caimán Cuadernos de Cine, it was voted the best Spanish film of all time, with 227 votes.
In the film, a novice nun is instructed to spend some time at the mansion of her reclusive uncle, her last living relative and main financial support. The uncle attempts to rape her, tries to convince her to live with him, and then commits suicide. Viridiana shares his inheritance with an illegitimate cousin, and decides against becoming a nun. Following a home invasion, the heiress is raped by one of the burglars. Saved by her cousin, the former nun agrees to make up a threesome with her cousin and his mistress.