Viridiana | |
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Directed by | Luis Buñuel |
Written by | Luis Buñuel Julio Alejandro |
Produced by | Gustavo Alatriste |
Starring | Silvia Pinal Francisco Rabal Fernando Rey |
Cinematography | José F. Aguayo |
Edited by | Pedro del Rey |
Distributed by | Films Sans Frontières[citation needed] |
Release dates | 17 May 1961 (Cannes Film Festival) 10 October 1963 (Mexico) 9 April 1977 (Barcelona) 2 May 1977 (Madrid) |
Running time | 90 min. |
Countries | Spain Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
Viridiana (pronounced [biɾiˈðjana]) is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Gustavo Alatriste.[1] 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, but was banned in Spain and denounced by the Holy See for its criticism of the Catholic Church.[2][3] 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.
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