Viridiana

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Viridiana is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, renowned for its controversial critique of religion and bourgeois morality.

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Viridiana canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican film
Spanish film
drama film
film
awardReceived Palme d’Or
surface form: Palme d'Or
awardReceivedAt Cannes Film Festival
surface form: 1961 Cannes Film Festival
basedOn Halma
basedOnWorkAuthor Benito Pérez Galdós
censorshipAuthorityOpposedBy Francoist Spain
censorshipStatusInSpain banned after initial release
cinematographyBy José F. Aguayo
controversialFor blasphemous depiction of religious imagery
countryOfOrigin Mexico
Spain
criticalReception acclaimed
director Luis Buñuel
distributor CIFESA
editedBy Pedro del Rey
filmFestivalScreening Cannes Film Festival
filmFormat black-and-white film
genre drama
psychological drama
hasCastMember Fernando Rey
Francisco Rabal
Silvia Pinal
hasCharacter Don Jaime
Jorge
historicalSignificance landmark of Spanish-language cinema
mainTheme critique of bourgeois morality
critique of religion
musicBy Gustavo Pittaluga
narrativeFocus conflict between religious idealism and human desire
notableScene Last Supper parody with beggars
originalLanguage Spanish
partOfDirectorFilmographyPhase Buñuel’s Mexican and Spanish period
producer Gustavo Alatriste
productionCompany Films 59
UNINCI
protagonistCharacterName Viridiana self-link
protagonistOccupation novice nun
releaseType theatrical release
releaseYear 1961
religiousInstitutionCritiqued Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
runningTimeMinutes 90
screenwriter Julio Alejandro
Luis Buñuel
settingLocation rural estate in Spain
title Viridiana self-link

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Luis Buñuel notableWork Viridiana
Viridiana title Viridiana self-link
Viridiana protagonistCharacterName Viridiana self-link
The Exterminating Angel follows Viridiana