Viridiana
(DVD)

Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.

Booklet includes an essay by author Michael Wood ("The human comedy") and an interview with Buñuel ("The return to Spain", conducted by José de la Colina and Tomás Pérez Turrent for their book "Objects of desire : conversations with Luis Buñuel", edited and translated into English by Paul Lenti).

Special features: interview with Pinal (conducted by Carlos Gutiérrez & Kim Hendrickson, in Spanish with English subtitles, 14 min., 2006); excerpts from an episode of the television program "Cinéastes de notre temps" on Buñuel (1964-04-04, in French with English subtitles, b&w, 37 min.); interview with author Richard Porton (in English, 13 min., 2006); U.S. theatrical trailer (2 min.).

Legal deposit: M. 4364-1961.

Cinematography, José F. Aguayo ; editing by Pedro Del Rey ; musical direction, Gustavo Pitaluga.

Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey, Jose Calvo, Margarita Lozano, José Manuel Martín, Victoria Zinny, Luis Heredia, Joaquín Roa, Lola Gaos, Maruja Isbert, Teresita Rabal.

"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"--Container.

When a young woman who is preparing to become a nun suddenly inherits her wealthy uncle's estate, her attempts to improve the lot of the less fortunate by making her newfound riches available to them backfire.

DVD format; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital mono.; enhanced for 16:9 televisions.

In Spanish, with optional English subtitles; some special features in French with English subtitles.

Winner of the Palme d'or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.