Viridiana
(DVD)
Contributors
Alatriste, Gustavo, film producer.
Buñuel, Luis, 1900-1983, film director,
Alejandro, Julio, 1906-1995, screenwriter.
Pinal, Silvia, actor.
Rabal, Francisco, 1926-2001, actor.
Buñuel, Luis, 1900-1983, film director,
Alejandro, Julio, 1906-1995, screenwriter.
Pinal, Silvia, actor.
Rabal, Francisco, 1926-2001, actor.
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2006].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (27 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Status
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2006].
Language
Spanish
UPC
037429212622, VIR040
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
General Note
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).
General Note
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.).
General Note
Legal deposit: M. 4364-1961.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, José F. Aguayo ; editing by Pedro Del Rey ; musical direction, Gustavo Pitaluga.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
"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.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital mono.; enhanced for 16:9 televisions.
Language
In Spanish, with optional English subtitles; some special features in French with English subtitles.
Awards
Winner of the Palme d'or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.
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