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Viridiana

Movie · 1961 · 90 min

A slow-burning, unsettling satire that mixes religious hypocrisy with surreal, darkly comic set pieces, leaving a lingering sense of moral decay.

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1961 Spanish-Mexican film by Luis Buñuel
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Movie
Year
1961
Runtime
90 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • corruption
  • class
  • sexuality
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
comedy drama
Directed by
Luis Buñuel
Written by
Luis Buñuel, Benito Pérez Galdós, Julio Alejandro
Starring
Fernando Rey, Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Margarita Lozano, Claudio Brook, Teresa Rabal, María Isbert, José Calvo
Music
Ludwig van Beethoven
Cinematography
José Fernández Aguayo
Runtime
90 min
Country
Spain, Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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