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Nazarín

1959 · 95 min

A slow, morally serious pilgrimage that unsettles with its mix of faith, hypocrisy, and quiet despair.

Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Genres: Drama
Starring: Francisco Rabal, Marga López, Rita Macedo

Tagline: A Motion Picture For Ever…
Overview: A Catholic priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but others do not return the favor.

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Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Genres: Drama
Starring: Francisco Rabal, Marga López, Rita Macedo

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
morality
isolation
guilt
redemption
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Written by: Luis Buñuel, Emilio Carballido, Julio Alejandro
Starring: Francisco Rabal, Marga López, Rita Macedo, Ignacio López Tarso, Ofelia Guilmáin, Luis Aceves Castañeda, Noé Murayama, Rosenda Monteros
Music: Rodolfo Halffter
Cinematography: Gabriel Figueroa
Runtime: 95 min
Country: Mexico
Languages: Spanish

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