| Description |
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 332.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital mono.; widescreen. |
| Language |
Spanish dialogue; optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey. |
| Credits |
Photographer, Jose F. Aguayo ; editor, Pedro Del Rey. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. |
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Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; new video interviews with actress Silvia Pinal and author Richard Porton; excerpt on Buñuel's early career from a 1964 episode of Cinéastes de notre temps ; U.S. theatrical trailer; new and improved English subtitle translation. Accompanying booklet (27 pages) includes an essay by Michael Wood and an interview with Buñuel, conducted by José de la Colina and Tomás Pérez Turrent. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Viridiana, who is about to become a nun, 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. |
| Subject |
Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Lust -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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Spanish language materials. |
| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (SPANISH), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Foreign films.
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Spanish language materials.
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| Added Author |
Buñuel, Luis, 1900-1983.
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Alejandro, Julio, 1906-1995.
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Pinal, Silvia.
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Rabal, Francisco, 1926-2001.
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Rey, Fernando, 1917-1994.
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UNINCI S.A.
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Films 59 (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0780030621 |
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9780780030626 |
| Standard No. |
037429212622 |
| Music No. |
VIR040 Criterion Collection |
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