Details

Release year: 1961

Storyline

Viridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior.

Top credits

Directors

Luis Buñuel

Writers

Cast

Silvia Pinal — Viridiana
Francisco Rabal — Jorge
Fernando Rey — Don Jaime
José Calvo — Don Amalio

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Did you know

• Initially banned in Spain and completely denounced by the Vatican.

• The script was initially approved by the Spanish authorities with a few minor changes. They had no opportunity to view the finished film until it played at the Cannes Film Festival where it won the Palme d'Or. Nevertheless, they were horrified enough by what they saw to ban the film.

• For the famous The Last Supper scene, the number of homeless people wasn't enough to match the actual amount of men present at The Last Supper, so Buñuel made three crew members dressed like beggars appear on the photo, then disappear.