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After 25 years' exile, Luis Buñuel was invited to his native Spain to direct Viridiana -- only to have the Spanish government suppress the film on the grounds of blasphemy and obscenity. Regarded by many as Buñuel's crowning achievement, the film centers on an idealistic young nun named Viridiana (Silvia Pinal). Just before .. Read more

Starring	Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey
Director	Luis Bunuel
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- After years in Mexican exile, BuÃuel returned to his native Spain to make this dark account of corruption, which was... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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  All cats are grey at night
  
  So says Jorge as Viridiana completes her transformation from noviciate to beautiful and available woman in 87 minutes at the hands of master of cinema Luis ... read more »
  
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  - Zamy
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  - London
  - 04 Oct 2006 at 11:13
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  - 0
  Comfortingly depressing view of life
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Another refreshingly unsentimental view of life on this piece of putrid planetary poo in the vast metaphorical toilet that is the cosmos. Viridiana, a young ... read more »
  
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- - BrindleyBeBarassedboutBombsquare
  - 43 reviews
  - Cardiff
  - 06 Jan 2011 at 22:25
- - 1
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  Starts slowly and then takes off
  
  The film starts slowly introducing the characters but gradually mayhem ensues and it becomes gripping. Once the ungrateful poor, befriended by the naive nun, ... read more »
  
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  - Innerleithen
  - 13 Dec 2010 at 12:54
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  Cynical charm
  
  Bunuel's second film to be made in his native Spain (after 'Las Hurdes' in 1931), Viridiana is widely regarded as one of the director's ... read more »
  
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  - Norwich
  - 28 Jun 2010 at 20:02
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  Absolute classic, you won't be disapointed!
  
  I love to see a film with a really interesting plot to it, as well as all the other things you expect in a good film. I found that the 90 minutes flew by, the ... read more »
  
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- - sherriffflood
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  - 12 Feb 2010 at 17:49
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  BAN THIS FILTH!
  
  With more sacrilegious imagery than a Madonna concert, Viridiana comes on like it was born to be banned, and banned it was - and I'm not surprised! I knew ... read more »
  
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- - Andrews
  - 55 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Sep 2009 at 23:16
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  puzzled
  
  Until I read other reviews I had no idea this was an attack on the Catholic church. I didn't like it.
  
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  - Exeter
  - 10 Oct 2008 at 12:52
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  Flawed classic
  
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  Bunuel knows his stuff. Here, we have a novice nun going to visit her uncle for the last time. He wants to marry her, but she's having none of it, so he ... read more »
  
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- - wikkidsmyle
  - 438 reviews
  - Newmarket
  - 13 Jul 2008 at 22:24
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  The greatest Spanish film ever
  
  Buñuel's absolute masterpiece deserves much better than this shoddy disc (which, as someone else has observed, can't even get the framing right... read more »
  
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- - Savage
  - 632 reviews
  - London, England
  - 05 Apr 2008 at 11:35
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  Amazing
  
  I was completely enthralled by this film;the story line,the characters and the wonderful settings.A real classic.
  
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  - WsM
  - 10 Mar 2008 at 17:44
- - 9
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  Eat your lovely custard.
  
  Bunuel's scathing attack on class, state and the Catholic church provoked a scandal and was immediately banned in his native Spain. This fine, incendiary ... read more »
  
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- - ChesterDent
  - 121 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Feb 2007 at 12:05
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- - 17
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  All cats are grey at night
  
  So says Jorge as Viridiana completes her transformation from noviciate to beautiful and available woman in 87 minutes at the hands of master of cinema Luis ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 291733
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Zamy
  - 546 reviews
  - London
  - 04 Oct 2006 at 11:13
- - 9
  - 0
  Eat your lovely custard.
  
  Bunuel's scathing attack on class, state and the Catholic church provoked a scandal and was immediately banned in his native Spain. This fine, incendiary ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - ChesterDent
  - 121 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Feb 2007 at 12:05
- - 6
  - 0
  Gimme more Bunuel
  
  Saw this film at the flicks about 10 years ago and remember being knocked out. Just saw it again - even better than I remembered. ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Wiltshire
  - 22 Oct 2006 at 13:48
- - 5
  - 1
  so promising but doesn't deliver enough
  
  although this is a gentle story with some latent charm covering moral issues, repressed sexual tension, moral abuse and social values it could have been a real... read more »
  
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  - female viewer, west midlands england
  - 12 Dec 2006 at 10:32
- - 2
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  The greatest Spanish film ever
  
  Buñuel's absolute masterpiece deserves much better than this shoddy disc (which, as someone else has observed, can't even get the framing right... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 549463
- - Savage
  - 632 reviews
  - London, England
  - 05 Apr 2008 at 11:35
- - 2
  - 0
  Cynical charm
  
  Bunuel's second film to be made in his native Spain (after 'Las Hurdes' in 1931), Viridiana is widely regarded as one of the director's ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 901930
- - a customer
  - Norwich
  - 28 Jun 2010 at 20:02
- - 1
  - 0
  Flawed classic
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Bunuel knows his stuff. Here, we have a novice nun going to visit her uncle for the last time. He wants to marry her, but she's having none of it, so he ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 597551
- - wikkidsmyle
  - 438 reviews
  - Newmarket
  - 13 Jul 2008 at 22:24
- - 1
  - 0
  BAN THIS FILTH!
  
  With more sacrilegious imagery than a Madonna concert, Viridiana comes on like it was born to be banned, and banned it was - and I'm not surprised! I knew ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 813219
- - Andrews
  - 55 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Sep 2009 at 23:16
- - 1
  - 0
  Absolute classic, you won't be disapointed!
  
  I love to see a film with a really interesting plot to it, as well as all the other things you expect in a good film. I found that the 90 minutes flew by, the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 860811
- - sherriffflood
  - 45 reviews
  - Reading
  - 12 Feb 2010 at 17:49
- - 1
  - 0
  Starts slowly and then takes off
  
  The film starts slowly introducing the characters but gradually mayhem ensues and it becomes gripping. Once the ungrateful poor, befriended by the naive nun, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 946576
- - a customer
  - Innerleithen
  - 13 Dec 2010 at 12:54

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  After 25 years' exile, Luis Buñuel was invited to his native Spain to direct Viridiana -- only to have the Spanish government suppress the film on the grounds of blasphemy and obscenity. Regarded by many as Buñuel's crowning achievement, the film centers on an idealistic young nun named Viridiana (...