Viridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior. Banned in Spain and denounced by the Vatican, Luis Buñuel’s irreverent vision of life as a beggar’s banquet is regarded by many as his masterpiece. In it, novice nun Viridiana 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. Winner of the Palme d’or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, Viridiana is as audacious today as ever.

Movie rating: 8.1 / 10 (24845)

Directed by: Luis Buñuel - Julio Alejandro - Benito Perez Galdos

Writer credits: Luis Buñuel - Julio Alejandro

Cast: Silvia Pinal - Francisco Rabal - Fernando Rey - José Calvo - Margarita Lozano

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