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The BBC 100: Viridiana

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on BBC Two England

Drama starring Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey

Viridiana is about to take her final vows as a nun. At the request of her legal guardian, she returns home on a last visit. There, confronted with the brutal realities of life, she is forced to renounce not the world but the cloister.
In Spanish with English subtitles.
(1961) (B/W)
Film Reviews pages 49-58
(The next BBC 100 film, Weekend, is on Friday)

Contributors

Director:
Luis Bunuel
Viridiana:
Silvia Pinal
Jorge:
Francisco Rabal
Don Jaime:
Fernando Rey
Ramona:
Margarita Lozano
Lucia:
Victoria Zinny
Rita:
Teresa Rabal
Source: Radio Times

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