Viridiana

For the thirteenth-century saint, see Verdiana.
Viridiana
French poster
Directed byLuis Buñuel
Written byLuis Buñuel
Julio Alejandro
Produced byGustavo Alatriste
StarringSilvia Pinal
Francisco Rabal
Fernando Rey
CinematographyJosé F. Aguayo
Edited byPedro del Rey
Distributed byFilms Sans Frontières[citation needed]
Release dates
  • 17 May 1961 (1961-05-17) (Cannes Film Festival)
  • 10 October 1963 (1963-10-10) (Mexico)
  • 9 April 1977 (1977-04-09) (Barcelona)
  • 2 May 1977 (1977-05-02) (Madrid)
Running time
90 min.
CountriesSpain
Mexico
LanguageSpanish

Viridiana (pronounced [biɾiˈðjana]) is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Gustavo Alatriste.[1] It is loosely based on the 1895 novel Halma by Benito Pérez Galdós.

The film was the co-winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, but was banned in Spain and denounced by the Holy See for its criticism of the Catholic Church.[2][3] In a 2016 poll of 350 experts organized by Spanish film magazine Caimán Cuadernos de Cine, it was voted the best Spanish film of all time, with 227 votes.

  1. ^ "Viridiana". IMDb. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Viridiana". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wood was invoked but never defined (see the help page).