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77% Critic Match
Viridiana
“We've got nothing to hide...”
7.7 / 10• 1962• 1h 30m•NR• Spanish
Drama
Storyline
Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit her aging uncle, Don Jaime. He supports her; but the two have met only once. Jaime thinks Viridiana resembles his dead wife. Viridiana has secretly despised this man all her life and finds her worst fears proven when Jaime grows determined to seduce his pure niece. Viridiana becomes undone as her uncle upends the plans she had made to join the convent.
Cast & Crew
Silvia Pinal
Viridiana
Lead
Francisco Rabal
Jorge
Fernando Rey
Don Jaime
José Calvo
Don Amalio
Margarita Lozano
Ramona
Victoria Zinny
Lucía
Teresa Rabal
Rita
LH
Luis Heredia
El Poca
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Luis Buñuel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Viridiana is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
