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Movie Overview
Cast
• Silvia Pinal
• Francisco Rabal
• Fernando Rey
Director
• Luis Buñuel
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Viridiana (1961)

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OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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"The man who made Los Olvidados believes in ... reform. In Viridiana he more fully, and comically, acknowledges the immense hurdles to reform set up by human corruption."  Blogcritics.org  Alan Dale

4.5/5
"quintessential Buñuel: a perfect entryway to his work, and a microcosm of his contradictory universe of the beautiful and the grotesque. "  Filmcritic.com  Chris Cabin

A+
"It's another of Buñuel's controversial films that is an indictment of organized religion."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

"'Viridiana' probes deep into psychological earth; at the core, it's a despairing picture of the dark cavern of the human heart."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Donald J. Levit

4/4
"More than 40 years after its original release, Viridiana remains one of the most shocking films ever made."  Slant Magazine  Ed Gonzalez

4.5/5
"quintessential Bunuel"  Filmcritic.com  Jay Antani

A
"ranks near the top of Bunuel's body of work"  Old School Reviews  John A. Nesbit

10/10
"An extraordinary cinematic treasure."  Antagony & Ecstasy  Tim Brayton
OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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