{"id":1544,"date":"2006-10-02T15:27:54","date_gmt":"2006-10-02T22:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1544"},"modified":"2021-01-25T21:41:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T04:41:57","slug":"viridiana-1961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1544","title":{"rendered":"Viridiana (1961)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m not a good liar, Uncle. I respect you, and I&#8217;m grateful for your material support &#8212; but beyond that, no affection.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Poster-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Poster-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Poster-89x128.jpg 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nViridiana (Silvia Pinal), a novice nun, is sent to visit her sick uncle (Fernando Rey) before taking her vows. When she rebuffs his lecherous advances, he hangs himself, and leaves his farm estate to her. Viridiana turns the farm into a haven for the homeless, but quickly finds that her good intentions are once again being abused. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christianity<\/li>\n<li>Do-Gooders<\/li>\n<li>Luis Bunuel Films<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<li>Spanish Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThe futility of noble intentions in the face of a thankless and debased humanity has never been portrayed more powerfully than in Luis Bunuel&#8217;s controversial <em>Viridiana<\/em>. Banned as &#8220;subversive&#8221; in Franco&#8217;s Spain, the film was snuck out of the country, won the Palme d&#8217;Or at Cannes, and received worldwide distribution from its Mexican producer. As usual, Bunuel (a life-long atheist and nonconformist) holds absolutely nothing back in his indictment of Catholicism, which is portrayed as &#8220;neither moral nor Christian in attitude&#8221;. He glibly exploits sexual perversions (ranging from necrophilia to incest to rape), and infuses his film with outrageously &#8220;kooky characters&#8221; and &#8220;deadpan humor&#8221;. The satire is broadly played, and while &#8220;American conservatives [may] delight in how Bunuel depicts the poor as freeloading ingrates&#8221;, it&#8217;s clear that this film is more about the loss of Viridiana&#8217;s (and our) naive idealism than anything else.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Silvia Pinal&#8217;s sympathetic performance as the well-meaning Viridiana<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Pinal2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Pinal2-1024x594.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"371\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Pinal2-1024x594.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Pinal2-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Pinal2-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Pinal2-768x446.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Pinal2-1536x892.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Pinal2.png 1683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fernando Rey, appropriately lecherous as Viridiana&#8217;s guilt-ridden uncle<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Rey.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Rey-1024x597.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"373\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Rey-1024x597.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Rey-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Rey-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Rey-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Rey-1536x896.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Rey.png 1665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The broad array of &#8220;kooky characters&#8221; who come to live on Viridiana&#8217;s farm<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Visitors.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Visitors-1024x596.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"373\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Visitors-1024x596.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Visitors-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Visitors-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Visitors-768x447.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Visitors-1536x894.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Visitors.png 1685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The sacrilegious &#8220;gluttonous-orgiastic&#8221; beggars&#8217; banquet, meant to overtly mock Da Vinci&#8217;s &#8220;The Last Supper&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Last-Supper.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Last-Supper-1024x590.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"369\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Last-Supper-1024x590.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Last-Supper-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Last-Supper-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Last-Supper-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Last-Supper-1536x885.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Viridiana-Last-Supper.png 1679w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This once-scandalous film remains among Bunuel&#8217;s best, and is required viewing for film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Controversial Film<\/li>\n<li>Foreign Gem<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0055601\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1962\/03\/20\/archives\/screen-viridiana-here-from-spainluis-bunuel-film-is-at-paris.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviediva.com\/MD_root\/reviewpages\/MDViridiana.htm\">Movie Diva Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not a good liar, Uncle. I respect you, and I&#8217;m grateful for your material support &#8212; but beyond that, no affection.&#8221; Synopsis: Viridiana (Silvia Pinal), a novice nun, is sent to visit her sick uncle (Fernando Rey) before taking her vows. When she rebuffs his lecherous advances, he hangs himself, and leaves his farm estate to her. Viridiana turns the farm into a haven for the homeless, but quickly finds that her good intentions are once again being abused&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1544\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1544"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66023,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1544\/revisions\/66023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}