Viridiana
Director: Luis Buñuel
Genre: Drama, Black comedy, Comedy, Art film, World cinema
Year: 1961
Country: Spain, Mexico
Language: Spanish Language
Starring: Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey, Teresa Rabal, Victoria Zinny, Lola Gaos, Margarita Lozano, José Calvo, José Manuel Martín, Luis Heredia
Viridiana (Latin for green) is a 1961 Mexican production, directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Mexican Gustavo Alatriste. It is loosely based on Halma, a novel by Benito Pérez Galdós.
With The Long Absence, Viridiana was the winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, but it was banned in Spain for sixteen years despite having been produced after the Franco government invited Buñuel to return to Spain.
A young novitiate named Viridiana (Silvia Pinal) is about to take her vows and is told by her Mother Superior that she should visit her uncle, Don Jaime (Fernando Rey), her only living relative. He tries to seduce her, believing that she resembles his deceased wife. Hearing of his desire to marry her, Viridiana attempts to flee the house immediately, but is subdued by Jaime and drugged with the help of his servant Ramona. He takes her to her room and considers raping her in her sleep, but decides otherwise.
The next morning he tells her that he took her virginity, and says that therefore she cannot return to her convent. By this means he intends to make her wish to stay, but instead she is disgusted and starts to pack. He tries to rectify the situation by telling
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