Viridiana
| Viridiana | |
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| Directed by | Luis Buñuel |
| Written by | Luis Buñuel Julio Alejandro |
| Produced by | Gustavo Alatriste |
| Starring | Silvia Pinal Francisco Rabal Fernando Rey |
| Cinematography | José F. Aguayo |
| Edited by | Pedro del Rey |
| Distributed by | Films Sans Frontières |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | Spain Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Viridiana (pronounced [biɾiˈðjana]) is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican surrealist comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Gustavo Alatriste. 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. 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.