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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Viridiana |
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VIRIDIANA is a movie directed by spanish director Luis Bunuel that has won the Cannes Festival 1961 Palme d'Or.
Viridiana is a young girl who is about to make her vows as a nun. Just before this decision, she spends a few days at her uncle's farm who tries one night to rape her. This event changes completely her life.
A lot of sarcasms about religion in this movie which was condemned by the Vatican and not shown in Spain until 1977.
A classic.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Viridiana |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- fights between haves and have-nots
- religious issues
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Uncle
Family, caring for sick?
Yes
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- rape
- molestation
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Unclothed?
- Slightly see-through clothes
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- not employed but independently wealthy
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Spain
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
- lot of descript of animal care
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- seeing breasts
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Spanish
Subtitles?
- Yes
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