VIRIDIANA (1961) - (The Criterion Collection - #332) [DVD9] [2006]

Banned in Spain and denounced by the Vatican, Luis Buñuel’s irreverent vision of life as a beggar’s banquet is regarded by many as his masterpiece. In it, novice nun Viridiana does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism. Winner of the Palme d’or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, Viridiana is as audacious today as ever.







MOVIE:
DIRECTOR: Luis Buñuel
COUNTRY: Spain, Mexico
YEAR: 1961

Cast
Silvia Pinal
Francisco Rabal
Fernando Rey
José Calvo
Margarita Lozano
José Manuel Martín
Victoria Zinny
Luis Heredia
Joaquín Roa


Credits
Director: Luis Buñuel
Screenplay: Luis Buñuel, Julio Alejandro, Benito Pérez Galdós novel "Halma" (uncredited)
Cinematography: José F. Aguayo
Production Design: Francisco Canet
Sound: Aurelio García Tijeras
Editing: Pedro del Rey
Original Music: Gustavo Pittaluga


DVD:
DVD RELEASE: May 23, 2006
STUDIO: Criterion
CATALOG: 332
SYSTEM: NTSC
SCREEN: 1.66:1
COLOR: Black and White
AUDIO: Spanish Dolby Digital Mono
SUBTITLES: English
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 90 minutes

EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: DVD Fab + Ultra ISO
DVD: 1 Full Dual-Layer DVD
FILE EXTENSION: Image (.ISO)
FILE SIZE: 7.66 GBs







Disc Features

* New, restored high-definition digital transfer
* New video interviews with Silvia Pinal and author Richard Porton
* Excerpts from a 1964 episode of Cinèastes de notre temps on Luis Buñuel’s early career
* U.S. release trailer
* New and improved English subtitle translation
* Plus: A booklet featuring Michael Wood and an interview with Buñuel

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