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Word: viridinana (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1970
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Bunuel's Tristana, which stars Catherine Dencuve, closed the Festival. The story is reminiscent of Viridinana: a beautiful young girl dressed in black enters the home of her guardian (Fernando Rey, who also played the uncle in Viridiana ); she becomes his mistress, then his wife; she destroys him. Loss of innocence is a favorite Bunuel theme, and Deneuve's progression from blond virgin to black widow is a passionate, nearly religious journey. What most marks the film is the blend of heresy and humanism for which Bunuel is distinguished...

Author: By Martin H. Kaplan, | Title: The New York Film Festival Twelve Nights in a Dark Room: You Can't Always Get What You Want | 9/29/1970 | See Source »

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