| Description |
1 DVD (91 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Janus films collection
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Janus films collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital mono; enhanced for 16:9 televisions. |
| Language |
Spanish dialogue; optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey. |
| Credits |
Photographer, Jose F. Aguayo ; editor, Pedro Del Rey. |
| Note |
Under exclusive license from Video Mercury Films c1991. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. |
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Released as part of the "Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films." |
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Release date: October 24, 2006. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Viridiana, who is about to become a nun, 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. |
| Note |
Accompanying book "Essential Art House : 50 Years of Janus Films" cataloged separately. |
| Access |
ML: Restricted to home use or face to face teaching. |
| Subject |
Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Drama.
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Lust -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Melodrama.
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Feature films.
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Spanish language films.
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Foreign films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Buñuel, Luis, 1900-1983.
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Alejandro, Julio, 1906-1995.
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Pinal, Silvia.
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Rabal, Francisco, 1926-2001.
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Rey, Fernando, 1917-1994.
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UNINCI S.A.
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Films 59 (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Video Mercury Films, S.A.
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Janus Films.
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| Note |
Title from accompanying book : Essential art house |
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Title from container : 50 years of Janus Films |
| Added Title |
Fifty years of Janus Films |
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50 years of Janus Films.
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| Standard No. |
715515021227 |
| Music No. |
VIR040-JF Janus Films |
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CC1667D-JF Criterian Collection (set) |
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