Viridiana

Viridiana (Silvia Pinal) is on the verge of completing her vows as a nun when her uncle, who is obsessed with her, incorrectly leads her to believe that she has been defiled by him in her sleep. When the uncle takes his own life and bequeaths his grand estate to her, Viridiana abandons nunhood and attempts to repent and lead a morally pure existence by turning the mansion into a shelter for vagrants. Hugely controversial on release despite being the 1961 winner of the Palme d’Or, this brilliant satire that began Bunuel’s legendary collaborations with Pinal and producer Gustavo Alatriste retains its power to shock and provoke today, and was voted the best Spanish film of all time by Spanish critics in 2016.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• New 4K restoration from the original negatives
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Newly filmed appreciation by filmmaker Lulu Wang (2024, 11 mins)
• The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel - A BBC Arena documentary on Bunuel featuring contributions from Bunuel and collaborators including Catherine Deneuve, presented on Blu-ray for the first time (1983, 101 mins)
• A newly filmed introduction to The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel by director Anthony Wall (2024, 10 mins)
• An interview with Buñuel from 1964 recorded for French TV’s Un cinéaste de notre temps (1964, 48 mins)
• Audio commentary by critic Michael Brooke (2024)
• Stills and poster gallery
• Optional English subtitles