"We've got nothing to hide..."
Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit her aging uncle, Don Jaime. He supports her; but the two have met only once. Jaime thinks Viridiana resembles his dead wife. Viridiana has secretly despised this man all her life and finds her worst fears proven when Jaime grows determined to seduce his pure niece. Viridiana becomes undone as her uncle upends the plans she had made to join the convent.
Silvia Pinal
Viridiana
Francisco Rabal
Jorge
Fernando Rey
Don Jaime
José Calvo
Don Amalio
Margarita Lozano
Ramona
Victoria Zinny
Lucía
Teresa Rabal
Rita
Luis Heredia
El Poca
Joaquín Roa
Don Zequiel
Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit her aging uncle, Don Jaime. He supports her; but the two have met only once. Jaime thinks Viridiana resembles his dead wife. Viridiana has secretly despised this man all her life and finds her worst fears proven when Jaime grows determined to seduce his pure niece. Viridiana becomes undone as her uncle upends the plans she had made to join the convent.
It's astonishing how fluid mankind's interpretations of the "will of God" can be! "Viridiana" (Silvia Pinal) is a young nun about to make that final commitment to her order when she is required by her Sister Superior to go and visit her benefactor uncle "Jaime" (Fernando Rey). She's ill-equipped for the outside world nor for the affect her beauty will have on those men now around her. Needless to say, ardours are stirred and after a tragedy ensues that does not entirely disappoint her, she realises that a life serving the Lord cannot be undertaken within the confines of a convent anymore. Instead she sets up a hostel for the starving and homeless in her village. Unfortunately, she hadn't factored in the arrival of "Jorge" (Francisco Rabal) - the handsome and charismatic son of her uncle. Pretty soon she is facing a difficult conflict that will test every element of her faith and her humanity. On the face of it, this is just another romanic melodrama, but there is humour here and Luis Buñuel takes great care crafting an environment in which we can see the eponymous character develop from a shy and introspective woman to one far more aware of life's richnesses - for good or ill. It's also quite a poignant assessment of the role of religion in provincial life as well as providing us images of the stark contrast between rich and poor. Rey features sparingly but effectively and the chemistry between Pinal and Rabal is clear but not obvious - these actors are adding a little extra dimension to the development of the story. In 2024 it's comparatively tame, but in 1961 it must have been pretty provocative and is still well worth a watch.
ในช่วงต้นทศวรรษ 1960 ในยุควาติกันที่ 2 หญิงสาวคนหนึ่งที่กำลังฝึกฝนเพื่อที่จะเป็นแม่ชีต้องต่อสู้กับปัญหาเกี่ยวกับศรัทธา เพศสัมพันธ์ และคริสตจักรที่เปลี่ยนแปลงไป
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ปี 1862 ซึ่งเป็นเวลา 13 ปีหลังทุพภิกขภัยครั้งใหญ่ ลิบ ไรท์ (ฟลอเรนซ์ พิวฮ์) พยาบาลไนติงเกลชาวอังกฤษถูกเรียกให้ไปยังชุมชนที่เคร่งศาสนาแห่งหนึ่งในมิดแลนด์ส ประเทศไอร์แลนด์ เพื่อไปทำการตรวจคนในชุมชนคนหนึ่งเป็นเวลา 15 วัน แอนนา โอดอนเนลล์ (คีลา ลอร์ด แคสซิดี้) เป็นเด็กสาววัย 11 ปีที่อ้างว่าไม่ได้กินอะไรมา 4 เดือนแล้ว แต่ยังรอดชีวิตอยู่ได้อย่างน่าอัศจรรย์เพราะ "กระยาทิพย์จากสวรรค์" ในขณะที่สุขภาพของแอนนาเริ่มทรุดลงอย่างรวดเร็ว ลิบตั้งใจแน่วแน่ที่จะค้นหาความจริงและท้าทายความเชื่อของชุมชนซึ่งเลือกที่จะเชื่อแบบนั้นต่อไป
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