Viridiana
Film196190 min

Viridiana

Taste attributes: dramaslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeAn original, slow-paced drama: wholesome and serious. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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.

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Taste Attributes

complex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Silvia PinalFrancisco RabalFernando ReyJosé CalvoMargarita Lozano

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1961
Runtime
90 min
Status
Released
Studio
Films 59
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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