"More than 40 years after its original release, Viridiana remains one of the most shocking films ever made." - Ed Gonzalez

The mixture of utter pessimism with dark humour is an interesting one. Also Poor People Will Wreck Your Shit: The Movie

A terrific premise stretched out in length. This should've been about an hour shorter if it wanted to execute its theme better.

A hilariously wicked masterpiece with hauntingly beautiful cinematography. Only the master of blasphemy would dare depict a nun milking a cow with such erotic overtones - and that's just the beginning.

The first act is amazing! Cinema at its finest, really. My jaw dropped at the perfection of every shot. Unfortunately, I found the large section with the destitutes unsatisfying. The character of Jorge was funny, as was the resolution of his storyline at the end of the film.

A powerful film that questions the very possibility of conventional charity.

73

Hilarious at times and brutal at others. Viridiana is an engaging piece all together. It's beautiful to look at, and the framing of the shots are right on the dot, the film looks like it should be placed into a frame (especially the mocking Last Supper) most of the characters are detestable, sans the protagonist Viridiana, while at the same time possessing likable traits. A very human and challenging film with deep religious themes.

26 Aralik 2011 & filmin dini, hristiyanligi karaladigini dusunmuyorum. Sadece dinin dogrularinin simdiki hayatimizda etkisini, degerini kaybettigini, yillar gectikce saf olan seyin yozlastigini ve toplumun icinde bir 'bug' olarak yer buldugunun altini cizen bir film. Cok basarili. Bunuel'in kendine has siirsel uslubunu seviyorum.

#70

A symphony of mischief and malevolence, an ode to Judas and Sodom, a funeral eulogy to everything that is sacred and innocent. Bunuel's devilish work never intends for you to feel pity or false superiority, it you wants down there where you belong, deep in the mud with all the of others. Hallelujlah!

Buñuel is an uneven director. He is often crude and superficial, but when he works with subtlety he achieves really great accomplishments, like Viridiana. He works with his favorite themes here of religion, lust and social class, but avoids clear-cut messages or allegories, instead creating something complex, with an ever-changing mood, unusual but not blatantly surreal. The dirtiest and most brutish characters (from the wealthy uncle to the street bums) are oddly the most sympathetic.

At every point in this film you're waiting for some turning-point, some complexity of direction, but nope, it's just one long bloody slide downwards. Well put together but not sure how clever it all is, really.

Buñuel will deromanticize everything and everyone you could possibly consider sacred.

I didn't think such a cynical and pessimistic film could leave me laughing.