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Viridiana

Summary: Viridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior.

Release Date: March 19, 1962

Genre: Drama

Director: Luis Buñuel

Writers: Julio Alejandro

, Benito Pérez Galdós

Runtime: 1 h 31 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Unión Industrial Cinematográfica (UNINCI), Producciones Gustavo Alatriste, Films 59

Distributor: The Criterion Collection

Countries: Spain, Mexico

Language: Spanish

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