Review of Viridiana (1962) by Akira Y — 10 Jun 2007

A fiendishly nasty satire on the perversions of Catholic piety.

This review of Viridiana (1962) was written by Akira Y on 10 Jun 2007.

Viridiana has generally received very positive reviews.

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