Review of Viridiana (1962) by Constantin R — 26 Apr 2008
Viridiana can be watched like a sequel to Nazarin. Viridiana take the form of a saint, but in her educated spirit it seems she's a bigot. I love the way how the symbols are shown.: he Hendel's Messiah, the Last Supper parody, the skipping rope, and the habitual chicken who is heard in the Last Supper moment.
The first part part of the movie is moving slow, with dramatical moments, especially the sleep walker Viridiana and the kiss. The second part began with Jorge's death. This is the insane part, Viridiana facing her demons, in a peacefully surface way of things.
The third part is the beggars banquet. Here we have the entire society and its values parodied, from church to matrimony. The hight point of all this is the rape. In the final we have another Viridiana that play cards, listen modern music and is prepared to a ménage à trois.
This review of Viridiana (1962) was written by Constantin R on 26 Apr 2008.
Viridiana has generally received very positive reviews.
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