“With the blessing of the Franco government, surrealist director Luís Buñuel returned to Spain after 22 years of exile to make this one film. VIRIDIANA went on to share the top prize at Cannes but was immediately banned by the censors at home. It is one of the most ferocious, subversive, quietly obscene of his career, the greatest possible nose-thumbing to the dictator.” (Alexander Payne)

Awards

Cannes Film Festival Winner: Palme d’Or