Nazarin (1958)

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Synopsis of Nazarin

Acclaimed director Luis Buñuel displays several of his trademark interests in this drama about a priest who leaves his order. The director's disdain for organized religion and the establishment, as well as his tendency to shock through visual imagery, are both apparent. Nazarin (Francisco Rabal) is the priest who leaves his order and decides to go on a pilgrimage. As he goes along subsisting on alms, he shelters a prostitute wanted by the police for murder. He is released from suspicion and she eventually catches up with him when she escapes imprisonment. Another woman joins the duo and soon the ex-priest is learning more about the human heart and suffering than when he wore robes. As for the shocking scenes, suffice to say the ravages of a plague are also shown. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Complete Cast of Nazarin

Director(s):

Luis Buñuel

Writer(s):

Julio Alejandro, Emilio Carballido, Luis Buñuel

Producer(s):

Manuel Barbachano Ponce

• 1959 - Cannes Film Festival - International Prize

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