Nazarín (1958)
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82% of critics liked it
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88% of users liked it
(1,113 ratings)
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)… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Luis Buñuel
- Written By
- Julio Alejandro, Luis Buñuel
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1958 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Renata Adler, New York Times
It is so grim that it lacks even the energy to present itself dramatically.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
It lacks his brilliant wit and seems much less adventurous than his 60s masterpieces.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
A very straightforward film for Buñuel.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Perhaps the most accomplished and difficult of Luis Buñuel's Mexican films.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
This is another fine example of Buñuel's powerful films made during his exile in Mexico.
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Cast
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Francisco Rabal
as Father Don Nazario
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Marga Lopez
as Beatriz
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Rita Macedo
as Andara the Prostitute
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Jesús Fernández
as Ujo the Dwarf
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Ignacio López Tarso
as The Sacrilegist
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Ofelia Guilmain
as Chanfa
- Manuel Arvide
- Antonio Bravo
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Luis Aceves Castañeda
as The Parricide
- Ada Carrasco
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Rosenda Monteros
as La Prieta
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Noe Murayama
as El Pinto
- Pilar Pellicer
- David Reynoso
