Viridiana (The Criterion Collection) 02/26 Blu-ray (Rental)

Banned in Spain and denounced by the Vatican upon its premiere, Luis Buñuel’s irreverent vision of life as a beggar’s banquet is regarded by many as his masterpiece. In it, novice nun Viridiana (Silvia Pinal) does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle (Fernando Rey) and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, Viridiana is as audacious today as ever. 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Interviews with actor Silvia Pinal and film scholar Richard Porton Excerpts from a 1964 episode of Cinéastes de notre temps on director Luis Buñuel’s early career Trailer Plus: An essay by film scholar Michael Wood and an interview with Buñuel