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Tristana (1970) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Mono )
German ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1970 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Luis Bunuel

Written By:
Luis Bunuel
Julio Alejandro

Actors:
Catherine Deneuve ..... Tristana
Fernando Rey ..... Don Lope
Franco Nero ..... Horacio
Lola Gaos ..... Saturna
Antonio Casas ..... Don Cosme
Jesús Fernández ..... Saturno
Vicente Soler ..... Don Ambrosio
José Calvo ..... Bellringer
Fernando Cebrián ..... Dr. Miquis
Antonio Ferrandis ..... Citizen
José María Caffarel ..... Muchacha
Cándida Losada ..... Don Cándido (as Juan José Menéndez)
Joaquín Pamplona
Mary Paz Pondal
Juanjo Menéndez

Synopsis:

Luis Buñuel's Tristana is a surreal criticism of Catholicism and the modern world, told through the story of the title character, who is portrayed by Catherine Deneuve. Tristana is a young Spanish woman left to the care of Don Lope (Fernando Rey), the protective but impoverished aristocrat. Don sells his possessions to avoid manual labor and champions the causes of the dispossessed and downtrodden of society. He takes advantage of the vulnerable Tristana, who leaves him when she falls in love with Horacio (Franco Nero). Unable to commit to him, she returns to Don Lope when she falls ill. He asks for her hand in marriage, and she accepts after losing her leg to cancer. She chooses to remain in a passionless union rather than be subject to the harsh realities of a society that refuses to change to the needs of women. Taken from the novel by celebrated author Benito Perez Galdos, the film -- wherein director Buñuel takes his usual jabs at religion and politics -- is a tribute to the author on the 50th anniversary of his death.

When the young woman Tristana's mother dies, she is entrusted to the guardianship of the well-respected though old Don Lope. Don Lope is well-liked and well-known because of his honorable nature, despite his socialistic views about business and religion. But Don Lope's one weakness is women, and he falls for the innocent girl in his charge, seduces her, makes her his lover, though all the while explaining to her that she is as free as he. But when she acts on this freedom, Don Lope must deal with the consequences of his world-view.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 27 June, 2024.