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VIRIDIANA
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Date:
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Time:
7:30 PM
-
9:30 PM
Event Type:
Screening
Organizer/Author:
Florence
Location Details:
Humanist Hall
390 27th Street
midtown Oakland
between Telegraph & Broadway
below Pill Hill
parking next door off both
27th & 28th Streets
390 27th Street
midtown Oakland
between Telegraph & Broadway
below Pill Hill
parking next door off both
27th & 28th Streets
VIRIDIANA
Filmmaker Luis Buñuel's statement that "every one of my films is meant to be pornographic" comes into lucid fruition in this incredible film. What could be more pornographic than seeing an innocent, holy fool degraded into seeing the world as it really is? In 1959, the Franco government was convinced it would help lighten their fascist image by inviting Buñuel back to Spain and giving him some money to make a movie. They must have breathed a sigh of relief when Buñuel said he would base his movie on the life of an obscure Spanish Saint, Viridiana. But when it was finished the government took one look and was so horrified by what it saw that it threw Buñuel out of Spain permanently and tried to get the rest of the world to ban his movie. The rest of the world, instead, started giving it prizes! 1961
FREE
Before and after the film, everyone's invited to indulge in our Humanist Coffee House.
Filmmaker Luis Buñuel's statement that "every one of my films is meant to be pornographic" comes into lucid fruition in this incredible film. What could be more pornographic than seeing an innocent, holy fool degraded into seeing the world as it really is? In 1959, the Franco government was convinced it would help lighten their fascist image by inviting Buñuel back to Spain and giving him some money to make a movie. They must have breathed a sigh of relief when Buñuel said he would base his movie on the life of an obscure Spanish Saint, Viridiana. But when it was finished the government took one look and was so horrified by what it saw that it threw Buñuel out of Spain permanently and tried to get the rest of the world to ban his movie. The rest of the world, instead, started giving it prizes! 1961
FREE
Before and after the film, everyone's invited to indulge in our Humanist Coffee House.
Added to the calendar on Mon, Aug 2, 2004 6:02PM
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