Tristana
First screened in July 2013
Director: Luis Buñuel. Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Lola Gaos, Franco Nero, Jesús Fernández, Antonio Casas, Fernando Cebrián, Vicente Soler, José María Caffarel, Joaquín Pamplona, Juanjo Menéndez. Screenplay: Luis Buñuel and Julio Alejandro (based on the novel by Benito Pérez Galdós).
Twitter Capsule: Despite bold edits and camera's seductive finesse, movie's key virtues are novelistic. Even drier passages evince layers.

Photo © 1970 Maron Films/Época Films/Talía Films
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B+


Academy Award Nominations:
Best Foreign Language Film

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