Drama
Spanish
1961 · Directed by Luis Buñuel · 90 min
A young novice, about to take her vows, is sent to visit the wealthy uncle who paid for her education. In his crumbling country estate, her devout idea of goodness meets a household of desire, habit and quiet menace. The tone is cool, ironic and unsettling.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining late work of the Surrealist-born Buñuel and a landmark of 1960s European art cinema. It showed that a censored, Catholic country could produce its fiercest religious satire from within.
Watch with intention
Watch it as a study of good intentions: ask what each character wants from the idea of goodness and who gets to practise it.
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