1959 · drama
Nazarin (1959)
Directed by Luis Buñuel1h 35m1959
A Catholic priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but others do not return the favor.
Our read: Nazarin (1959) (1959) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- bleak
- signature
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