From acclaimed director Luis Bunuel, comes another tale about morality and the church. Nazarin is one of Brunuel's quartet of adaptations of the great 19th century Spanish writer Benito Perez Galdos, and, with Simon Of The Desert forms the best of his explorations of religion. The story, told in the manner of a Christian parable, is about a humble and unworldly priest who attempts to live by the precepts of Christianity, but is despised for his pains.
Directed by
Luis Buñuel
Written by
Julio Alejandro; Luis Buñuel; Emilio Carballido; Benito Pérez Galdós (novel).
Starring
Francisco Rabal (Father Nazario); Marga López (Beatriz); Rita Macedo (Andara); Jesús Fernández (Ujo); Ignacio López Tarso (Thief in church); Luis Aceves Castañeda (Parricide); Ofelia Guilmáin (Chanfa); Noé Murayama (Pinto); Rosenda Monteros (Prieta). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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