Nazarín (Buñuel, 1958) – The (In)Effectiveness of Christian Justice?
“There goes Don Quichote and his two Sanchos.” (Buñuel on Nazario and his followers) Nazarín, is a baffling film for a number of reasons. At first glimpse it is one of Buñuel’s most simple and accessible films, but beneath the surface lies a complex critique of the church and pastoral ethics that leads to more provocative conversation than much of his more avant-garde work. His more surreal films create their own logic, becoming formal rehearsals of moral anxiety... Read More
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