An intellectual and atheist Lope Garido sees his chance when the beautiful young Tristana is orphaned. He takes her into his household and into his bedroom. While ravishing her, he excuses himself by rationalizing that she would fare worse on the streets. Later Tristana meets a joung artist, falls in love with him and chages completely – now she is a cruel and autocratic woman. Later then she gets sick Tristana decides to come back to Lope. It is her time to take a power and revenge. The film continues one of the main subject by the director and is an explicit study of a human relationship in which the power changes hands.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 45 min.
- Country, year
- Spain, 1970
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Spanish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Luis Buñuel
- Screenplay
- Luis Buñuel, Julio Alejandro
- Producers
- Luis Buñuel, Robert Dorfmann
- Cinematography
- José Fernández Aguayo
- Cast
- Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Nomination for the Best Foreign Language Film
Director
Luis Buñuel
Tristana (1970)