TRISTANA
by Luis Buñuel
synopsis
When the young woman Tristana's mother dies, she is entrusted to the guardianship of the well-respected though old Don Lope. Don Lope is well-liked and well-known because of his honorable nature, despite his socialistic views about business and religion. But Don Lope's one weakness is women, and he falls for the innocent girl in his charge, seduces her, makes her his lover, though all the while explaining to her that she is as free as he. But when she acts on this freedom, Don Lope must deal with the consequences of his world-view.
international title: | Tristana |
original title: | Tristana |
country: | Spain, Italy, France |
year: | 1970 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Luis Buñuel |
film run: | 99' |
release date: | ES 18/03/1970, FR 24/04/1970, IT 06/1970, DK 26/10/1970, RS 16/01/1971, FI 22/01/1971, DE 06/04/1971, NL 29/04/1971, PL 04/09/1971, UK 30/09/1971, TR 10/1971, PT 13/04/1972, SE 25/09/1972, GR 15/10/2004, LT 04/11/2020 |
screenplay: | Julio Alejandro, Luis Buñuel |
cast: | Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero |
cinematography by: | José F. Aguayo |
film editing: | Pedro del Rey |
art director: | Enrique Alarcón |
producer: | Luis Buñuel, Robert Dorfmann |