Nazarín /

A simple priest tries to live by Christian precepts and becomes an outcast and an outlaw. Using a variation of the Don Quixote theme applied to religion and hypocrisy, this candid comedy presents the impossibility of spiritual purity in a corrupt world.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Nazarín (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Producciones Barbachano Ponce, Alter Films (Firm)
Other Authors: Alejandro, Julio, 1906-1995, Buñuel, Luis, 1900-1983, Barbachano Ponce, Manuel, Rabal, Francisco, 1926-2001, Lopez, Marga, Macedo, Rita, 1928-1993, Pérez Galdós, Benito, 1843-1920
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:In Spanish with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Published: México, D.F. : Alter Films, 2004.
Series:Alter's collection.
Vive México! cine en 35 mm.
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Description
Summary:A simple priest tries to live by Christian precepts and becomes an outcast and an outlaw. Using a variation of the Don Quixote theme applied to religion and hypocrisy, this candid comedy presents the impossibility of spiritual purity in a corrupt world.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.
Based on the novel by Benito Pérez Galdós.
Special features include: biographies and anecdotes.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; regions 1 and 4.
Production Credits:Photography, Gabriel Figueroa ; editor, Carlos Savage.