Tristana
Somewhere between the innocent girl and the not so innocent mistress is the bizarre, sensuous story of Tristana
Somewhere between the innocent girl and the not so innocent mistress ...
Drama
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1970
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As a young woman, Tristana is orphaned and taken under the guardianship of Don Lope, a respected member of the community, who takes advantage of his innocent charge. When Tristana falls in love with artist Horacio, she must learn to be more assertive in order to achieve independence from her nefarious guardian, or her blossoming relationship with Horacio is doomed.
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Runtime:
98 min
Release date:
29 Mar 1970
Country:
ES, FR, IT
Languages:
Spanish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 4 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The rigid rituals of duty and honor form an inextricable bond of pleasure and degradation, of sex and death-and render sin all the more exciting.
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
14 Jul 2014
fresh:
You can almost sense the director's pleasure in taking apart the duplicities of a patriarchal Spanish society, the long-standing sexual double standard for men and one young woman's revolt against convention.
– Betsy Sharkey,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb 2013
fresh:
As much as this tale of bent love runs in the ruts of its maker's obsessions, it has an undertow that's impossible to shake.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
22 Nov 2012
fresh:
As Don Lope, Fernando Rey is superb.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
18 Oct 2008
fresh:
Rey is brilliant as the mephistophelean, anti-clerical Socialist, dandy and outmoded master of social graces: father, lover and husband all in one.
– Chris Auty,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006