Storyline

In a seedy, plague-ridden corner of turn-of-the-century Mexico, a pious priest, Nazarín (Francisco Rabal), takes in mentally ill Beatriz (Marga López) and her prostitute sister, Andara (Rita Macedo). At odds with the other members of his clergy, he decides to go on a religious journey with the two women, but manages to accidentally alienate or ruin almost everyone he meets. As Nazarín attempts to bring goodwill and faith to a decaying society, he's met with scorn, suspicion and persecution.

Plot Keywords

priest, prostitute, sister, horse trader, thief, prisoner, bleak, dreamy, disturbing, dark, mexico, slum, countryside, road, village, church, pilgrimage, crisis of faith, mental illness, religious persecution, injustice, corruption, wretched excess, adventure, sacrifice, 19th century

Short Review

Bunuel's surrealism is really a kind of mysticism in reverse, He has had to wrestle, not with the devil, but with the angel in him, and in Nazarin traces of the struggle are still apparent.

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