Description:Acclaimed director Luis Buñuel displays several of his trademark interests in this drama about a priest who leaves his order. The director's disdain for organized religion and the establishment, as well as his tendency to shock through visual imagery, are both apparent. Nazarin (Francisco Rabal) is the priest who leaves his order andAcclaimed director Luis Buñuel displays several of his trademark interests in this drama about a priest who leaves his order. The director's disdain for organized religion and the establishment, as well as his tendency to shock through visual imagery, are both apparent. Nazarin (Francisco Rabal) is the priest who leaves his order and decides to go on a pilgrimage. As he goes along subsisting on alms, he shelters a prostitute wanted by the police for murder. He is released from suspicion and she eventually catches up with him when she escapes imprisonment. Another woman joins the duo and soon the ex-priest is learning more about the human heart and suffering than when he wore robes. As for the shocking scenes, suffice to say the ravages of a plague are also shown. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide... (more)(less)
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Katolisen kirkon edustajain pitänee olla mikrobin tasolla, kun eivät Nazarinin sanomaa hiffanneet. Minkäänlaiseksi johtolangaksi ei ilmeisesti riittänyt Bunuelin ateismikaan.
Toisen espanjalaistaustaisen ohjaajaneron Jesus Francon 99 Womanin jälkeen Nazariniin paneutuminen ei ole helppoa, mutta kuitenkin palkitsevaa. Kokonaisuus ei perustu mihinkään pieniin dialogin pätkiin, ja Jeesuksen lähimmäisenrakkautta toteuttavan papin matka 20. vuosisadan katolisessa valtiossa on verratt"