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1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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After the death of her mother, young Tristana goes to live with her guardian, Don Lope, an older man who eventually breaks through his facade of respectability and seduces her. She repays him a hundred fold, preying on his jealousy and taunting him with perverse whimsies
Based on the novel by Benito Pérez Galdós
Originally released as a motion picture in 1970
DVD features: audio commentaries with Catherine Deneuve and critic Kent Jones (2012); alternate ending; visual essay featurette with Peter William Evans; 2012 restoration trailer; original French theatrical trailer; plus a booklet with a new essay by critic and Cineaste magazine editor Richard Porton, excerpts from Catherine Deneuve's diary written during production, and an excerpt from author Raymond Durgnat's book Luis Buñuel (1977)
Director of photography, José Fernández Aguayo ; art director, Enrique Alarcon ; editor, Pedro Del Rey
Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero
Rating: PG-13; for thematic elements and some disturbing images
DVD, all regions, NTSC, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby digital
Spanish or dubbed English dialogue; English subtitles