# Tristana (1970)

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**Runtime**: 98 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Luis Buñuel
**Written by**: Luis Buñuel, Julio Alejandro
**Starring**: Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero, Lola Gaos, Antonio Casas, Jesús Fernández

> *Somewhere between the innocent girl and the not so innocent mistress is the bizarre, sensuous story of Tristana*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A sheltered heiress falls under the roof of a charismatic older man who confuses affection with ownership. When her heart strays to a younger painter she schemes to slip from his grip by any means necessary. A late-period Buñuel comedy of control taught by a woman who learns it’s cheaper to steal a future than wait for charity.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, outsider, tender

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