Tristana

Mar 29, 1970

1h 38m

★ 7.2

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

Overview

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 Horatio is doomed.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Época Films

Talía Films

Selenia Cinematografica

Les Films Corona

Tristana Trailers

Cast

Tristana

Catherine Deneuve

Don Lope

Fernando Rey

Horacio

Franco Nero

Saturna

Lola Gaos

Don Cosme

Antonio Casas

Saturno

Jesús Fernández

Don Ambrosio

Vicente Soler

Bellringer

José Calvo

Dr. Miquis

Fernando Cebrián

Buyer

Antonio Ferrandis

Don Zenón

José María Caffarel

Citizen

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