Viridiana

Wed., Jan. 26, 6:30 p.m., free, Ibrahim Theater at International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, ihousephilly.org.

by Shaun Brady

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So many scandals lose their power to shock over time, but 50 years later, Luis Buñuel's Viridiana still maintains its ability to offend, if only because the director takes such dark delight in all manner of misanthropy. Produced under the nose of Franco (a contemporary cartoon depicts a canister containing the film exploding in the dictator's face), Buñuel's masterpiece is most famous for its re-creation of the Last Supper by a houseful of beggars, but that's one indelible jolt among many. Screened in conjunction with ICA's Virgil Marti-curated "Set Pieces" exhibit, Viridiana will play along with The Phantom of Liberty, a series of blackout sketches lampooning social mores, an iconoclastic surrealist Laugh-In from late in Buñuel's career.

Wed., Jan. 26, 6:30 p.m., free, Ibrahim Theater at International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, ihousephilly.org.