A Question


Did she figure out afterwards that she was was not really molested. One would think even a virgin would no the difference.

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Frankly, I wondered about the same thing (for a short while) as I was watching the film. Later, as the film turned to other topics, I more or less forgot about it.

That's probably not the most important detail in this film. But "technically speaking" I think a chaste woman like Viridiana would certainly know if she has been raped or not (maybe a prostitute would not notice it). I think the filmmakers were trying to convey the idea that it didn't really matter for her if the rape actually took place or not. It was already a sin, in her mind, to be in a situation like that.

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"...maybe a prostitute would not notice it..."

So you think a prostitute would not notice being raped...???

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I'm not a specialist but yes, I think an "active prostitute" might not notice she's been raped while asleep.

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Ha, Ha, Ha...
So now she has to be asleep...?
Would you like her to have been drugged as well - in case she wakes up...?

Ha, Ha, Ha...

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Even if she felt no pain from having her hymen broken, she could have looked at the sheets for blood. That is what the maid did.

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