The novels by Benito Pérez Galdós in their film adaptations by Luis Buñuel

El propósito del presente trabajo fin de máster es analizar y comparar las novelas de Benito Pérez Galdós y sus adaptaciones cinematográficas de Luis Buñuel. A través de las novelas Tristana, Nazarín y Halma, Pérez Galdós ha logrado reflejar y transmitir la realidad moral y social española de su época en todos sus aspectos. Es así como Galdós expone la doble moral e hipocresía de la sociedad, la opresión de las mujeres y la importancia de la bondad y compasión. Asimismo, Luis Buñuel ha conseguido abordar temas importantes como la moralidad, las contradicciones de la religión y la opresión e injusticia social mediante las películas Nazarín, Viridiana y Tristana. En fin, cabe destacar que Pérez Galdós y Buñuel han dejado su marca en la historia de la literatura y de la cinematografía y siguen siendo relevantes hoy en día.Glavni cilj ovog diplomskog rada je analizirati i usporediti romane Benita Péreza Galdósa i njihove filmske adaptacije Luisa Buñuela. Pérez Galdós je kroz romane Tristana, Nazarín i Halma uspio reflektirati i prenijeti španjolsku moralnu i društvenu stvarnost svog vremena u svim njezinim aspektima. Upravo tako Galdós razotkriva dvostruka mjerila i licemjerje društva, potlačenost žena te važnost dobrote i suosjećanja. Isto tako, Luis Buñuel je kroz filmove Nazarín, Viridiana i Tristana uspio obraditi važna pitanja poput morala, proturječja religije, te opresije i društvene nepravde. Na kraju, treba istaknuti kako su Pérez Galdós i Buñuel ostavili svoj trag u povijesti književnosti i kinematografije te da su i dan danas relevantni.The main purpose of this master's thesis is to analyse and compare the novels by Benito Pérez Galdós and their film adaptations by Luis Buñuel. Through the novels Tristana, Nazarín and Halma, Pérez Galdós has managed to reflect and transmit the Spanish moral and social reality of his time in all its aspects. This is how Galdós exposes the double standards and hypocrisy of society, the oppression of women and the importance of kindness and compassion. Likewise, Luis Buñuel has managed to address important issues such as morality, the contradictions of religion as well as oppression and social injustice through the films Nazarín, Viridiana and Tristana. Finally, it should be noted that Pérez Galdós and Buñuel have left their mark on the history of literature and cinema and are still relevant today