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ANTONIETA
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Set in the early 20th century and contemporary France, this brooding drama stars Isabelle Adjani as Antonieta Rivas Mercado, the famed Mexican writer who died inside Paris' Notre Dame in 1931. Intrigued by the story of her death, a Parisian novelist (Hanna Schygulla) sets out to learn why the talented writer chose to commit suicide at the legendary cathedral. Director Carlos Saura cuts between past and present in an engrossing and mysterious dramatic film. In Spanish with English subtitles. Carlos Saura---Spain/France/Mexico---1982---108 mins.
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BODAS DE SANGRE/ BLOOD WEDDING
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A flamenco ballet version of Federico Garcia Lorca's classic, from the director of Carmen. The climax of this dramatic story is a duel to the death between the bridegroom and the bride's former lover. Featuring choreographer Antonio Gades, former director of the National Ballet of Spain. Music by Emilio de Diego. In Spanish with English subtitles. Carlos Saura---Spain---1981---68 mins.
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BUNUEL Y LA MESA DEL REY SALAM
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Carlos Saura directed this surreal, mysterious, and delightful ode to to the godfather of cinematic surrealism, Luis Bunuel, the poet Federico Garcia Lorca, and the painter Salvador Dali. Set in Toledo in the 1930s, the three are on a search for the mythical table of King Solomon, which is known to have the power to see in the past, present, and future. Their paths lead them through hilarious moments of absurdity and lots of references to movie history. A treat for fans of the art of the motion picture. In Spanish with English subtitles. Carlos Saura---Spain/Mexico/Germany---2001---100 mins.
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CARLOS SAURA'S FLAMENCO TRILOG
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Only available in North America as pricey imports until now, Criterion assembles in one reasonable set this thrilling trilogy of famed stage productions as interpreted in flamenco by Spanish auteur Carlos Saura. The three films star legendary dancer and choreographer Antonio Gades in a mix of exhilarating cinematography, fiery music, and "some of the most remarkable dancing ever captured by a camera" (Film Society of Lincoln Center). Set includes Blood Wedding (Bodas de Sangre, 1981, 71 mins.), a flamenco ballet version of Federico Garcia Lorca's dramatic classic, Carmen (1983, 101 mins.), a brilliant, joyful mounting of Bizet's opera as well as an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film, and El Amor Brujo (1986, 103 mins.), which was inspired by Manuel de Falla's musica l piece about two ill-fated lovers. In Spanish with optional English subtitles. Carlos Saura---Spain---1981-1986---275 mins.
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CARMEN STORY
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Antonio Gades and Cristina Hoyos star in this brilliant evocation of Bizet's famous opera done in flamenco. Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film--a joy. In Spanish with English subtitles. Carlos Saura---Spain---1983---99 mins.
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CRIA CUERVOS...
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A woman re-lives the disturbing summer of her father's death in this groundbreaking parable filmed during the last throws of Spain's repressive Franco regime. Outside her father's bedroom door, nine-year-old Ana hears her father die while making love to his best friend's wife. When her mother died of cancer years earlier, Ana had blamed her father; now she blames herself for his passing. With Geraldine Chaplin (Nashville) and Ana Torrent (The Spirit of the Beehive). "A movie of marvelous moments and superb performances" (New York Times). A Grand Jury Prize-winner at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. Also known as Raise Ravens. In Spanish with Carlos Saura---Spain---1976---109 mins.
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ELISA, MY LIFE/ VIDA MIA
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Fernando Rey won Best Actor at Cannes for his role in this story about a man estranged from his daughter (Geraldine Chaplin). She has returned to help her ailing father and writes his biography. Eventually her own recollections lead to a deeper understanding that enable the two to reunite. In Spanish with English subtitles. Carlos Saura---Spain---1977---125 mins.
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FADOS
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Nominated for a European Film Award, Carlos Saura's performance film captures the spirit and sorrow of Portugal's now-resurging eighteenth century musical tradition, the fado. In Portuguese with English subtitles.
Carlos Saura---Spain/Portugal---2007---90 mins.
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FLAMENCO (SAURA)
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Filmed in an abandoned railway station in Seville, this thrilling dance film captures 300 performers in a sensuous celebration of movement and music. An essential companion piece to director Carlos Saura's other dance-themed films (Blood Wedding, Carmen, El Amor Brujo), this one manages to be equally dramatic without the aid of plot or character. Saura again shows his gift for framing bodies in motion, aided by the lush cinematography of Vittorio Storaro. In Spanish with English subtitles. Carlos Saura---Spain---1995---100 mins.
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HUNT ( AKA LA CAZA )
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Made under the repressive regime of Franco's Spain, this brilliant allegory deals with four men rabbit-hunting in the country outside Madrid. As the day passes, the sun gets hotter and petty jealousies spark memories and guilt about the Spanish Civil War. The day ends in violence and a shocking climax as the men's seething anger and hatreds are stripped bare. In Spanish with no Carlos Saura---Spain---1965---87 mins.
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PEPPERMINT FRAPPE
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Carlos Saura's first commercial success in Spain is this eerie story, surging with sexual desire and Catholic repression, of a bachelor obsessed with his friend's wife. Julian, a respected doctor devoted to the Catholic Church, and Pablo, a free spirit caught up in the modern ways quickly engulfing traditional Spain, are distinct opposites. When Julian meets Pablo's bride, Elena, he imagines that she is the mysterious woman he had seen beating a drum at a Holy Week ritual, then attempts to transform his nurse Ana into a second Elena. With Julian Jose Luis Lopez Vazquez and Geraldine Chaplin in dual roles. Winner, Best Direction, Berlin Film Festival. In Spanish WITHOUT Carlos Saura---Spain---1967---92 mins.
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STILTS, THE/ LOS ZANCOS
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The Stilts stars Laura del Sol, Fernando Fernan Gomez and Francisco Rabal in a passionate, complex inquiry into the dynamics of the human psyche through the story of a doomed love triangle. In Spanish WITHOUT English Carlos Saura---Spain---1984---95 mins.
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TANGO (SAURA)
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Saura demonstrates his masterful ability to capture the beauty of choreography, in a partially autobiographical narrative about a filmmaker trying to create the ultimate tango movie.
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TAXI (SAURA)
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"Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets." That's what the original vigilante taxi driver, Travis Bickle, proclaimed in 1976. In Carlos Saura's controversial melodrama, Taxi, the rain has come to Madrid. A group of racist cabbies bands together to pickup minorities (gays, Arabs, blacks, druggies, etc.) and drop their lifeless bodies off at the dump. Starring Ingrid Rubio, Carlos Fuentes, Angel de Andres Lopez and Agata Lys. With cinematography by Vittorio Storaro and music by Mano Negra and the Gipsy Kings. In Spanish with NO ENGLISH subtitles.
Carlos Saura---Spain---1996---110 mins.
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WEEPING FOR A BANDIT
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Upon returning home from the Napoleonic wars, El Tempranillo is possessed by the itch to keep fighting. Despite the discouragement of his wife, he adopts a dangerous lifestyle as a bandit. When she is murdered, El Tempranillo seeks revenge with Pedro Sanchez, an escaped convict and political activist. El Tempranillo's debaucherous run is finally ended when the king offers him a pardon and an estate. In Spanish with NO English subtitles. Carlos Saura---Spain---1964---95 mins.
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