Goya in Bordeaux ( Goya en Burdeos )

Goya in Bordeaux (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Goya en Burdeos
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Camerimage Awards
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
European Film Awards
Goya Awards
Montreal World Film Festival
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
106 min + 30 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1999 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Carlos Saura

Written By:
Gregorio Martínez Sierra (libretto)
Carlos Saura (screenplay) ...

Actors:
Francisco Rabal ..... Goya
José Coronado ..... Goya as a Young Man
Dafne Fernández ..... Rosario (as Dafne Fernádez in closing credits)
Eulalia Ramón ..... Leocadia
Maribel Verdú ..... Duchess of Alba
Joaquín Climent ..... Moratin
Cristina Espinosa ..... Pepita Tudo
José María Pou ..... Godoy
Saturnino García ..... Priest/San Antonio
Concha Leza ..... Woman in Andalucia
Franco di Francescantonio ..... Doctor in Andalucia
Carlos Hipólito ..... Juan Valdes
Manuel de Blas ..... Salcedo
Pedro Azorín ..... Braulio Poe
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba ..... Jose de la Cruz

Synopsis:

Carlos Saura, one of the finest and most distinctive filmmakers in the Spanish cinema, wrote and directed this biographical epic concerning one of Spain's greatest artists, the painter Francisco de Goya y Lucientes. On his deathbed, Goya (Francisco Rabal), attended by his mistress, Leocadia (Eulalia Ramon) and their daughter, Rosario (Dafne Fernandez), is plagued by hallucinations and frequent visions of the beautiful Cayetana (Maribel Verdu) as his mind reels through the events of his life. As a young man, Goya (played in his younger days by Jose Coronado) became the court painter to King Charles and the Royal Family, where he created technically skillful but uninteresting portraits and was invited to a number of royal functions. At one such affair, Goya first met Cayetana, the Duchess of Alba, and he was immediately smitten; they became lovers, and she was both the subject and inspiration of several major works, including 'Desnuda' and 'La Maja Vestida.' Goya's work developed a dark undercurrent after Napoleon invaded Spain and he took up with Leocadia, creating disturbing images that alienated his patrons and frightened his children. In time, the decline of the court and a changing political climate forced Goya to seek exile in France in 1824, where he would die four years later. Goya In Bordeaux was a project that Saura had dreamed of filming for years, and he was ably assisted in recreating the look of Goya's paintings by master cinematographer Vittorio Storaro.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 21 July, 2008.

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