The Naked Maja (1958) ( La maja desnuda ) ( La maja nue )

The Naked Maja (1958) (DVD) (*)

$23.99

Original Title: La maja desnuda
Alternate Title: La maja nue
Screened, competed or awarded at:
David Donatello Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
108 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

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

Movie filmed in 1958 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Henry Koster

Written By:
Norman Corwin
Talbot Jennings

Actors:
Ava Gardner ..... Maria Cayetana, Duchess of Alba
Anthony Franciosa ..... Francisco Jose de Goya
Amedeo Nazzari ..... Prime Minister Manuel Godoy
Gino Cervi ..... King Carlos IV of Spain
Lea Padovani ..... Queen Maria Luisa
Massimo Serato ..... Conte Rodrigo Sanchez
Carlo Rizzo ..... Juanito
Audrey McDonald ..... Anita (as Audrey Macdonald)
Ivana Kislinger ..... Pepa
Renzo Cesana ..... Bayeu
Carlo Giustini ..... José
Carmen Mora ..... Prima Ballerina
Patrick Crean ..... Enrique (as Pat Crean)
Peter Meersman ..... Dr. Peral
John Karlsen ..... Inquisitor

Synopsis:

The slow pacing of this fanciful tale about the life and one reputed love of the Spanish artist Francisco Goya makes for an uneven drama. Anthony Franciosa is the artist, and Ava Gardner plays his paramour, the Duchess of Alba. While the Prime Minister of Spain schemes to betray his country to Napoleon's forces and the Spanish Inquisition is winding to a close (overplayed here) Goya is trying to survive the pangs of love he feels for the aloof Duchess. In reality, the artist was seriously ill during this period -- in the last decade of the 18th century -- and actually went deaf. But reality is set aside for high romance, as the pair of star-crossed lovers take center stage over art and politics.

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