Fados completes the musical trilogy of awardwinning spanish director carlos sauras flamenco 1995 and oscarnominated tango 1998. Saura is one of those tightly controlled, longdistance filmmakers who, rather than exploding into felliniesque selfapotheosis, tends to implode within personal themes and a signatory style. Saura is one of the most internationally prestigious spanish filmmakers and one of the maximum exponents of independent filmmaking official information on culture in spain. Initially this linking theme might appear a conventional strategy. Highly acclaimed, it received the special jury prize award at the 1976 cannes film festival. During his almost 50 years as a filmmaker, carlos saura has been witness to all kinds of convulsions in spanish cinema and its sociopolitical context. One of spanish cinemas great auteurs, carlos saura brought international audiences closer to the art of his countrys dance than any other filmmaker, before or since. His interest on cinema started when he was very young. Ismael merlo, alfredo mayo, jose maria prada, emilio gutierrez caba, fernando sanchez polack, violeta garcia, maria sanchez aroca. Carlos saura, a spanish film director, has plots in his movies that are not. Carlos saura began to play guitar at the age of 10. The plot variates on the theme of a play within a play often confusing the.
Ranked among europes elite filmmakers, carlos saura had his greatest impact in the late 60s and early 70s when his often politically charged films revitalized spanish cinema. Director, screenwriter, cinematographer, producer, film professor a child of the spanish civil war and its aftermath, writerdirector carlos saura flowered during the waning years of francos dictatorship, dodging the aging regimes censorship by leading his films. Antonio solera, manuel rodriguez, teo escamilla, carlos saura, pedro del rey. In an interview with the bfi in 2011 spanish director carlos saura. Carlos saura torrente was born on 010432 in huesca, aragon,spain. When he was an teenager he started to practice photography, and in 1950 he made his first. Foreign response to spains censorship examples of forbidden foreign films censorship. Spanish filmmaker carlos saura, who began his career under the censorship of francos regime, has forged an international reputation for his unique cinematic treatment of emotional and spiritual responses to repressive political conditions. The spanish television documentary portrait of carlos saura is a good introduction, tracking his evolution and the recurring imagery and themes that emerged through his work. Depicting the ups and downs of their affair in between rehearsals for gadess ballet, carmen is. Fados by carlos saura the original soundtrack 2007, cd.
His films, born under the attentive gaze of francos authority and censorship. The film cria cuervos by carlos saura is a coming of agedrama about eight year. Carlos saura carlos saura is a prolific film director whose filmography includes over 30 pictures. Carlos went on to form various rock and blues bands and achieved notable recognition in the region. This study guide consists of approximately 30 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of aura. Like his mentor luis bunuel, saura freely blends reality with the macabre and an often grotesque surrealism to create worlds in which reality is subjective. Thrust into the international spotlight in 1966 when the hunt, his critique of the franco regime, won the silver bear at berlin, spanish filmmaker carlos saura b. Bold tales flamenco the king antonio gades, dancer. Saura brought his interest for flamenco into some of his works. Fados by carlos saura licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of plg portugal. Carlos saura atares born 4 january 1932 is a spanish film director, photographer and writer. The films of carlos saura create a doorway to understanding the body, heart, and soul of the people of the iberian peninsula and its diaspora. Carlos saura is an excellent photographer, an activity that he shares in a sporadic way with the making of films.
Spanish director, writer, producer 2 films and actor 2 films. Using lisbon as a backdrop, he explores portugals most emblematic musical genrefado. Carlos sauras cria cuervos as a mode of reading core. Download this pdf file the international journal of screendance. All starring and choreographed by legendary dancer antonio gades, the films. Carlos saura celebrity profile check out the latest carlos saura photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Sauras work has so often made tacit reference to the spanish civil war that one might reasonably expect this, his most direct look at the conflict to date, to be one of his more heartfelt efforts. His mother, who was a pianist, instilled in him the liking for music, and his brother, antonio, who was a painter, the passion for art. Cria cuervos 1976 focuses on the theme of motherhood and. Regarding the typical themes dominating carlos sauras films, many analyze spanish social issues both before and after the end of francos dictatorship. At the time of its release in 2007, carlos sauras fados was presented as the third in a trilogy of films about modern urban musics, following flamenco 1995 and. Carlos sauras flamenco trilogy by carlos saura, antonio.
To those who now something about carlos saura, this collection of dvds is a musthave. In the first three, carlos saura counted on the assistance of antonio gades, who took part as a choreographer and. Historical context american news comments went rampant example. Find films and movies featuring carlos saura on allmovie. Saura is a spanish filmmaker whose films focus on dance, music, and singing in the flamenco tradition, and sometimes use those things to tell a story. Encircling linearity in carlos sauras peppermint frappe. Antonio gades plays a choreographer who gets involved with his neophyte lead dancer laura del sol, and grows dangerously jealous. Nostalgia and death are recurring themes in the film as reflected through the film. Flamenco, form of song, dance, and instrumental mostly guitar music commonly associated with the andalusian roma gypsies of southern spain. Director carlos saura and dancerchoreographer antonio gades hit upon an impressively striking manner of presenting the flamenco tradition on screen, by downplaying the stagy outfits and theatrical trappings in order to focus on the powerful movements and. Antonio gades, who died on tuesday in madrid aged was a giant of modern flamenco, a magnetic dancer and theatrical director who gained an international. The film is an allegorical drama about an eightyearold girl dealing with loss. Tracing its african and brazilian origins up to the new wave of modern fadistas, he ingeniously deploys mirrors, back projections, lighting effects, and. Export potential of spanish films is reduced by an estimated 20% because of.