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Goya in Bordeaux

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"Goya in Bordeaux," written and directed by Carlos Saura, explores the experiences and artistic evolution of the man considered to be the most important artist of the modern era, Francisco Goya. The final months of his life form the background to a story which is rooted in his evolution as a man, his work and in his private obsessions.

Critics Reviews

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Robert Horton Film.com 01/01/2000
Worth a look. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times 01/01/2000
3/5
The effort conveys the clumsy earnestness of an elaborately produced high school pageant. Go to Full Review
Michael Thomson BBC.com 01/01/2000
4/5
Exquisite technique and deep passion come together so forcefully, so beautifully, as in the work of Spanish director Carlos Saura. Go to Full Review
John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews 01/22/2011
C
pedestrian introduction to his works and supplying some tepid amusement for his connoisseurs Go to Full Review
Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review 08/07/2008
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/13/2005
3/5
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Audience Reviews

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03/03/2012 fantastic cinematography and art See more 03/28/2011 Still very much a Saura style of film, of a play within a movie in which changes of set, lighting, etc, show perspective on the Goya's life. For some reason I was expecting something else from the film, then again it would be a much longer movie if Saura went into the exile, history between countries, etc, in greater detail. Definitely a movie to watch for the sake of Art, and to understand Goya's late life in exlie and his dark period a bit more. See more 07/14/2010 I think if you've watched Tarkovsky's Andrei Rubylev, you will know why this pales in comparison. Not bad though See more 06/21/2010 The set design is notable amongst many other fantastic things. See more 06/12/2010 The use of incorporating actual paintings of Goya into the film help tell a rich story of a artist who lead a very interesting life of love and also displaying his biggest virtue which lead him into a lot of trouble in his work and life, the truth. See more 03/12/2010 This is a beautiful movie. Many of the scenes are based on Goya paintings, lithographs or etchings. Francisco Rabal fills the screen as the 82-year-old Goya, his scarred, bulbous face endlessly expressive of a life filled with pain, delight and imagination. See more Read all reviews
Goya in Bordeaux

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Movie Info

Synopsis "Goya in Bordeaux," written and directed by Carlos Saura, explores the experiences and artistic evolution of the man considered to be the most important artist of the modern era, Francisco Goya. The final months of his life form the background to a story which is rooted in his evolution as a man, his work and in his private obsessions.
Director
Carlos Saura
Producer
Andrés Vicente Gómez
Screenwriter
Carlos Saura
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Televisión Española (TVE), Via Digital, Italian International Film, Lolafilms S.A., Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) [it]
Rating
R (Violent Imagery|Some Sexuality)
Genre
Drama, Biography, War
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 15, 2000, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 5, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$716.6K
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)