List of the best Carlos Saura movies: Blood Wedding(1981), Elisa, My Love(1977), Flamenco, Flamenco(2010), Peppermint Frappe(1967), Iberia(2005), Goya in Bordeaux(1999), El Dorado(1987), Los zancos(1984), Fados(2007), The Garden of Delights(1970), Argentina(2015), Ay, Carmela!(1990) ... ...
Musical, Romance
Spain|France
1981
72 Minutes
Director
Antonio Gades Cristina Hoyos Juan Antonio Jiménez Carmen Villena Pilar Cardenas El Güito Enrique Esteve Jose Merce Marisol
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Group of dancers put Lorca's 'Blood Wedding' on stage, the tragic play about a married man who is still in love with his ex girlfriend, and tries to get back to her despite her planned wedding.
Drama
Spain
1977
125 Minutes
Director
Fernando Rey Geraldine Chaplin Isabel Mestres Joaquín Hinojosa Francisco Guijar Ana Torrent
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Elisa has not seen her father Luis for nine years, but she receives a telegram from her sister Isabel in a moment of crisis of her marriage with Antonio telling that her father is ill and ... See full summary »
Documentary, Music
Spain
2010
97 Minutes
Director
A look at the history and traditions of flamenco music and dance through the live performance of a wide variety of pieces.
Drama
Spain
1967
94 Minutes
Director
Geraldine Chaplin José Luis López Vazquez Alfredo Mayo Emiliano Redondo Ana María Custodio Fernando Sánchez Polack Pedro Luis Lozano María José Charfole
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Julian, a middle-aged single doctor, meets his childhood friend Pablo again. The latter is back from Africa and has just married a beautiful young blonde, Elena. Julian falls in love with ... See full summary »
Musical, Documentary
Spain|France
2005
120 Minutes
Director
Sara Baras Antonio Canales Aída Gómez Marta Carrasco Enrique Morente Estrella Morente
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A series of dances inspired by composer Isaac Albéniz's "Iberia" suite.
Drama, Biography, War
Spain|Italy
1999
102 Minutes
Director
Francisco Rabal José Coronado Dafne Fernández Maribel Verdú Eulàlia Ramon Joaquín Climent Cristina Espinosa Jose Maria Pou Saturnino Garcia Carlos Hipólito
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Francisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, a Liberal protesting the oppressive rule of Ferdinand VII. He's living with his ... See full summary »
History, Drama
Spain|France|Italy
1987
149 Minutes
Director
Omero Antonutti Lambert Wilson Eusebio Poncela Gabriela Roel Ines Sastre José Sancho Patxi Bisquert Francisco Algora Féodor Atkine Abel Vitón Paco Merino
The film tells the epic story of an expedition that took place between 1560 and 1561, headed by Pedro de Ursúa, in search of "El Dorado." The territory they explored subsequently became ... See full summary »
Drama
Spain
1984
100 Minutes
Director
Fernando Fernán Gómez Laura del Sol Antonio Banderas Francisco Rabal Enrique Simon Adriana Ozores Amparo Soto Jose Yepes
Ángel is an aging professor, a lonely widower without purpose. His lovely, spirited neighbor, Terese, interrupts his suicide attempt when she comes to borrow wine. She invites him for ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Philippines
1970
95 Minutes
Director
José Luis López Vazquez Francisco Pierrá Luchy Soto Lina Canalejas Alberto Alonso Charo Soriano
Documentary, Music
2015
85 Minutes
Director
Pedro Aznar Juan Falú Marian Farías Gómez Gabo Ferro Jairo Jaime Torres
Carefully choreographed dance pieces and stunning imagery from the countryside of Argentina combine to weave a tapestry of Argentinean folk culture.
Comedy, Drama
1990
103 Minutes
Director
Carmen Maura Andrés Pajares Gabino Diego Maurizio de Razza José Sancho Mario Candia Miguel Rellan Edward Zentara Antonio Fuentes
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Spanish Civil War fascists arrest a vaudeville couple (Carmen Maura, Andrés Pajares) and their sidekick (Gabino Diego) and order them to perform.
Documentary
Germany|France
2018
99 Minutes
Liv Ullmann Ingmar Bergman Ruben Östlund Mia Hansen-Løve Carlos Saura Olivier Assayas Daniel Bergman Julia Dufvenius Gunnel Lindblom Gaby Dohm Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
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Internationally renowned director Margarethe von Trotta takes a closer look at Bergman's life and work and explores his film legacy with Bergman's closest collaborators, both in front and ... See full summary »