Blood Wedding **** (1981, Antonio Gades, Cristina Hoyos, Juan Antonio Jiménez) – Classic Movie Review 9836

A thrilling experience, the 1981 Spanish film Blood Wedding [Bodas de Sangre] is one of the great dance movies. Director Carlos Saura watches with his cameras as Antonio Gades rehearses his flamenco version of the Federico García Lorca tragedy play.

Co-writer/ director Carlos Saura watches with his cameras as Antonio Gades rehearses his flamenco version of the Federico García Lorca tragedy play about a married man who tries to get his ex-girlfriend back despite her planned wedding.

A simply thrilling experience, the 1981 Spanish film Blood Wedding [Bodas de Sangre] is one of the great dance movies.

Antonio Gades is Leonardo, Cristina Hoyos is La Novia, and Juan Antonio Jiménez is El Novio.

It is the first part of Saura’s 1980s flamenco trilogy, followed by Carmen (1983) and El amor brujo (1986).

Blood Wedding [Bodas de Sangre] is directed by Carlos Saura, runs 72 minutes, is made by Emiliano Piedra, is released by Artificial Eye (1982) (UK) and Libra Films (US), is written by Carlos Saura and Antonio Gades, is shot in Eastmancolor by Teo Escamilla, is produced by Emiliano Piedra and is scored by Emilio de Diego.

Stars and director reunited for Carmen (1983).

The renowned Spanish film director Carlos Saura died of respiratory failure at home on 10 February 2023, at the age of 91. Saura won many awards including: Silver Bear in the Berlin Festival for The Hunt in 1965, and for Peppermint Frappé in 1967. Special Jury Awards in Cannes for Cousin Angelica  in 1973, and for Cría Cuervos in 1975. Also, the film Mama Turns 100 was Oscar nominated in 1979 as the best foreign film.

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