Goya in Bordeaux

Goya en Burdeos
Goya en Burdeos
	Spanish film poster
Directed by	Carlos Saura
Written by	Carlos Saura
Produced by	Andrés Vicente Gómez
Starring	Francisco Rabal; Maribel Verdú; José Coronado
Cinematography	Vittorio Storaro
Edited by	Julia Juaniz
Music by	Roque Baños
Release dates	12 November 1999 (Spain); 15 September 2000 (U.S.);
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Goya en Burdeos (English: Goya in Bordeaux) is a 1999 Spanish historical drama film written and directed by Carlos Saura about the life of Francisco Goya, the Spanish painter.

Plot

The title refers to Goya's move towards the end of his life to France from where he looks back at his career from the late 18th century onwards. The painter is played by two actors, as a young and an old man. Other characters include the painter's muse, the Duchess of Alba. Some people have assumed that Goya and the Duchess were lovers,^[1] and the film follows this interpretation.

Awards

5 awards at the 14th Goya Awards including Best Actor (Francisco Rabal)
2 Prizes at Montréal World Film Festival
European Film Awards: Best Cinematographer (Vittorio Storaro)
Satellite Awards Best Foreign Film nominee

Cast

Incomplete

Francisco Rabal as Goya
José Coronado as Goya (young)
Dafne Fernández as Rosario
Eulalia Ramón as Leocadia
Maribel Verdú as María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duchess of Alba
Joaquín Climent as Moratín
Cristina Espinosa as Pepita Tudó
José María Pou as Manuel de Godoy
Saturnino García as Cura y San Antonio
Carlos Hipólito as Juan Meléndez Valdés
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as José de la Cruz

References

^ "Portrait of the Duchess of Alba". The Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 13 October 2012.

External links

Goya en Burdeos at IMDb

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[Web_Gallery_of_Art-1] "Portrait of the Duchess of Alba". The Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 13 October 2012.

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