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Carlos Saura is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Set Designer and Cinematography Espagnol born on 4 january 1932 at Huesca (Espagne)

Carlos Saura

Carlos Saura
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Birth name Carlos Saura Atarés
Nationality Espagne
Birth 4 january 1932 at Huesca (Espagne)
Death 10 february 2023 (at 91 years)
Awards Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres‎

Carlos Saura Atarés (born 4 January 1932, Huesca) is a Spanish film director and photographer from Aragon.

Biography

Originaire d'une famille d'artistes (sa mère était pianiste, son frère Antonio Saura était peintre), il développe pendant son enfance le sens artistique appliqué à la photographie.

À Madrid, en 1957, il obtient le diplôme de réalisateur de l'Institut de Recherches et d'Études cinématographiques, dont il devient professeur jusqu'en 1963.

En 1957-58 a lieu le tournage de son premier film documentaire, Cuenca. En 1960, avec Golfos (Les Voyous), il décrit le problème de la délinquance des jeunes dans les quartiers démunis de Madrid. En 1963, avec le film Llanto por un bandido, il réalise une reconstitution historique.

En 1966 son style, à la fois lyrique et documentaire, centré sur les problèmes des plus démunis, obtient la reconnaissance de la communauté internationale au Festival de Berlin, où il reçoit l'Ours d'argent pour son film La Caza (La Chasse).

En 1967, son film Peppermint frappé est à nouveau primé à Berlin.

Les films La prima Angélica (1974) et Cría cuervos (1975), qui traitent avec subtilité de la société franquiste, reçoivent le Prix Spécial du Jury au Festival de Cannes.

Son film Mama cumple 100 años (Maman fête ses cent ans) est nommé à l'Oscar du meilleur film en langue étrangère en 1979.

En 1991, il est enfin reconnu dans son pays et reçoit les Prix Goya du meilleur réalisateur et du meilleur script pour son film ¡Ay, Carmela! (1990).

Il est choisi comme réalisateur pour mettre en scène le film officiel des Jeux olympiques de Barcelone en 1992, Marathon.

En 1993, le Ministère de la Culture le distingue en le décorant de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Aujourd'hui, Carlos Saura est considéré comme l'un des classiques de l'histoire du cinéma contemporain européen. Il a su retracer l'évolution de la société lors de la transition démocratique espagnole et son opposition à la dictature franquiste.

Best films

Tango (1998)
(Director)
Carmen (1983)
(Director)
Mama Turns 100 (1979)
(Director)
Cria! (1976)
(Director)

Usually with

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Carlos Saura (43 films)

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Actor

The Little Apartment, 1h27
Directed by Marco Ferreri
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors José Luis López Vázquez, Marco Ferreri, Ángel Álvarez, Chus Lampreave, María Luisa Ponte, Carlos Saura
Roles (uncredited)
Rating71% 3.582073.582073.582073.582073.58207
A Madrid à la fin des années 1950, la crise du logement sévit. Rodolpho et Pietra ne se sont toujours pas mariés faute de posséder leur propre appartement. Afin d'en récupérer un, Rodolpho se résigne à épouser la vieille Doña Martina, mourante...

Director

Flamenco Flamenco, 1h37
Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin Espagne
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Rating71% 3.579663.579663.579663.579663.57966
Quinze ans après Flamenco, un regard sur la nouvelle scène du flamenco.
I, Don Giovanni, 2h7
Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Tobias Moretti, Lorenzo Balducci, Ennio Fantastichini, María Valverde, Francesca Inaudi, Franco Interlenghi
Rating67% 3.377653.377653.377653.377653.37765
L'histoire de Lorenzo da Ponte – jeune prêtre, ami de Casanova, banni de Venise par l'Inquisition – et de sa collaboration avec Mozart lors de l'écriture de Don Giovanni.
Fados
Fados (2007)
, 1h25
Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin Espagne
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Lila Downs, Amália Rodrigues
Rating70% 3.539033.539033.539033.539033.53903
Long métrage dédié au fado, ce style musical mélancolique portugais qui s'est étendu de l'Angola au Brésil. La chanteuse portugaise Cuca Roseta y présentait une chanson.
Iberia
Iberia (2005)
, 2h
Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin Espagne
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Antonio Canales
Rating70% 3.5166853.5166853.5166853.5166853.516685
Ensemble de danses, inspirées entre autres par la suite pour piano Iberia d'Isaac Albéniz.
The 7th Day, 1h46
Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama
Actors Victoria Abril, José Luis Gómez, José Garcia, Yohana Cobo, Claudia Traisac, Antonio de la Torre
Rating66% 3.3440253.3440253.3440253.3440253.344025
In an isolated village in Extremadura, the Jiménez and Fuentes families have a violent history of land disputes, jealousy, envy, and violence. The hatred between the two families begins in the 1960s as a love story, between Amadeo Jiménez and Luciana Fuentes. Their romance ends when the fickle Amadeo drops Luciana, when she already has prepared for marriage. Feeling betrayed, Luciana expresses a vengeful wish on her seducer in the presence of her fragmented, devoted brother Jerónimo who, in turn, executes his sister's wish, resulting in the young man's cold and brutal murder in an open field.
Salomé
Salomé (2002)
, 1h25
Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Rating69% 3.4822353.4822353.4822353.4822353.482235
The first part of the film is conceived as a documentary and we discover, step-by-step, the whole construction and preparation of the show. A director prepares a troupe of flamenco dancers for a production of the biblical story of Salomé. He summarizes the story and describes his spring for the drama's action: Salomé's attraction to John the Baptist. When the prophet rejects her, she seeks revenge. We are witnessing the working sessions with the musician, the choosing of the costumes. The score composer, set designer, choreographer and costume designer are shown doing their jobs in the part of the stage. We also see the troupe of dancers during rehearsals.
Bunuel and King Solomon's Table, 1h45
Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Adrià Collado, El Gran Wyoming, Valeria Marini, Amira Casar, Jean-Claude Carrière, Juan Luis Galiardo
Rating56% 2.8013152.8013152.8013152.8013152.801315
Dans les années 1930, à Tolède, Buñuel, Dali et Lorca sont à la recherche de la table du roi Salomon, qui permettrait de voir le passé, le présent et l'avenir.
Goya in Bordeaux, 1h40
Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, War, Biography
Themes Peinture, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films
Actors Francisco Rabal, Maribel Verdú, José Coronado, Dafne Fernández, Manuel de Blas, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
Rating65% 3.2952353.2952353.2952353.2952353.295235
Goya, vieux et malade, vit en exil à Bordeaux. Il se remémore ses amours passées et ses relations avec le pouvoir et l'Inquisition…
Tango
Tango (1998)
, 1h55
Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Musical films, Tango films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Miguel Ángel Solá, Mía Maestro, Juan Luis Galiardo, Cecilia Narova, Enrique Pinti
Rating69% 3.4955753.4955753.4955753.4955753.495575
In Buenos Aires, Mario Suárez, a middle-aged theatre director, is left holed up in his apartment, licking his wounds when his girlfriend (and principal dancer) Laura leaves him. Seeking distraction, he throws himself into his next project, a musical about the tango. One evening, while meeting with his backers, he is introduced to a beautiful young woman, Elena, the girlfriend of his chief investor Angelo, a shady businessman with underworld connections. Angelo asks Mario to audition Elena. He does so and is immediately captivated by her. Eventually, he takes her out of the chorus and gives her a leading role. An affair develops between them, but the possessive Angelo has her followed, and threatens her with dire consequences if she leaves him, mirroring Mario's own feelings and actions towards Laura before Elena entered his life.
Little Bird, 1h35
Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Francisco Rabal, Dafne Fernández, Juan Luis Galiardo, Paulina Gálvez
Rating66% 3.328363.328363.328363.328363.32836
Manu, âgé d'à peine dix ans, va passer pour la première fois de sa vie quelque temps dans sa famille paternelle pendant que ses parents s'occupent de leur divorce. On se trouve à Murcie, grande ville du sud-est de l'Espagne. La famille de Manu est aussi exubérante que le paysage : des oncles chaleureux, des tantes expansives, tous possédés par l'enchantement des sens. Peu à peu, Manu découvre les complications de la vie d'adulte en s'amusant à imaginer chez ses familiers les réincarnations de personnages des contes de fée, en compagnie de sa cousine Fuensanta.
Taxi
Taxi (1996)
, 1h50
Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Ingrid Rubio, Ágata Lys, Maite Blasco, Pilar Castro
Rating64% 3.2303853.2303853.2303853.2303853.230385
After failing one of her midterm exams in a Madrid high school, Paz Velasco decides to drop out of the academic circuit. She takes this prompt decision much to the chagrin of her father, an overbearing taxi driver. In exchange, he forces her to join him at work so she can learn the trade and earn a living.
Flamenco
Flamenco (1995)
, 1h40
Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin Espagne
Genres Musical theatre, Documentary, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musiques du monde, Musical films
Actors José Luis Gómez, Joaquín Cortés
Rating73% 3.6779953.6779953.6779953.6779953.677995
Flamenco is a documentary that includes performances from some of the best flamenco singers, dancers and guitarists. Helped by cinematography by Vittorio Storaro, director Carlos Saura brings with this film the "Light of Flamenco to the World".
Outrage
Outrage (1993)
, 1h55
Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Rape and revenge films
Actors Francesca Neri, Antonio Banderas, Christopher Atkins, Walter Vidarte, Achero Mañas
Rating59% 2.998462.998462.998462.998462.99846
Marcos, a young reporter, goes to a circus to write a Sunday supplement piece. As he is leaving, the next act is about to start. It involves a woman riding a horse and performing tricks; the presentation ends in shooting balloons from a horse while it is moving. Marcos is taken by the beauty of Ana, the equestrian sharpshooter, and returns to interview her. She invites him to dinner with the troupe. They dance, and then spend the night together. He falls in love with the beautiful horse-riding circus girl. An affair between them ensues; he considers following her around Europe and promises he would follow her to hell. Soon, Marco has to leave to cover a concert in Barcelona.
Los Cuentos de Borges: El Sur, 1h
Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin Espagne
Rating70% 3.5197753.5197753.5197753.5197753.519775
A shy Argentine librarian Juan Dahlman (Oscar Martinez) dreams that he is fatally stabbed on his family's ranch, located in southern Argentina. After suffering a head injury he is ordered to rest until he fully recovers. Dahlman decides to spend his time recovering at his family's ranch, fulfilling his long-held desire to revisiting the ranch. He sets off for the ranch and the destiny that awaits him there.