El amor brujo (Hommage à Carlos Saura)

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El amor brujo

Espagne 1986 | Carlos Saura | vostEN+DE | 100’ | 35mm | Cast : Antonio Gades, Cristina Hoyos, Laura del Sol | D'après le livret de Gregorio Martínez Sierra du ballet composé par Manuel de Falla

In this closing part of the thematically connected Flamenco trilogy, When they were children, Carmelo was in love with Candela. The day she became betrothed to José, Carmelo’s heart broke.

« The perfect stylistic conclusion to this trilogy, an expert coupling of flamenco and cinema. Both mediums are suited to grand gestures and both are confined to the limits of their stage. Over the course of the Flamenco Trilogy, Carlos Saura manoeuvres around the various layers of performance, looking at the real mechanics and the driving force of artistic expression before finally settling into the full, illusory reality of the performance itself. » (Criterion Confessions)

« Wonderfully put together, with gorgeous, expressive lighting, wind and even rain from overhead. You're immersed in this little hermetically sealed bubble even as you remind yourself it’s an obvious fabrication. El Amor Brujo has the striking flamboyance of a great musical and the emotive presence of arthouse cinema all in one. » (Screen Anarchy)