1981 | Spain | Fiction

Bodas de sangre (Blood Wedding)

  • Spanish 71 mins
  • Director | Carlos Saura
  • Writer | Antonio Artero
  • Producer | Emiliano Piedra

STATUS: Released

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Carlos Saura began what would become his trilogy with this depiction of a single dress rehearsal for choreographer Antonio Gades’s adaptation of poet/playwright Federico García Lorca’s tale of passionate revenge. No mere recording of a ballet, Bodas de sangre (Blood Wedding) uses gripping camerawork and heart-pounding rhythmic editing to evoke the experience of moving with the dancers every step of the way.

Dance Spain Revenge Ballet Drama
Film Organizations
The Criterion Collection
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