Francisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, a Liberal protesting the oppressive rule of Ferdinand VII. He’s living with his much younger wife Leocadia and their daughter Rosario. He continues to paint at night, and in flashbacks stirred by conversations with his daughter, by awful headaches, and by the befuddlement of age, he relives key times in his life, particularly his relationship with the Duchess of Alba, his discovery of how he wanted to paint (insight provided by Velázquez’s work), and his lifelong celebration of the imagination. Throughout, his reveries become tableaux of his paintings.
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 de Goya, the influential 19th-century Spanish painter. It stars Francisco Rabal, Jose Coronado, Dafne Fernández, Eulàlia Ramon, Maribel Verdú, Joaquín Climent, Cristina Espinosa, Josep Maria Pou and Concha Leza.
Awards
5 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
Goya in Bordeaux (2000)
Directed by: Carlos Saura
Starring: Francisco Rabal, Jose Coronado, Dafne Fernández, Eulàlia Ramon, Maribel Verdú, Joaquín Climent, Cristina Espinosa, Josep Maria Pou, Concha Leza
Screenplay by: Carlos Saura
Production Design by: Pierre-Louis Thévenet
Cinematography by: Roque Baños
Film Editing by: Julia Juaniz
Costume Design by: Pedro Moreno
Set Decoration by: Luis Ramírez
Music by: Roque Baños
MPAA Rating: R for some sexuality and violent imagery.
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics
Release Date: September 15, 2000
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