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Blood Wedding
Bodas de sangre
Directed by Carlos Saura
1981•1h 8m•NR•★ 6.6
Drama / Music
Synopsis
In a stark, sun-bleached Madrid rehearsal studio, legendary flamenco dancer Antonio Gades and his troupe warm up, apply stage makeup, and execute a fiery, hypnotic dance adaptation of Federico García Lorca's Andalusian tragedy of a bride who flees on her wedding day with her former lover, culminating in an unforgettable, silent knife-fight duel in slow motion. Carlos Saura's electrifying Flamenco Trilogy opener.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorCarlos Saura
WriterAntonio GadesCarlos SauraAlfredo Mañas
CinematographyTeo Escamilla
MusicEmilio de Diego
Principal Cast
Antonio GadesLeonardo
Cristina HoyosBride
Juan Antonio JiménezGroom
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Pilar CárdenasMotherCV
Carmen VillenaWifeEA
Elvira AndrésWedding GuestCA
Compañía Antonio GadesDancersEG
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Runtime1h 8m (68 mins)
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DirectorCarlos Saura
LanguagesSpanish
CountryES, FR
StudioEmiliano Piedra
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