Blood Wedding (1981)
October 25, 1981Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Antonio Gades
Leonardo
Cristina Hoyos
La Novia
Juan Antonio Jiménez
El Novio
Carmen Villena
La Mujer
Pilar Cárdenas
La Madre
El Güito
Cuerpo de Baile
Compañía Antonio Gades
Dancers
Lario Díaz
Cuerpo de Baile
Enrique Esteve
Cuerpo de Baile
Enrique Esteve
Cuerpo de Baile
Elvira Andrés
Cuerpo de Baile
Azucena Flores
Cuerpo de Baile
Carlos Saura
Director
Federico García Lorca
Writer
Alfredo Mañas
Writer
Emiliano Piedra
Producer
José Mercé
Cantaor
Emilio de Diego
Composer
Teo Escamilla
Cinematographer
Marisol
Cantaora
Pablo G. del Amo
Editor
Francisco Nieva
Costume Design
Ángel Escolano
Associate Producer
Bernardo Menz
Sound Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 25, 1981
Original NameBodas de sangre
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 7m
Genres
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Blood Wedding (Spanish: Bodas de sangre) is a 1981 Spanish musical film written and directed by Carlos Saura. It was directed and choreographed in the flamenco style. It is the first part of Saura's 1980s flamenco trilogy, and is followed by Carmen (1983) and El amor brujo (1986).
The film depicts Antonio Gades and his dance company performing a flamenco adaptation of Federico García Lorca's play Blood Wedding. As with all Saura's flamenco films, the film is overtly theatrical: it begins with the company arriving at the studio and putting on costumes and makeup. The dance is then performed in a bare windowed space with a minimum of props and no set. There are no elaborate costumes and many of the actors wear only their rehearsal clothes.
It was shown out of competition at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.