El Amor brujo (1986)

Original title

El amor brujo

Directed by

Carlos Saura

Genre

drama film, musical film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

G

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A flamenco dance film adapts Manuel de Falla's ballet about a gypsy woman haunted by the ghost of her dead husband. She tries to break free from his possessive spirit and find new love. The story is told entirely through music and choreography.

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What happens

El amor brujo (Love, the Magician, or Wedded by Witchcraft) or Carlos Saura Dance Trilogy, Part 3: El Amor Brujo is a 1986 Spanish musical film written and directed by Carlos Saura. It was directed and choreographed in the flamenco style by Maria Pagès. It is the third part of the Saura's flamenco trilogy he made in the 1980s, after Bodas de sangre in 1981 and Carmen in 1983. The film was screened out of competition at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. The film is based on El amor brujo composed by Manuel de Falla. He originally wrote for a gypsy troupe using a libretto by María de la O Lejárraga. The premiere in 1915 was not very successful and the composer reduced the amount of spoken dialogue, reworking the piece as a ballet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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