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Flamenco

Carlos Saura (dir.) · Juan Lebrón Producciones · 1995 · intermediate

Systematic film record of 1990s flamenco masters performing complete traditional palos without narration.

About the author

Carlos Saura (1932–2023) was a Spanish filmmaker whose work repeatedly turned to flamenco as subject. After exploring the tradition through narrative cinema—notably in Bodas de sangre (1981), Carmen (1983), and El amor brujo (1986)—Saura moved toward more direct documentation. His later flamenco projects prioritised capturing the forms and the artists themselves over imposed storylines, making this 1995 film part of his late-career emphasis on preservation and ethnographic record.

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