Movie Title: Goya in Bordeaux

Country of Origin: Spain

Synopsis of movie: 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.

Director: Carlos Saura

Producer: Andrés Vicente Gómez

Cast: Francisco Rabal, José Coronado, Maribel Verdú, Eulàlia Ramon, Dafne Fernández, Mario de Candia

Language: Spanish

Duration of movie: 100 minutes

Genre: Drama, Biography

Production Year: 1999

Awards: Winner of 5 Goya Awards including Best Actor (1999). Winner of the Best Artistic Contribution at the Montreal festival (2000). Winner of the Best Cinematography at the European Film Cinema Awards (2000).

Classification: 18