About

Known credits:
128
Birthday:
1932-01-04
Place of birth:
Huesca, Aragón, Spain
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Carlos Saura

Overview

Carlos Saura Atarés (4 January 1932 – 10 February 2023) was a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. With Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be among Spain's great filmmakers. He had a long and prolific career that spanned over half a century, and his films won many international awards.

Saura began his career in 1955 making documentary shorts. He gained international prominence when his first feature-length film premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 1960. Although he started filming as a neorealist, Saura switched to films encoded with metaphors and symbolism in order to get around the Spanish censors. In 1966, he was thrust into the international spotlight when his film The Hunt won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. In the following years, he forged an international reputation for his cinematic treatment of emotional and spiritual responses to repressive political conditions.

By the 1970s, Saura was the best known filmmaker working in Spain. His films employed complex narrative devices and were frequently controversial. He won Special Jury Awards for Cousin Angelica (1973) and Cría Cuervos (1975) in Cannes, and he received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film nomination in 1979 for Mama Turns 100.

In the 1980s, Saura was in the spotlight for his Flamenco trilogy – Blood Wedding, Carmen and El amor brujo, in which he combined dramatic content and flamenco dance forms. His work continued to be featured in worldwide competitions and earned numerous awards. He received two nominations for Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film for Carmen (1983) and Tango (1998). His films are sophisticated expression of time and space fusing reality with fantasy, past with present, and memory with hallucination. In the last two decades of the 20th century, Saura concentrated on works uniting music, dance and images.

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Known for

Acting
2024 Miradas del cine español Actor N/A
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2023 The First Look Actor N/A
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2023 The Walls Can Talk Actor Self 59
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2022 Donde acaba la memoria Actor Self 59
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2022 Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel Actor Self 59
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2018 Searching for Ingmar Bergman Actor Himself - Filmmaker 58
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2018 Navajeros, censores y nuevos realizadores Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2017 Saura(s) Actor Self 59
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2017 Carlos Saura Photographer - Journey of a Book Actor Self N/A
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2016 Matilde Coral, acariciando el aire Actor Carlos Saura N/A
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2015 Eduardo Ducay: el cine que siempre estuvo ahí Actor Self 59
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2015 Tras Nazarin: Following Nazarin Actor Self 59
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2014 Aragón rodado Actor Self 59
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2013 Carlos Saura's FlamencoHoy Actor Inszenierung 59
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2012 24 horas en la vida de Querejeta Actor Self 59
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2010 Rafael Azcona Actor Self 59
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2009 In the Lost City Actor Self 59
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2008 Crítico Actor Self 59
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2007 Antonio Gades, la ética de la danza Actor Self 59
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2005 Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones Actor Self 59
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2004 Portrait of Carlos Saura Actor Self 59
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2000 Speaking of Buñuel Actor Self 58
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1989 Buñuel Actor Self N/A
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1959 The Little Apartment Actor (uncredited) 59
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Directing
2023 The Walls Can Talk Directing Director 59
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2021 The King of All The World Directing Director 58
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2021 Goya, May 3rd Directing Director 59
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2021 Rosa Rosae. A Spanish Civil War Elegy Directing Director 59
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2018 Renzo Piano, an Architect for Santander Directing Director 59
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2016 J: Beyond Flamenco Directing Director 59
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2015 Argentina Directing Director 58
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2010 Flamenco Flamenco Directing Director 59
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2009 I, Don Giovanni Directing Director 58
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2008 Sinfonía de Aragón Directing Director 59
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2007 Fados Directing Director 59
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2005 Iberia Directing Director 58
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2004 The 7th Day Directing Director 59
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2002 Salomé Directing Director 59
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2001 Bunuel and King Solomon's Table Directing Director 58
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1999 Goya in Bordeaux Directing Director 59
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1998 Tango Directing Director 59
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1997 Little Bird Directing Director 58
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1996 Taxi Directing Director 58
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1995 Flamenco Directing Director 58
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1993 Outrage Directing Director 58
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1993 Marathon Directing Director 58
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1992 El sur Directing Director N/A
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1992 Sevilles Directing Director 58
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1991 The King of Ads Directing Director 59
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1990 Ay, Carmela! Directing Director 59
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1989 The Dark Night of the Soul Directing Director 58
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1988 El Dorado Directing Director 59
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1986 El amor brujo Directing Director 59
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1984 Los zancos Directing Director 59
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1983 Carmen Directing Director 59
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1982 Antonieta Directing Director 58
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1982 Sweet Hours Directing Director 59
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1981 Blood Wedding Directing Director 59
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1981 Faster, Faster Directing Director 59
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1979 Mama Turns 100 Directing Director 59
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1978 Blindfolded Eyes Directing Director 59
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1977 Elisa, My Life Directing Director 59
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1976 Cria! Directing Director 64
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1974 Cousin Angelica Directing Director 59
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1973 Anna and the Wolves Directing Director 59
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1970 The Garden of Delights Directing Director 58
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1969 Honeycomb Directing Director 59
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1968 Stress Is Three Directing Director 58
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1967 Peppermint Frappé Directing Director 59
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1966 The Hunt Directing Director 59
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1964 Weeping for a Bandit Directing Director 58
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1960 The Delinquents Directing Director 59
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1958 Cuenca Directing Director 59
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1957 La tarde del domingo Directing Director 59
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1956 El pequeño Río Manzanares Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 The Walls Can Talk Writing Writer 59
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2021 The King of All The World Writing Screenplay 58
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2021 Rosa Rosae. A Spanish Civil War Elegy Writing Screenplay 59
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2018 Renzo Piano, an Architect for Santander Writing Writer 59
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2016 J: Beyond Flamenco Writing Writer 59
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2015 Argentina Writing Writer 58
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2009 I, Don Giovanni Writing Writer 58
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2008 Sinfonía de Aragón Writing Writer 59
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2007 Fados Writing Writer 59
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2002 Salomé Writing Writer 59
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2001 Bunuel and King Solomon's Table Writing Screenplay 58
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1999 Goya in Bordeaux Writing Writer 59
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1998 Tango Writing Writer 59
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1997 Little Bird Writing Writer 58
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1995 Flamenco Writing Writer 58
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1993 Outrage Writing Writer 58
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1990 Ay, Carmela! Writing Screenplay 59
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1989 The Dark Night of the Soul Writing Screenplay 58
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1988 El Dorado Writing Writer 59
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1986 El amor brujo Writing Writer 59
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1983 Carmen Writing Writer 59
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1982 Antonieta Writing Writer 58
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1982 Sweet Hours Writing Writer 59
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1981 Blood Wedding Writing Writer 59
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1981 Faster, Faster Writing Writer 59
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1979 Mama Turns 100 Writing Writer 59
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1978 Blindfolded Eyes Writing Screenplay 59
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1977 Elisa, My Life Writing Story 59
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1977 Elisa, My Life Writing Screenplay 59
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1976 Cria! Writing Screenstory 64
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1976 Cria! Writing Screenplay 64
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1974 Cousin Angelica Writing Screenplay 59
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1973 Anna and the Wolves Writing Writer 59
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1970 The Garden of Delights Writing Writer 58
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1969 Honeycomb Writing Idea 59
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1969 Honeycomb Writing Screenplay 59
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1968 Stress Is Three Writing Story 58
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1968 Stress Is Three Writing Screenplay 58
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1967 Peppermint Frappé Writing Screenplay 59
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1966 The Hunt Writing Screenplay 59
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1964 Muere una mujer Writing Writer N/A
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1960 The Delinquents Writing Screenplay 59
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1958 Cuenca Writing Story 59
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1958 Cuenca Writing Screenplay 59
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1957 La tarde del domingo Writing Writer 59
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Art
2007 Fados Art Production Design 59
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2002 Salomé Art Set Designer 59
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Camera
1955 El proceso Camera Director of Photography 59
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1955 Before breakfast Camera Director of Photography 59
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1955 Letter of Sanabria Camera Assistant Camera 58
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Crew
1983 Carmen Crew Choreographer 59
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1958 Cuenca Crew Cinematography 59
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Editing
2021 Rosa Rosae. A Spanish Civil War Elegy Editing Editor 59
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