Spain,
1983, 102 min
Plots(1)
Carlos Saura returns to the world of ballet and the collaboration with outstanding dancer Antonio Gades. Into the drama of love, jealousy and death of passionate Spanish Gipsy Carmen, which the troupe is rehearsing, Saura inserts yet another thematic level - stories from the private live of the dancers. (Summer Film School)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1984 - Carlos Saura (Best Foreign Language Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1985 - Carlos Saura, Emiliano Piedra (Best Film not in the English Language)
- 1985 - Paco de Lucía (Best Music)
- 1985 - Best Sound
César Awards
- 1984 - Best Foreign Film
Golden Globes
- 1985 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
- 1984 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Cannes Film Festival
- 1983 - Carlos Saura (Grand Prix de la Commission supérieure technique du cinéma français)
- 1983 - Carlos Saura (Best Artistic Contribution)
- 1983 - Carlos Saura (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
Montreal World Film Festival
- 1983 - Carlos Saura (Public Award for the Most Popular Film of the Festival)