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Directed by Carlos Saura...
...Carlos Saura, the dazzling Spanish director who is responsible for the movie of the Barcelona Games, has enough passionate drama to work with to film another Carmen. He could begin with Magic Johnson at the opening ceremonies, undertaking what Johnson, who has more cause than most to savor moments, called "the most important thing in my life." He could show Gwen Torrence sobbing uncontrollably as she collected her 200-m gold, and, 10 minutes later, in a raucous press conference, spitting out that drug use is "in swimming, it's in track and field, it's everywhere." And he could...
...CARMELA! Pan-European charmer Carmen Maura (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) is a cabaret artiste caught in the crossfire of the Spanish Civil War. Director Carlos Saura makes all the obvious points, but Maura makes them shine like new truths...
Directors like Berlanga, Saura, and Aragon were able to produce monumental works despite the constraints of censorship during the Franco...
...Berlanga is among the most important Spanish filmakers. He is a person who straddles both historic eras. He is a person who is able to slip through the censors well," says Charles Pressberg, course head for Spanish F. "Saura is a major Spanish director. He uses imagery in a way unique to Spanish film," he adds...