Goya in Bordeaux

– Francisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bor..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1999
Original Name:
Goya en Burdeos
Goya in Bordeaux (1999) - Also known as Goya en Burdeos

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.

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Goya in Bordeaux (1999) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Nov 1999

Language:

Spanish, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Carlos Saura

Writer:

Carlos Saura, Luigi Scattini (dialogue: Italian version)

Main Actors:

Francisco Rabal, Jose Coronado, Dafne Fernández, Eulàlia Ramon

Plot:

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.

Awards:

12 wins & 10 nominations.

Production:

Sony Pictures Classics

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
54%
Metacritic:
61%