Goya or The Hard Path of Knowledge
– As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in..
As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in King and Church, yet he is also a Spaniard who dearly loves his people. This contradiction presents him with a dilemma.
27 Oct 1972
German
Konrad Wolf
Lion Feuchtwanger (novel), Angel Vagenshtain (scenario), Konrad Wolf
Donatas Banionis, Olivera Katarina, Fred Düren, Tatyana Lolova
As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya - played by the great Lithuanian actor Donatas Banionis (The Red Tent, Solaris) - has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in King and Church, yet he is also a Spaniard who dearly loves his people. This contradiction presents him with a dilemma. Based on Lion Feuchtwanger's novel, Goya is one of ten East German films originally shot in 70mm. This release is the director's cut and shows the influence of great filmmakers from Buñuel and Saura, to Eisenstein. Goya was nominated for the Golden Prize at the 1971 Moscow International Film Festival.
1 win & 1 nomination.