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Goya in Bordeaux
Sony Pictures Classics

Goya in Bordeaux reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 61 Metascore out of 100
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4.0 out of 10
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MPAA RATING: R for some sexuality and violent imagery

Starring Francisco Rabal, José Coronado, Daphne Fernández, and Maribel Verdú

Explores the experiences and artistic evolution of Francisco Goya, the man considered to be the most important artist of the modern era. (Sony Pictures Classics)


GENRE(S): Drama  
WRITTEN BY: Carlos Saura  
DIRECTED BY: Carlos Saura  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: September 15, 2000 
RUNNING TIME: 102 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: Italy / Spain 
LANGUAGE(S): Spanish (with English subtitles) 

What The Critics Said

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100
Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
Bravo!
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88
Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan
Triumphs by taking an elliptical approach that still reaches directly into the very core of genius.
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80
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Superb, contemplative.
80
Variety Eddie Cockrell
Feverish, elegant movie.
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80
Dallas Observer Jean Oppenheimer
Far more than a mere visual feast.
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80
Washington Post Stephen Hunter
The camera, freed to glide, flows as if through the old man's memory, discovering both the glory of his life and the tragedy.
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75
Miami Herald Elisa Turner
Saura's storytelling style draws us deep into Goya's world, a disturbing but bittersweet place that can look hauntingly modern.
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75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
It assumes considerable knowledge of his life and times. But, with even a little of the familiarity it demands, the movie is something special.
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70
LA Weekly Paul Malcolm
Storaro's gorgeous cinematography imbues every frame with an enthralling subjectivity.
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70
Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
The luminous images--as much the filmmakers' as the painter's--are occasionally transcendent.
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70
The New York Times Stephen Holden
Visual knockout of a film.
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67
Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan
Plods and frustrates, but forgivably, it is a deeply felt picture.
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63
San Francisco Examiner G. Allen Johnson
Dreamy and elegantly filmed.
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60
Film.com Robert Horton
Worth a look, even if it doesn't quite find the internal logic it seems to be searching for.
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60
Village Voice Michael Atkinson
What can a movie tell us about the painter that the paintings do not? The effort has done no favors for Picasso or Rivera or Bacon.
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58
Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
Covers some bases, but it feels like the Cliffs Notes version of a grander epic.
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50
Boston Globe Jay Carr
Rich as it looks, it lacks the feverishness of Goya's art.
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50
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
The meandering story doesn't gather much momentum and Vittorio Storaro's camera work is less awesome than usual.
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50
San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack
The movie never catches fire with the emotions.
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50
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Never comes alive.
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50
TV Guide Ken Fox
This film's splendid visuals suit the subject, Spain's greatest painter, but its stilted dramatics are wholly at odds with Francisco de Goya's tumultuous life and times.
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40
Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
Sumptuous to behold, although one will not leave the theatre with a much deeper knowledge and understanding of this great Spanish painter's career.
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38
New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
While it's visually stunning, the pretentiousness makes it hard to take seriously.
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38
New York Post V.A. Musetto
Pretty but tedious Euro-pap at its most self-indulgent.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 4.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
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Pat C. gave it a 4:
An important movie with moments of brilliance. An introspective journey into the mind of the Spanish painter who brought realism, passion and a hint of insanity where heroic pretension and romanticism had prevailed for centuries. However, the flashback format flails all over the place, the transitional artistic values in play are not adequately explored, and the botched editing just drags and drags.

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