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Goya in Bordeaux
EMAILPRINTSony Pictures Classics
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 24 critic reviews
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Based on 1 votes
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Movie Info
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)
Summary
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)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan
Triumphs by taking an elliptical approach that still reaches directly into the very core of genius.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Superb, contemplative.
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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Paul Malcolm
Storaro's gorgeous cinematography imbues every frame with an enthralling subjectivity.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
The luminous images--as much the filmmakers' as the painter's--are occasionally transcendent.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan
Plods and frustrates, but forgivably, it is a deeply felt picture.
Read Full Review >Film.com Robert Horton
Worth a look, even if it doesn't quite find the internal logic it seems to be searching for.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
Covers some bases, but it feels like the Cliffs Notes version of a grander epic.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
The meandering story doesn't gather much momentum and Vittorio Storaro's camera work is less awesome than usual.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack
The movie never catches fire with the emotions.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
While it's visually stunning, the pretentiousness makes it hard to take seriously.
Read Full Review >New York Post V.A. Musetto
Pretty but tedious Euro-pap at its most self-indulgent.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 4.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
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.
