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	'''Carlos Saura Atarés''' (4 January 1932 – 10 February 2023) was a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. ~~Along with~~ ] and ], he is considered to be ~~one of~~ Spain's ~~most renowned~~ filmmakers. He had a long and prolific career that spanned over half a century. ~~His~~ films won many international awards.		'''Carlos Saura Atarés''' (4 January 1932 – 10 February 2023) was a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. With ] and ], he is considered to be among Spain's great filmmakers. He had a long and prolific career that spanned over half a century, and his films won many international awards.

	Saura began his career in 1955 making documentary shorts. He ~~quickly~~ gained international prominence when his first feature-length film premiered at ] in 1960. Although he started filming as a ], Saura ~~quickly~~ switched to films encoded with metaphors and symbolism in order to get around the Spanish censors. In 1966, he was thrust into the international spotlight when his film '']'' won the ] at the ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|title="Carmen" machte ihn berühmt: Regisseur Carlos Saura ist tot \|language=de \|work=] \|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/kino/carmen-machte-ihn-beruehmt-regisseur-carlos-saura-ist-tot-18670467.html \|access-date=2023-02-11 \|issn=0174-4909}}</ref> In the following years, he forged an international reputation for his cinematic treatment of emotional and spiritual responses to repressive political conditions.		Saura began his career in 1955 making documentary shorts. He gained international prominence when his first feature-length film premiered at ] in 1960. Although he started filming as a ], Saura switched to films encoded with metaphors and symbolism in order to get around the Spanish censors. In 1966, he was thrust into the international spotlight when his film '']'' won the ] at the ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|title="Carmen" machte ihn berühmt: Regisseur Carlos Saura ist tot \|language=de \|work=Frankfurter Allgemeine \|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/kino/carmen-machte-ihn-beruehmt-regisseur-carlos-saura-ist-tot-18670467.html \|access-date=2023-02-11 \|issn=0174-4909}}</ref> In the following years, he forged an international reputation for his cinematic treatment of emotional and spiritual responses to repressive political conditions.

	By the 1970s, Saura was the best known filmmaker working in Spain. His films employed complex narrative devices and were frequently controversial. He won Special Jury Awards for '']'' (1973) and '']'' (1975) in Cannes; and an ] nomination in 1979 for '']''.		By the 1970s, Saura was the best known filmmaker working in Spain. His films employed complex narrative devices and were frequently controversial. He won Special Jury Awards for '']'' (1973) and '']'' (1975) in Cannes, and he received an ] nomination in 1979 for '']''.

	In the 1980s, Saura was in the spotlight for his ] trilogy – '']'', '']'' and ''],'' in which he combined dramatic content and flamenco dance forms. His work continued to be featured in worldwide competitions and earned numerous awards. He received two nominations for Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, for '']'' (1983) and '']'' (1998). His films are sophisticated expression of time and space fusing reality with fantasy, past with present, and memory with hallucination. In the last two decades of the 20th century, Saura concentrated on works uniting music, dance and images.		In the 1980s, Saura was in the spotlight for his ] trilogy – '']'', '']'' and ''],'' in which he combined dramatic content and flamenco dance forms. His work continued to be featured in worldwide competitions and earned numerous awards. He received two nominations for Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film for '']'' (1983) and '']'' (1998). His films are sophisticated expression of time and space fusing reality with fantasy, past with present, and memory with hallucination. In the last two decades of the 20th century, Saura concentrated on works uniting music, dance and images.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	Saura was born in ], Aragon on 4 January 1932. His father, Antonio Saura Pacheco, who came from Murcia, was an attorney and civil servant. His mother, Fermina Atarés Torrente, was a concert pianist. The second of their four children, Carlos had an older brother, ], and two younger sisters, María del Pilar and María de los Ángeles. Antonio became a well-known abstract expressionist painter. From their parents, the four siblings received a liberal understanding education. Because his father worked for the Ministry of the Interior, the Saura family moved to Barcelona, Valencia, and, in 1953, to Madrid. Saura's childhood was marked by the Spanish Civil War, during which the ] fought against the ].		Saura was born in Huesca, Aragon on 4 January 1932. His father, Antonio Saura Pacheco, who came from Murcia, was an attorney and civil servant. His mother, Fermina Atarés Torrente, was a concert pianist. The second of their four children, Carlos had an older brother, ], and two younger sisters, María del Pilar and María de los Ángeles. Antonio became a well-known abstract expressionist painter. From their parents, the four siblings received a liberal understanding education. Because his father worked for the Ministry of the Interior, the Saura family moved to Barcelona, Valencia, and, in 1953, to Madrid. Saura's childhood was marked by the Spanish Civil War, during which the ] fought against the ].

	Saura had vivid recollection of his childhood during the war. He later evoked some of them in his films – the games he played, and the songs he sang, as well as darker memories of bombings and hunger, blood and death. He was taught to read by a ~~] –~~ a relative whom his parents sheltered from ]. At the war's end, Saura was separated from his parents and sent back to Huesca to live with his maternal grandmother and aunts. He described these relatives as "right wings and very religious"{{citation needed\|date=October 2017}} who imposed in the child the very antithesis of the liberal education he had received in the republican zone. After having studied civil engineering he began a career in the film industry on the advice of his brother Antonio Saura.<ref name=":0" />		Saura had vivid recollection of his childhood during the war. He later evoked some of them in his films – the games he played, and the songs he sang, as well as darker memories of bombings and hunger, blood and death. He was taught to read by a priest, a relative whom his parents sheltered from ]. At the war's end, Saura was separated from his parents and sent back to Huesca to live with his maternal grandmother and aunts. He described these relatives as "right wings and very religious"{{citation needed\|date=October 2017}} who imposed in the child the very antithesis of the liberal education he had received in the republican zone. After having studied civil engineering he began a career in the film industry on the advice of his brother Antonio Saura.<ref name=":0" />

	==Career==		==Career==
			]'' (1966)]]
	During 1957–1958, Saura created ~~his first film,~~ ''Cuenca''. In 1962 his film ''Los Golfos'' was recognized for its strong sociological impact, to ~~aid~~ Spanish youth by tackling the issue of juvenile delinquency in Madrid's poorest districts. Four years later (1966), he was honored at the ], where he received the ] for his film '']''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1966/03_preistr_ger_1966/03_Preistraeger_1966.html \|title=Berlinale: 1966 Prize Winners \|access-date=23 February 2010 \|work=] \|year=1966}}</ref> In 1967, his film '']'' ~~also~~ received the Silver Bear for Best Director at the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1968/03_preistr_ger_1968/03_Preistraeger_1968.html \|title=Berlinale: 1968 Prize Winners \|access-date=5 March 2010 \|work=] \|year=1968}}</ref> He won the ] in 1981 at the ] for his film '']''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1981/03_preistr_ger_1981/03_Preistraeger_1981.html \|title=Berlinale: 1981 Prize Winners \|access-date=29 August 2010 \|work=] \|year=1981 \|archive-date=12 October 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012044531/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1981/03_preistr_ger_1981/03_Preistraeger_1981.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":0" />		During 1957–1958, Saura created ''Cuenca'', his first film. In 1962, his film ''Los Golfos'' was recognized for its strong sociological impact in helping Spanish youth by tackling the issue of juvenile delinquency in Madrid's poorest districts. Four years later (1966), he was honored at the ], where he received the ] for his film '']''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1966/03_preistr_ger_1966/03_Preistraeger_1966.html \|title=Berlinale: 1966 Prize Winners \|access-date=23 February 2010 \|work=Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin \|year=1966}}</ref> In 1967, his film '']'' received the Silver Bear for Best Director at the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1968/03_preistr_ger_1968/03_Preistraeger_1968.html \|title=Berlinale: 1968 Prize Winners \|access-date=5 March 2010 \|work=Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin \|year=1968}}</ref> He won the ] in 1981 at the ] for his film '']''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1981/03_preistr_ger_1981/03_Preistraeger_1981.html \|title=Berlinale: 1981 Prize Winners \|access-date=29 August 2010 \|work=Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin \|year=1981 \|archive-date=12 October 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012044531/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1981/03_preistr_ger_1981/03_Preistraeger_1981.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":0" />

	The films '']'' (''Cousin Angélica'') of 1973 and '']'' (''Raise Ravens''){{Refn\|group=n.\|From the Spanish popular saying: {{lang\|es\|Cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos}} ({{translation\|Raise ravens and they will peck out your eyes}}.)}} of 1975 received the ] at the ]. His film '']'' ~~(''Mom is celebrating her 100 years'')~~ was nominated for the ] at the ].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1980 \|title=The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners \|access-date=8 June 2013 \|work=] \|year=1980}}</ref>		The films '']'' (''Cousin Angélica'') of 1973 and '']'' (''Raise Ravens''){{Refn\|group=n.\|From the Spanish popular saying: {{lang\|es\|Cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos}} ({{translation\|Raise ravens and they will peck out your eyes}}.)}} of 1975 received the ] at the ]. His film '']'' was nominated for the ] at the ].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1980 \|title=The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners \|access-date=8 June 2013 \|work=Oscars \|year=1980}}</ref>

	Saura ~~later~~ become known for movies featuring flamenco and other traditional dances. His ''] Trilogy'' of the 1980s includes '']'' (Blood Wedding), '']'', and '']'' featuring the work of Spanish flamenco dancer ]. He later made the movies '']'' (1995),<ref>{{cite web \|first=Silvia \|last=Calado \|url=http://www.flamenco-world.com/artists/carlos_saura/saura23052005-1.htm \|title=Carlos Saura, director of 'Flamenco' Interview: "I struggle to open up new and daring pathways for flamenco" \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228221049/http://www.flamenco-world.com/artists/carlos_saura/saura23052005-1.htm \|archive-date=28 December 2014 \|work=Flamenco-World.com \|date=May 2005 \|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> '']'' (1998), and '']'' (2007).		Saura become known for movies featuring flamenco and other traditional dances. His ''] Trilogy'' of the 1980s includes '']'' (Blood Wedding), '']'', and '']'' featuring the work of Spanish flamenco dancer ]. He later made the movies '']'' (1995),<ref>{{cite web \|first=Silvia \|last=Calado \|url=http://www.flamenco-world.com/artists/carlos_saura/saura23052005-1.htm \|title=Carlos Saura, director of 'Flamenco' Interview: "I struggle to open up new and daring pathways for flamenco" \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228221049/http://www.flamenco-world.com/artists/carlos_saura/saura23052005-1.htm \|archive-date=28 December 2014 \|work=Flamenco-World.com \|date=May 2005 \|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> '']'' (1998), and '']'' (2007).

	His 1989 film '']'' was entered into the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1989/02_programm_1989/02_Programm_1989.html \|title=Berlinale: 1989 Programme \|access-date=13 March 2011 \|work=] \|year=1989}}</ref>		His 1989 film '']'' was entered into the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1989/02_programm_1989/02_Programm_1989.html \|title=Berlinale: 1989 Programme \|access-date=13 March 2011 \|work=] \|year=1989}}</ref>
	]		]
	Saura considered his film on ] master ] to be his best cinematic work. In an interview to an online film magazine,<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://dearcinema.com/interview/camera-is-my-memory-carlos-saura/0719 \|title=Camera is My Memory: Carlos Saura \|access-date=26 January 2014 \|work=] \|date=16 May 2008 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201183021/http://dearcinema.com/interview/camera-is-my-memory-carlos-saura/0719 \|archive-date=1 February 2014 \|last=Mishra \|first=Bikas}}</ref> he said about ''Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón'' (Buñuel and the table of King Solomon – 2001): "That's the greatest film I’ve ever made. I like the film but nobody else seems to like it. I’m sure Buñuel would have loved this film. But perhaps only he would have loved it. Everything you see in the film is actually based on conversations I had with him."		Saura considered his film on ] master ] to be his best cinematic work. In an interview with an online film magazine,<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://dearcinema.com/interview/camera-is-my-memory-carlos-saura/0719 \|title=Camera Is My Memory: Carlos Saura \|access-date=26 January 2014 \|work=DearCinema.com \|date=16 May 2008 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201183021/http://dearcinema.com/interview/camera-is-my-memory-carlos-saura/0719 \|archive-date=1 February 2014 \|last=Mishra \|first=Bikas}}</ref> he said about ''Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón'' (Buñuel and the table of King Solomon – 2001): "That's the greatest film I’ve ever made. I like the film but nobody else seems to like it. I’m sure Buñuel would have loved this film. But perhaps only he would have loved it. Everything you see in the film is actually based on conversations I had with him."

	In 1990, he received the ] for the best director and best script for ]. He was chosen as director for the official film of the ], ''Marathon'' (1993).		In 1990, he received the ] for the best director and best script for ]. He was chosen as director for the official film of the ], ''Marathon'' (1993).

	In 2008, Carlos Saura was honoured with a Global Life Time Achievement Award at the 10th Mumbai International Film Festival, organized by the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://dearcinema.com/article/spanish-director-carlos-saura-to-get-lifetime-achievement-award-at-mumbai-fest/0102 \|title=Spanish director Carlos Saura to get Lifetime Achievement Award at Mumbai Fest \|access-date=26 January 2014 \|work=] \|date=22 February 2008 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201183018/http://dearcinema.com/article/spanish-director-carlos-saura-to-get-lifetime-achievement-award-at-mumbai-fest/0102 \|archive-date=1 February 2014 \|author=NewsDesk}}</ref>		In 2008, Carlos Saura was honoured with a Global Life Time Achievement Award at the 10th Mumbai International Film Festival, organized by the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://dearcinema.com/article/spanish-director-carlos-saura-to-get-lifetime-achievement-award-at-mumbai-fest/0102 \|title=Spanish director Carlos Saura to get Lifetime Achievement Award at Mumbai Fest \|access-date=26 January 2014 \|work=DearCinema.com \|date=22 February 2008 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201183018/http://dearcinema.com/article/spanish-director-carlos-saura-to-get-lifetime-achievement-award-at-mumbai-fest/0102 \|archive-date=1 February 2014 \|author=NewsDesk}}</ref>

	In 2013, he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 18th ].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/iffk-award-for-spanish-filmmaker/article5307377.ece \|title=IFFK award for Spanish filmmaker \|access-date=26 January 2014 \|newspaper=] \|date=2 November 2013}}</ref>		In 2013, he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 18th ].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/iffk-award-for-spanish-filmmaker/article5307377.ece \|title=IFFK award for Spanish filmmaker \|access-date=26 January 2014 \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=2 November 2013}}</ref>

	==Personal life and death==		==Personal life and death==
	Carlos Saura was married three times. He first married Adela Medrano.<ref name="vanitatis">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/famosos/2023-02-10/carlos-saura-cine-franquismo-transicion-goya-honor_3570487/\|website=Vanitatis\|via=]\|title=Muere Carlos Saura: maestro del cine, 7 hijos y sus grandes amores\|first=Raquel\|last=Pérez\|date=10 February 2023}}</ref> They had two sons, Carlos and Antonio.<ref name="vanitatis" /> In 1982, he married Mercedes Pérez, with whom he had three sons, Manuel, Adrián, and Diego.<ref name="vanitatis" /> Between those two marriages, Saura had a son Shane with actress ].<ref>{{cite news \|last=Slater \|first=Lydia \|title=Oona Chaplin: The Chaplin Kid \|work=] \|date=12 February 2010 \|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/oona-chaplin-the-chaplin-kid-6780401.html \|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> He was the father of a daughter named Anna from his third marriage to actress {{ill\|Eulàlia Ramon\|ca\|Eulàlia Ramon i Estrach\|es\|Eulalia Ramón}},<ref name="vanitatis" /><ref>{{cite journal \|title=Carlos Saura y Eulalia Ramón se han casado \|url=https://www.hola.com/cine/2006040635931/cine/boda/carlos/saura2/ \|date=6 April 2006 \|access-date=9 April 2018 \|journal=] \|language=es \|publisher=Hola S.L.}}</ref> whom he began a relationship in the wake of the shooting of '']''.<ref name="ramon" /> They married in 2006.<ref name="ramon">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rtve.es/television/20230210/carlos-saura-esposa-lali-eulalia-ramon-historia-amor-anna/2421913.shtml\|date=10 February 2023\|title=Carlos Saura y Eulàlia Ramón, una historia de amor que saltó del cine a la realidad\|website=]}}</ref> His daughter Anna was his agent (as well as right hand and producer of his films) in his late years.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/xlsemanal/personajes/muerte-carlos-saura-vida-pandemia-obras-peliculas-hija-familia.html\|website=XL Semanal\|via=]\|title=La despedida de un genio\|date=11 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/cine/muere-carlos-saura-director-fundamental-historia-cine-espanol-91-anos_1_9794529.html\|website=]\|first=Javier\|last=Zurro\|date=10 February 2023\|title=Muere Carlos Saura, director fundamental en la historia del cine español, a los 91 años}}</ref>		Carlos Saura was married three times. He first married Adela Medrano.<ref name="vanitatis">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/famosos/2023-02-10/carlos-saura-cine-franquismo-transicion-goya-honor_3570487/\|website=Vanitatis\|via=El Confidencial\|title=Muere Carlos Saura: maestro del cine, 7 hijos y sus grandes amores\|first=Raquel\|last=Pérez\|date=10 February 2023}}</ref> They had two sons, Carlos and Antonio.<ref name="vanitatis" /> In 1982, he married Mercedes Pérez, with whom he had three sons, Manuel, Adrián, and Diego.<ref name="vanitatis" /> Between those two marriages, Saura had a son Shane with actress ].<ref>{{cite news \|last=Slater \|first=Lydia \|title=Oona Chaplin: The Chaplin Kid \|work=Evening Standard \|date=12 February 2010 \|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/oona-chaplin-the-chaplin-kid-6780401.html \|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> He was the father of a daughter named Anna from his third marriage to actress {{ill\|Eulàlia Ramon\|ca\|Eulàlia Ramon i Estrach\|es\|Eulalia Ramón}},<ref name="vanitatis" /><ref>{{cite journal \|title=Carlos Saura y Eulalia Ramón se han casado \|url=https://www.hola.com/cine/2006040635931/cine/boda/carlos/saura2/ \|date=6 April 2006 \|access-date=9 April 2018 \|journal=Hola! \|language=es \|publisher=Hola S.L.}}</ref> whom he began a relationship in the wake of the shooting of '']''.<ref name="ramon" /> They married in 2006.<ref name="ramon">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rtve.es/television/20230210/carlos-saura-esposa-lali-eulalia-ramon-historia-amor-anna/2421913.shtml\|date=10 February 2023\|title=Carlos Saura y Eulàlia Ramón, una historia de amor que saltó del cine a la realidad\|website=rtve.es}}</ref> His daughter Anna was his agent (as well as right hand and producer of his films) in his late years.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/xlsemanal/personajes/muerte-carlos-saura-vida-pandemia-obras-peliculas-hija-familia.html\|website=XL Semanal\|via=La Voz de Galicia\|title=La despedida de un genio\|date=11 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/cine/muere-carlos-saura-director-fundamental-historia-cine-espanol-91-anos_1_9794529.html\|website=eldiario.es\|first=Javier\|last=Zurro\|date=10 February 2023\|title=Muere Carlos Saura, director fundamental en la historia del cine español, a los 91 años}}</ref>

	He was an avid photographer and had a collection of over 600 cameras.<ref name=":0" /> His photographs were exhibited several times.<ref name=":0" /> He began to take photographs having reached the age of eight years, and later built his own camera by ~~him self~~ and became the photographer of the Granada Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Carlos Saura - Photography on Círculo de Bellas Artes \|url=https://www.talentoabordo.com/en/photography/carlos-saura \|access-date=2023-02-11 \|website=www.talentoabordo.com}}</ref>		He was an avid photographer and had a collection of over 600 cameras.<ref name=":0" /> His photographs were exhibited several times.<ref name=":0" /> He began to take photographs having reached the age of eight years, and later built his own camera by himself and became the photographer of the Granada Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Carlos Saura - Photography on Círculo de Bellas Artes \|url=https://www.talentoabordo.com/en/photography/carlos-saura \|access-date=2023-02-11 \|website=www.talentoabordo.com}}</ref>

	Saura was a close friend of fellow Aragonese filmmaker ]. They met at the ]~~, beginning a friendship from then on~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ieturolenses.org/revista_turia/index.php/actualidad_turia/bunuel-y-saura-1983-dos-aragoneses-en-el-camino\|via=Instituto de Estudios Turolenses\|title=Buñuel y Saura, 1983. Dos aragoneses en el camino\|first=Diego\|last=Galán\|access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref>		Saura was a close friend of fellow Aragonese filmmaker ]. They met at the ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ieturolenses.org/revista_turia/index.php/actualidad_turia/bunuel-y-saura-1983-dos-aragoneses-en-el-camino\|via=Instituto de Estudios Turolenses\|title=Buñuel y Saura, 1983. Dos aragoneses en el camino\|first=Diego\|last=Galán\|access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref>

	Saura lived in ] since the early 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.elespanol.com/el-cultural/cine/20220206/carlos-saura-pesimista-humanidad-optimista-conmigo-mismo/647185370_0.html\|website=]\|via=]\|title=Carlos Saura: "Soy muy pesimista con la humanidad y optimista conmigo mismo"\|date=6 February 2022\|first=Alberto\|last=Ojeda}}</ref>		Saura lived in Collado Mediano since the early 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.elespanol.com/el-cultural/cine/20220206/carlos-saura-pesimista-humanidad-optimista-conmigo-mismo/647185370_0.html\|website=El Cultural\|via=El Español\|title=Carlos Saura: "Soy muy pesimista con la humanidad y optimista conmigo mismo"\|date=6 February 2022\|first=Alberto\|last=Ojeda}}</ref>

	Saura died of respiratory failure in his residence of Collado Mediano, on 10 February 2023, at the age of 91.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cope.es/emisoras/comunidad-de-madrid/madrid-provincia/villalba/noticias/carlos-saura-nombrado-titulo-postumo-hijo-adoptivo-collado-mediano-donde-residia-20230217_2557712\|website=]\|title=Carlos Saura es nombrado a título póstumo Hijo Adoptivo de Collado Mediano, donde residía\|date=17 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|first=Gregorio\|last=Belinchón\|title=Muere Carlos Saura a los 91 años, el último director clásico del cine español \|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2023-02-10/muere-carlos-saura-a-los-91-anos-el-ultimo-director-clasico-del-cine-espanol.html \|website=] \|access-date=11 February 2023\|date=10 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Pulver \|first=Andrew \|date=2023-02-10 \|title=Spanish film-maker Carlos Saura, director of ¡Ay Carmela!, dies aged 91 \|language=en-GB \|work=The Guardian \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/10/spanish-filmmaker-carlos-saura-director-of-ay-carmela-has-died-aged-91 \|access-date=2023-02-14 \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He was due to receive the ] the following day during the ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/cine/2023/02/10/63dbd51021efa0e9168b45bf.html\|website=]\|title=Muere Carlos Saura, el cineasta de la modernidad y de la memoria\|date=10 February 2023 }}</ref>		Saura died of respiratory failure in his residence of Collado Mediano on 10 February 2023 at the age of 91.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cope.es/emisoras/comunidad-de-madrid/madrid-provincia/villalba/noticias/carlos-saura-nombrado-titulo-postumo-hijo-adoptivo-collado-mediano-donde-residia-20230217_2557712\|website=Cadena COPE\|title=Carlos Saura es nombrado a título póstumo Hijo Adoptivo de Collado Mediano, donde residía\|date=17 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|first=Gregorio\|last=Belinchón\|title=Muere Carlos Saura a los 91 años, el último director clásico del cine español \|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2023-02-10/muere-carlos-saura-a-los-91-anos-el-ultimo-director-clasico-del-cine-espanol.html \|website=El País \|access-date=11 February 2023\|date=10 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Pulver \|first=Andrew \|date=2023-02-10 \|title=Spanish film-maker Carlos Saura, director of ¡Ay Carmela!, dies aged 91 \|language=en-GB \|work=The Guardian \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/10/spanish-filmmaker-carlos-saura-director-of-ay-carmela-has-died-aged-91 \|access-date=2023-02-14 \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He was due to receive the ] the following day during the ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/cine/2023/02/10/63dbd51021efa0e9168b45bf.html\|website=El Mundo\|title=Muere Carlos Saura, el cineasta de la modernidad y de la memoria\|date=10 February 2023 }}</ref>

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	==Selected awards and nominations==		==Selected awards and nominations==
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	===]===		===]===
	*1980 - Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film - ''Mamá cumple 100 años''.		*1980 – Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film – ''Mamá cumple 100 años''
	*1984 - Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film - ''Carmen''.		*1984 – Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film – ''Carmen''
	*1999 - Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film - ''Tango''.		*1999 – Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film – ''Tango''

	===]===		===]===
	*1983 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: ] - ''Carmen''.		*1983 – Won: ] – ''Carmen''

	===]===		===]===
	*1964 - Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear - ''Llanto por un bandido''.		*1964 – Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear – ''Llanto por un bandido''
	*1966 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: ] at the ] for his film ''La caza''.		*1966 – Won: ] at the ] for his film ''La caza''
	*1966 - Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear - ''La caza''.		*1966 – Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear – ''La caza''
	*1968 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: ] at the ] for his film ''Peppermint Frappé''.		*1968 – Won: Silver Bear for Best Director at the ] for his film ''Peppermint Frappé''
	*1968 - Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear - ''Peppermint Frappé''.		*1968 – Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear – ''Peppermint Frappé''
	*1969 - Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear - ''La madriguera''.		*1969 – Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear – ''La madriguera''
	*1981 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: ] at the ] for his film ''Deprisa, deprisa''.		*1981 – Won: ] at the ] for his film ''Deprisa, deprisa''
	*1989 - Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear - ''La noche oscura''.		*1989 – Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear – ''La noche oscura''

	===]===		===]===
	*1998 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Special Award (Film Direction with a Special Visual Sensitivity).		*1998 – Won: Special Award (Film Direction with a Special Visual Sensitivity)
	*2009 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Cinematographer-Director Duo Award (shared with ]).		*2009 – Won: Cinematographer-Director Duo Award (shared with ])

	===]===		===]===
	*1960 - Nominated: Golden Palm - ''Los golfos''.		*1960 – Nominated: Golden Palm – ''Los golfos''
	*1973 - Nominated: Golden Palm - ''Ana y los lobos''.		*1973 – Nominated: Golden Palm – ''Ana y los lobos''
	*1974 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Jury Prize at the ] for his film ''La prima Angélica''.		*1974 – Won: Jury Prize at the ] for his film ''La prima Angélica''
	*1974 - Nominated: Golden Palm - ''La prima Angélica''.		*1974 – Nominated: Golden Palm – ''La prima Angélica''
	*1976 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Grand Prix of the Jury at the ] for his film ''Cría cuervos...''		*1976 – Won: Grand Prix of the Jury at the ] for his film ''Cría cuervos...''
	*1976 - Nominated: Golden Palm - ''Cría cuervos...''.		*1976 – Nominated: Golden Palm – ''Cría cuervos...''
	*1977 - Nominated: Golden Palm - ''Elisa, vida mía''.		*1977 – Nominated: Golden Palm – ''Elisa, vida mía''
	*1978 - Nominated: Golden Palm - ''Los ojos vendados''.		*1978 – Nominated: Golden Palm – ''Los ojos vendados''
	*1983 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Technical Grand Prize at the ] for his film ''Carmen''.		*1983 – Won: Technical Grand Prize at the ] for his film ''Carmen''
	*1983 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Award for Best Artistic Contribution at the ] for his film ''Carmen''.		*1983 – Won: Award for Best Artistic Contribution at the ] for his film ''Carmen''
	*1983 - Nominated: Golden Palm - ''Carmen''.		*1983 – Nominated: Golden Palm – ''Carmen''
	*1988 - Nominated: Golden Palm - ''El Dorado''.		*1988 – Nominated: Golden Palm – ''El Dorado''

	===]===		===]===
	*2004 - ~~'''~~Won''': Lifetime Achievement Award.		*2004 – Won': Lifetime Achievement Award
	*2008 - Nominated: Best Documentary Award - ''Fados''.		*2008 – Nominated: Best Documentary Award – ''Fados''

	===]===		===]===
	*1978 - Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film - ''Cría cuervos...''		*1978 – Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film – ''Cría cuervos...''
	*1984 - Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film - ''Carmen''.		*1984 – Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film – ''Carmen''
	*1999 - Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film - ''Tango''.		*1999 – Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film – ''Tango''

	===]===		===]===
	*1991 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: ] - ''¡Ay, Carmela!''.		*1991 – Won: ] – ''¡Ay, Carmela!''
	*1991 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: ] (shared with ]) - ''¡Ay, Carmela!''.		*1991 – Won: ] (shared with ]) – ''¡Ay, Carmela!''
	*2005 - Nominated: Best Director - ''El 7º día''.		*2005 – Nominated: Best Director – ''El 7º día''
	*2006 - Nominated: Best Documentary - ''Iberia''.		*2006 – Nominated: Best Documentary – ''Iberia''
	*2008 - Nominated: Best Documentary - ''Fados''.		*2008 – Nominated: Best Documentary – ''Fados''
	*2022 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: ]		*2022 – Won: ]

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	*1982 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Special Prize of the Jury - ''Bodas de sangre''.		*1982 – Won: Special Prize of the Jury – ''Bodas de sangre''
	*2000 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema.		*2000 – Won: Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema

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	*1983 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Most Popular Film of the Festival - ''Carmen''.		*1983 – Won: Most Popular Film of the Festival – ''Carmen''
	*1986 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Prix Special du Festival for his trilogy (''Bodas de sangre'', ''Carmen'', ''El amor brujo''), on the occasion of the presentation of ''El amor brujo''.		*1986 – Won: Prix Special du Festival for his trilogy (''Bodas de sangre'', ''Carmen'', ''El amor brujo''), on the occasion of the presentation of ''El amor brujo''
	*1995 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Grand Prix Special des Amériques ("On the occasion of the centennial of cinema, for his exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art").		*1995 – Won: Grand Prix Special des Amériques ("On the occasion of the centennial of cinema, for his exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art")
	*1997 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Best Director - ''Pajarico''.		*1997 – Won: Best Director – ''Pajarico''
	*1997 - Nominated: Grand Prix des Amériques - ''Pajarico''.		*1997 – Nominated: Grand Prix des Amériques – ''Pajarico''
	*1999 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - ''Goya en Burdeos''.		*1999 – Won: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – ''Goya en Burdeos''
	*1999 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Best Artistic Contribution - ''Goya en Burdeos''.		*1999 – Won: Best Artistic Contribution – ''Goya en Burdeos''
	*1999 - Nominated: Grand Prix des Amériques - ''Goya en Burdeos''.		*1999 – Nominated: Grand Prix des Amériques – ''Goya en Burdeos''
	*2002 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Best Artistic Contribution - ''Salomé''.		*2002 – Won: Best Artistic Contribution – ''Salomé''
	*2002 - Nominated: Grand Prix des Amériques - ''Salomé''.		*2002 – Nominated: Grand Prix des Amériques – ''Salomé''
	*2004 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Best Director - ''El 7º día''.		*2004 – Won: Best Director – ''El 7º día''
	*2004 - Nominated: Grand Prix des Amériques - ''El 7º día''.		*2004 – Nominated: Grand Prix des Amériques – ''El 7º día''

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	*1958 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Special Mention - ''Cuenca''.		*1958 – Won: Special Mention – ''Cuenca''
	*1979 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Special Prize of the Jury - ''Mamá cumple cien años''.		*1979 – Won: Special Prize of the Jury – ''Mamá cumple cien años''
	*1996 - Nominated: Golden Seashell - ''Taxi''.		*1996 – Nominated: Golden Seashell – ''Taxi''
	*2001 - Nominated: Golden Seashell - ''Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón''.		*2001 – Nominated: Golden Seashell – ''Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón''

	===]===		===]===
	*1968 - Nominated: Golden Lion - ''Stress-es tres-tres''.		*1968 – Nominated: Golden Lion – ''Stress-es tres-tres''
	*1984 - Nominated: Golden Lion - ''Los zancos''.		*1984 – Nominated: Golden Lion – ''Los zancos''
	*1993 - Nominated: Golden Lion - ''¡Dispara!''.		*1993 – Nominated: Golden Lion – ''¡Dispara!''

	===Other awards and honours===		===Other awards and honours===
	*1977 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Prix Léon Moussinac - Best Foreign Film at the ] for his film ''Cría cuervos...''		*1977 – Won: Prix Léon Moussinac – Best Foreign Film at the ] for his film ''Cría cuervos...''
	*1984 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: ] at the 1984 ] for his film ''Carmen''.		*1984 – Won: ] at the 1984 ] for his film ''Carmen''
	*1985 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Guild Film Award - Silver: Foreign Film at the ] for his film ''Carmen''.		*1985 – Won: Guild Film Award – Silver: Foreign Film at the ] for his film ''Carmen''
	*1991 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: ADIRCAE Award - Best Director for his film ''¡Ay, Carmela!''.		*1991 – Won: ADIRCAE Award – Best Director for his film ''¡Ay, Carmela!''
	*1999 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Jules Verne Award at the ] for his film ''Pajarico''.		*1999 – Won: Jules Verne Award at the ] for his film ''Pajarico''
	*1999 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: ] at the ] ~~for~~ ~~his~~ ~~film~~ ~~''Tango''.~~		*1999 – Won: ] at the ]Won: Lifetime Achievement Award at the ]
	*~~1999~~ - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Lifetime Achievement Award at the ].		*2002 – Won: Lifetime Achievement Award at the ]
	*2002 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: ~~Lifetime~~ ~~Achievement~~ Award at the ].		*2002 – Won: Special Career Award at the ]
	*~~2002~~ - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: ~~Special Career~~ Award at the ].		*2007 – Won: International Award at the ]
	*~~2007~~ - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: International Award at the ].		*2008 – Won: International Lifetime Achievement Award at the ]
	*~~2008~~ - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: ~~International~~ Lifetime Achievement ~~Award~~ at the ].		*2011 – Won: Special Award for Lifetime Achievement at the ]
	*~~2011~~ - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: ~~Special Award for~~ Lifetime Achievement at the ].		*2013 – Won: Lifetime Achievement Award at the ]
		⚫	*2015 – Won: ]
	*2013 - '''Won''': Lifetime Achievement Award at the ].
		⚫	*2016 – Won': ] at the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1877557#:~:text=%23IFFIWood%2C%2020%20November%202022,today%2C%2020%20November%2C%202022. \|title=IFFI: 2022 Prize Winners \|access-date=20 November 2022 \|work=Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award \|year=2022}}</ref>
⚫	*2015 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: ].
	*2016 - '''Won''': Special Prizes for An Outstanding Contribution To The World Cinema at the ].
⚫	*~~2022~~ - ~~'''~~Won''': ] at the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1877557#:~:text=%23IFFIWood%2C%2020%20November%202022,today%2C%2020%20November%2C%202022. \|title=IFFI: 2022 Prize Winners \|access-date=20 November 2022 \|work=] \|year=2022}}</ref>

	;Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain		'''Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain'''

	*1970 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: CEC Award; Best Director - ''La madriguera''.		*1970 – Won: CEC Award; Best Director – ''La madriguera''.
	*1977 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: CEC Award; Best Director - ''Cría cuervos...''		*1977 – Won: CEC Award; Best Director – ''Cría cuervos...''
	*1978 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: CEC Award; Best Director - ''Elisa, vida mía''.		*1978 – Won: CEC Award; Best Director – ''Elisa, vida mía''
	*1984 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: CEC Award; Best Director - ''Carmen''.		*1984 – Won: CEC Award; Best Director – ''Carmen''

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	*1967 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Sant Jordi; Best Film - ''La caza''.		*1967 – Won: Sant Jordi; Best Film – ''La caza''
	*1968 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Sant Jordi; Best Film - ''Peppermint Frappé''.		*1968 – Won: Sant Jordi; Best Film – ''Peppermint Frappé''
	*1972 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Sant Jordi; Best Film - ''El jardín de las delicias''.		*1972 – Won: Sant Jordi; Best Film – ''El jardín de las delicias''
	*1975 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Sant Jordi; Best Film - ''La prima Angélica''.		*1975 – Won: Sant Jordi; Best Film – ''La prima Angélica''
	*2000 - ~~'''~~Won~~'''~~: Sant Jordi; Best Film - ''Goya en Burdeos''.		*2000 – Won: Sant Jordi; Best Film – ''Goya en Burdeos''

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Spanish film director and photographer (1932–2023) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Saura and the second or maternal family name is Atarés.

Carlos Saura
Saura in 2017
Born	Carlos Saura Atarés (1932-01-04)4 January 1932 Huesca, Spain
Died	10 February 2023(2023-02-10) (aged 91) Collado Mediano, Spain
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, photographer
Years active	1955–2023
Notable work	Los golfos The Hunt Peppermint Frappé Honeycomb Ana and the Wolves Cousin Angelica Cría Cuervos Elisa, vida mía Faster, Faster Carmen Tango Goya in Bordeaux
Spouses	Adela Medrano Mercedes Pérez Eulàlia Ramon (m. 2006)
Partner	Geraldine Chaplin (1967–1979)
Children	7
Relatives	Antonio Saura (brother)

Carlos Saura Atarés (4 January 1932 – 10 February 2023) was a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. With Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be among Spain's great filmmakers. He had a long and prolific career that spanned over half a century, and his films won many international awards.

Saura began his career in 1955 making documentary shorts. He gained international prominence when his first feature-length film premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 1960. Although he started filming as a neorealist, Saura switched to films encoded with metaphors and symbolism in order to get around the Spanish censors. In 1966, he was thrust into the international spotlight when his film The Hunt won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. In the following years, he forged an international reputation for his cinematic treatment of emotional and spiritual responses to repressive political conditions.

By the 1970s, Saura was the best known filmmaker working in Spain. His films employed complex narrative devices and were frequently controversial. He won Special Jury Awards for Cousin Angelica (1973) and Cría Cuervos (1975) in Cannes, and he received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film nomination in 1979 for Mama Turns 100.

In the 1980s, Saura was in the spotlight for his Flamenco trilogy – Blood Wedding, Carmen and El amor brujo, in which he combined dramatic content and flamenco dance forms. His work continued to be featured in worldwide competitions and earned numerous awards. He received two nominations for Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film for Carmen (1983) and Tango (1998). His films are sophisticated expression of time and space fusing reality with fantasy, past with present, and memory with hallucination. In the last two decades of the 20th century, Saura concentrated on works uniting music, dance and images.

Early life

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Saura was born in Huesca, Aragon on 4 January 1932. His father, Antonio Saura Pacheco, who came from Murcia, was an attorney and civil servant. His mother, Fermina Atarés Torrente, was a concert pianist. The second of their four children, Carlos had an older brother, Antonio Saura, and two younger sisters, María del Pilar and María de los Ángeles. Antonio became a well-known abstract expressionist painter. From their parents, the four siblings received a liberal understanding education. Because his father worked for the Ministry of the Interior, the Saura family moved to Barcelona, Valencia, and, in 1953, to Madrid. Saura's childhood was marked by the Spanish Civil War, during which the Nationalists fought against the Republicans.

Saura had vivid recollection of his childhood during the war. He later evoked some of them in his films – the games he played, and the songs he sang, as well as darker memories of bombings and hunger, blood and death. He was taught to read by a priest, a relative whom his parents sheltered from anticlerical extremists. At the war's end, Saura was separated from his parents and sent back to Huesca to live with his maternal grandmother and aunts. He described these relatives as "right wings and very religious" who imposed in the child the very antithesis of the liberal education he had received in the republican zone. After having studied civil engineering he began a career in the film industry on the advice of his brother Antonio Saura.

Career

During 1957–1958, Saura created Cuenca, his first film. In 1962, his film Los Golfos was recognized for its strong sociological impact in helping Spanish youth by tackling the issue of juvenile delinquency in Madrid's poorest districts. Four years later (1966), he was honored at the 16th Berlin International Film Festival, where he received the Silver Bear for Best Director for his film La caza. In 1967, his film Peppermint Frappé received the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 18th Berlin International Film Festival. He won the Golden Bear in 1981 at the 31st Berlin International Film Festival for his film Deprisa, Deprisa.

The films La prima Angélica (Cousin Angélica) of 1973 and Cría cuervos (Raise Ravens) of 1975 received the special prize of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival. His film Mamá cumple 100 años was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1980 Academy Awards.

Saura become known for movies featuring flamenco and other traditional dances. His Flamenco Trilogy of the 1980s includes Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding), Carmen, and El amor brujo featuring the work of Spanish flamenco dancer Cristina Hoyos. He later made the movies Flamenco (1995), Tango (1998), and Fados (2007).

His 1989 film La noche oscura was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.

Saura considered his film on surrealist master Luis Buñuel to be his best cinematic work. In an interview with an online film magazine, he said about Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón (Buñuel and the table of King Solomon – 2001): "That's the greatest film I’ve ever made. I like the film but nobody else seems to like it. I’m sure Buñuel would have loved this film. But perhaps only he would have loved it. Everything you see in the film is actually based on conversations I had with him."

In 1990, he received the Goya Award for the best director and best script for ¡Ay, Carmela!. He was chosen as director for the official film of the 1992 Olympic Games of Barcelona, Marathon (1993).

In 2008, Carlos Saura was honoured with a Global Life Time Achievement Award at the 10th Mumbai International Film Festival, organized by the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image.

In 2013, he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 18th International Film Festival of Kerala.

Personal life and death

Carlos Saura was married three times. He first married Adela Medrano. They had two sons, Carlos and Antonio. In 1982, he married Mercedes Pérez, with whom he had three sons, Manuel, Adrián, and Diego. Between those two marriages, Saura had a son Shane with actress Geraldine Chaplin. He was the father of a daughter named Anna from his third marriage to actress Eulàlia Ramon [ca; es], whom he began a relationship in the wake of the shooting of Outrage. They married in 2006. His daughter Anna was his agent (as well as right hand and producer of his films) in his late years.

He was an avid photographer and had a collection of over 600 cameras. His photographs were exhibited several times. He began to take photographs having reached the age of eight years, and later built his own camera by himself and became the photographer of the Granada Film Festival.

Saura was a close friend of fellow Aragonese filmmaker Luis Buñuel. They met at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.

Saura lived in Collado Mediano since the early 1980s.

Saura died of respiratory failure in his residence of Collado Mediano on 10 February 2023 at the age of 91. He was due to receive the life-achievement Goya honorary award the following day during the 37th Goya Awards.

Filmography

Films

Feature films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1960	Los golfos	Yes	Yes
1963	Llanto por un bandido	Yes	Yes
1965	Muere una Mujer	No	Yes
1966	La caza	Yes	Yes	also uncredited co-producer
1967	Peppermint Frappé	Yes	Yes
1968	Stres-es tres-tres	Yes	Yes
1969	La madriguera	Yes	Yes
1970	El jardín de las delicias	Yes	Yes
1973	Ana y los lobos	Yes	Yes
1974	La prima Angélica	Yes	Yes
1976	Cría cuervos	Yes	Yes
1977	Elisa, vida mía	Yes	Yes
1978	Los ojos vendados	Yes	Yes
1979	Mamá cumple cien años	Yes	Yes
1981	Deprisa, Deprisa	Yes	Yes
1981	Bodas de sangre	Yes	Yes
1982	Dulces horas	Yes	Yes
1982	Antonieta	Yes	Yes
1983	Carmen	Yes	Yes	also producer
1984	Los zancos	Yes	Yes
1986	El amor brujo	Yes	Yes
1988	El Dorado	Yes	Yes
1989	La noche oscura	Yes	Yes
1990	¡Ay, Carmela!	Yes	Yes
1990	Los Cuentos de Borges: El Sur (TV)	Yes	Yes
1993	¡Dispara!	Yes	Yes
1996	Taxi	Yes	No
1997	Little Bird (Pajarico)	Yes	Yes
1998	Tango	Yes	Yes
1999	Goya en Burdeos	Yes	Yes
2001	Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón	Yes	Yes
2002	Salomé	Yes	Yes
2004	El séptimo día	Yes	No
2009	I, Don Giovanni	Yes	Yes
2021	El rey de todo el mundo	Yes	Yes

Short films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1957	La tarde del domingo	Yes	Yes
1991	Oragina Commercial	Yes	No	advertising short made for the experimental compilation film The King of Ads
2021	Goya: 3 de Mayo	Yes	Yes

Documentaries

Feature films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1992	Sevillanas	Yes	Yes
1993	Marathon	Yes	Yes
1995	Flamenco	Yes	Yes
2005	Iberia	Yes	Yes	also production designer
2007	Fados	Yes	Yes	also production designer
2010	Flamenco, Flamenco	Yes	Yes
2015	Zonda, folclore argentino	Yes	Yes
2016	Jota de Saura	Yes	Yes	also art director
2018	Renzo Piano, an Architect for Santander	Yes	Yes
2022	Las paredes hablan	Yes	Yes	also actor

Short films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1955	Flamenco	Yes	Yes	also producer and cinematographer
1956	El pequeño río Manzanares	Yes	Yes
1958	Cuenca	Yes	Yes
2008	Sinfonía de Aragón	Yes	No
2021	Rosa Rosae: La Guerra Civil	Yes	Yes	also editor and artwork

Selected awards and nominations

Academy Awards

1980 – Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film – Mamá cumple 100 años
1984 – Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film – Carmen
1999 – Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film – Tango

BAFTA Award

1983 – Won: BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film – Carmen

Berlin Film Festival

1964 – Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear – Llanto por un bandido
1966 – Won: Silver Bear for Best Director at the 16th Berlin International Film Festival for his film La caza
1966 – Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear – La caza
1968 – Won: Silver Bear for Best Director at the 18th Berlin International Film Festival for his film Peppermint Frappé
1968 – Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear – Peppermint Frappé
1969 – Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear – La madriguera
1981 – Won: Golden Bear at the 31st Berlin International Film Festival for his film Deprisa, deprisa
1989 – Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear – La noche oscura

Camerimage

1998 – Won: Special Award (Film Direction with a Special Visual Sensitivity)
2009 – Won: Cinematographer-Director Duo Award (shared with Vittorio Storaro)

Cannes Film Festival

1960 – Nominated: Golden Palm – Los golfos
1973 – Nominated: Golden Palm – Ana y los lobos
1974 – Won: Jury Prize at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival for his film La prima Angélica
1974 – Nominated: Golden Palm – La prima Angélica
1976 – Won: Grand Prix of the Jury at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival for his film Cría cuervos...
1976 – Nominated: Golden Palm – Cría cuervos...
1977 – Nominated: Golden Palm – Elisa, vida mía
1978 – Nominated: Golden Palm – Los ojos vendados
1983 – Won: Technical Grand Prize at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival for his film Carmen
1983 – Won: Award for Best Artistic Contribution at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival for his film Carmen
1983 – Nominated: Golden Palm – Carmen
1988 – Nominated: Golden Palm – El Dorado

European Film Awards

2004 – Won': Lifetime Achievement Award
2008 – Nominated: Best Documentary Award – Fados

Golden Globe Awards

1978 – Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film – Cría cuervos...
1984 – Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film – Carmen
1999 – Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film – Tango

Goya Awards

1991 – Won: Goya Award for Best Director – ¡Ay, Carmela!
1991 – Won: Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (shared with Rafael Azcona) – ¡Ay, Carmela!
2005 – Nominated: Best Director – El 7º día
2006 – Nominated: Best Documentary – Iberia
2008 – Nominated: Best Documentary – Fados
2022 – Won: Honorary Goya Award

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

1982 – Won: Special Prize of the Jury – Bodas de sangre
2000 – Won: Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema

Montréal World Film Festival

1983 – Won: Most Popular Film of the Festival – Carmen
1986 – Won: Prix Special du Festival for his trilogy (Bodas de sangre, Carmen, El amor brujo), on the occasion of the presentation of El amor brujo
1995 – Won: Grand Prix Special des Amériques ("On the occasion of the centennial of cinema, for his exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art")
1997 – Won: Best Director – Pajarico
1997 – Nominated: Grand Prix des Amériques – Pajarico
1999 – Won: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Goya en Burdeos
1999 – Won: Best Artistic Contribution – Goya en Burdeos
1999 – Nominated: Grand Prix des Amériques – Goya en Burdeos
2002 – Won: Best Artistic Contribution – Salomé
2002 – Nominated: Grand Prix des Amériques – Salomé
2004 – Won: Best Director – El 7º día
2004 – Nominated: Grand Prix des Amériques – El 7º día

San Sebastián International Film Festival

1958 – Won: Special Mention – Cuenca
1979 – Won: Special Prize of the Jury – Mamá cumple cien años
1996 – Nominated: Golden Seashell – Taxi
2001 – Nominated: Golden Seashell – Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón

Venice Film Festival

1968 – Nominated: Golden Lion – Stress-es tres-tres
1984 – Nominated: Golden Lion – Los zancos
1993 – Nominated: Golden Lion – ¡Dispara!

Other awards and honours

1977 – Won: Prix Léon Moussinac – Best Foreign Film at the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics for his film Cría cuervos...
1984 – Won: Best European Film at the 1984 Bodil Awards for his film Carmen
1985 – Won: Guild Film Award – Silver: Foreign Film at the Guild of German Art House Cinemas for his film Carmen
1991 – Won: ADIRCAE Award – Best Director for his film ¡Ay, Carmela!
1999 – Won: Jules Verne Award at the Nantes Spanish Film Festival for his film Pajarico
1999 – Won: SDFCS Award – Best Foreign Language Film at the San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsWon: Lifetime Achievement Award at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
2002 – Won: Lifetime Achievement Award at the Istanbul International Film Festival
2002 – Won: Special Career Award at the Fantasporto
2007 – Won: International Award at the Barcelona Film Awards
2008 – Won: International Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bombay International Film Festival
2011 – Won: Special Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Fotogramas de Plata
2013 – Won: Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Film Festival of Kerala
2015 – Won: Premio Feroz de Honor
2016 – Won': Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Film Festival of India.

Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain

1970 – Won: CEC Award; Best Director – La madriguera.
1977 – Won: CEC Award; Best Director – Cría cuervos...
1978 – Won: CEC Award; Best Director – Elisa, vida mía
1984 – Won: CEC Award; Best Director – Carmen

Sant Jordi Awards

1967 – Won: Sant Jordi; Best Film – La caza
1968 – Won: Sant Jordi; Best Film – Peppermint Frappé
1972 – Won: Sant Jordi; Best Film – El jardín de las delicias
1975 – Won: Sant Jordi; Best Film – La prima Angélica
2000 – Won: Sant Jordi; Best Film – Goya en Burdeos

Notes

From the Spanish popular saying: Cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos (transl. Raise ravens and they will peck out your eyes.)

References

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External links

Carlos Saura at IMDb
Official Webpage in Spanish
Carlos Saura. Film. Biography and works. Spain in culture: official Website of Culture in Spain. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
Paul Julian Smith: Cría cuervos...: The Past Is Not Past. DearCinema.com, 13 August 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
Linda M. Willem (2003). Carlos Saura: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers). University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 1-57806-494-5.

v t e Films directed by Carlos Saura
Cuenca (1958) The Delinquents (1960) Weeping for a Bandit (1964) The Hunt (1966) Peppermint Frappé (1967) Stress Is Three (1968) Honeycomb (1969) The Garden of Delights (1970) Ana and the Wolves (1972) Cousin Angelica (1973) Cría Cuervos (1975) Elisa, vida mía (1977) Blindfolded Eyes (1978) Mama Turns 100 (1979) Faster, Faster (1980) Blood Wedding (1981) Sweet Hours (1981) Antonieta (1982) Carmen (1983) The Stilts (1984) El amor brujo (1986) El Dorado (1988) The Dark Night (1989) ¡Ay Carmela! (1990) The South (1990) Marathon (1992) Sevillanas (1992) Outrage (1993) Flamenco (1995) Taxi (1996) Little Bird (1997) Tango (1998) Goya in Bordeaux (1999) Bunuel and King Solomon's Table (2001) Salomé (2002) The 7th Day (2004) Iberia (2005) Fados (2007) I, Don Giovanni (2009) Flamenco, Flamenco (2010) Zonda, folclore argentino (2015) J: Beyond Flamenco (2016) Renzo Piano, an Architect for Santander (2018) The King of All the World (2021) Las paredes hablan (2022)

Films directed by Carlos Saura

Cuenca (1958)
The Delinquents (1960)
Weeping for a Bandit (1964)
The Hunt (1966)
Peppermint Frappé (1967)
Stress Is Three (1968)
Honeycomb (1969)
The Garden of Delights (1970)
Ana and the Wolves (1972)
Cousin Angelica (1973)
Cría Cuervos (1975)
Elisa, vida mía (1977)
Blindfolded Eyes (1978)
Mama Turns 100 (1979)
Faster, Faster (1980)
Blood Wedding (1981)
Sweet Hours (1981)
Antonieta (1982)
Carmen (1983)
The Stilts (1984)
El amor brujo (1986)
El Dorado (1988)
The Dark Night (1989)
¡Ay Carmela! (1990)
The South (1990)
Marathon (1992)
Sevillanas (1992)
Outrage (1993)
Flamenco (1995)
Taxi (1996)
Little Bird (1997)
Tango (1998)
Goya in Bordeaux (1999)
Bunuel and King Solomon's Table (2001)
Salomé (2002)
The 7th Day (2004)
Iberia (2005)
Fados (2007)
I, Don Giovanni (2009)
Flamenco, Flamenco (2010)
Zonda, folclore argentino (2015)
J: Beyond Flamenco (2016)
Renzo Piano, an Architect for Santander (2018)
The King of All the World (2021)
Las paredes hablan (2022)

v t e European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
Ingmar Bergman (1988) Marcello Mastroianni (1988) Federico Fellini (1989) Andrzej Wajda (1990) Alexandre Trauner (1991) Billy Wilder (1992) Michelangelo Antonioni (1993) Robert Bresson (1994) Marcel Carné (1995) Alec Guinness (1996) Jeanne Moreau (1997) Ennio Morricone (1999) Richard Harris (2000) Monty Python (2001) Tonino Guerra (2002) Claude Chabrol (2003) Carlos Saura (2004) Sean Connery (2005) Roman Polanski (2006) Jean-Luc Godard (2007) Judi Dench (2008) Ken Loach (2009) Bruno Ganz (2010) Stephen Frears (2011) Bernardo Bertolucci (2012) Catherine Deneuve (2013) Agnès Varda (2014) Charlotte Rampling (2015) Jean-Claude Carrière (2016) Alexander Sokurov (2017) Carmen Maura (2018) Werner Herzog (2019) Márta Mészáros (2021) Margarethe von Trotta (2022) Vanessa Redgrave (2023) Wim Wenders (2024)
Award of Merit (Special Achievement Award)	Richard Attenborough (1988) Jeremy Irons (1998)
Honorary Award	Manoel de Oliveira (2007) Michel Piccoli (2011) Michael Caine (2015) Andrzej Wajda (2016) Costa-Gavras (2018)

v t e Silver Bear for Best Director
1956–1975	Robert Aldrich (1956) Mario Monicelli (1957) Tadashi Imai (1958) Akira Kurosawa (1959) Jean-Luc Godard (1960) Bernhard Wicki (1961) Francesco Rosi (1962) Nikos Koundouros (1963) Satyajit Ray (1964) Satyajit Ray (1965) Carlos Saura (1966) Živojin Pavlović (1967) Carlos Saura (1968) Jean-Pierre Blanc (1972) Sergei Solovyov (1975)
1976–2000	Mario Monicelli (1976) Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (1977) Georgi Djulgerov (1978) Astrid Henning-Jensen (1979) István Szabó (1980) Mario Monicelli (1982) Éric Rohmer (1983) Costas Ferris / Ettore Scola (1984) Robert Benton (1985) Georgiy Shengelaya (1986) Oliver Stone (1987) Norman Jewison (1988) Dušan Hanák (1989) Michael Verhoeven (1990) Jonathan Demme / Ricky Tognazzi (1991) Jan Troell (1992) Andrew Birkin (1993) Krzysztof Kieślowski (1994) Richard Linklater (1995) Richard Loncraine / Yim Ho (1996) Eric Heumann (1997) Neil Jordan (1998) Stephen Frears (1999) Miloš Forman (2000)
2001–present	Lin Cheng-sheng (2001) Otar Iosseliani (2002) Patrice Chéreau (2003) Kim Ki-duk (2004) Marc Rothemund (2005) Mat Whitecross / Michael Winterbottom (2006) Joseph Cedar (2007) Paul Thomas Anderson (2008) Asghar Farhadi (2009) Roman Polanski (2010) Ulrich Köhler (2011) Christian Petzold (2012) David Gordon Green (2013) Richard Linklater (2014) Radu Jude / Małgorzata Szumowska (2015) Mia Hansen-Løve (2016) Aki Kaurismäki (2017) Wes Anderson (2018) Angela Schanelec (2019) Hong Sang-soo (2020) Dénes Nagy (2021) Claire Denis (2022) Philippe Garrel (2023) Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias (2024)

v t e Feroz of Honor
Lifetime Achievement Award at Feroz Awards
2014: José Sacristán 2015: Carlos Saura 2016: Rosa Maria Sardà 2017: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador 2018: Verónica Forqué 2019: José Luis Cuerda 2020: Julia Gutiérrez Caba / Emilio Gutiérrez Caba 2021: Victoria Abril 2022: Cecilia Bartolomé 2023: Pedro Almodóvar 2024: Mónica Randall 2025: Jaime Chávarri

v t e Goya Award for Best Director
1980s	Fernando Fernán Gómez (1986) José Luis Garci (1987) Gonzalo Suárez (1988) Fernando Trueba (1989)
1990s	Carlos Saura (1990) Vicente Aranda (1991) Fernando Trueba (1992) Luis García Berlanga (1993) Imanol Uribe (1994) Álex de la Iglesia (1995) Pilar Miró (1996) Ricardo Franco (1997) Fernando León de Aranoa (1998) Pedro Almodóvar (1999)
2000s	José Luis Borau (2000) Alejandro Amenábar (2001) Fernando León de Aranoa (2002) Icíar Bollaín (2003) Alejandro Amenábar (2004) Isabel Coixet (2005) Pedro Almodóvar (2006) Jaime Rosales (2007) Javier Fesser (2008) Daniel Monzón (2009)
2010s	Agustí Villaronga (2010) Enrique Urbizu (2011) J. A. Bayona (2012) David Trueba (2013) Alberto Rodríguez (2014) Cesc Gay (2015) J. A. Bayona (2016) Isabel Coixet (2017) Rodrigo Sorogoyen (2018) Pedro Almodóvar (2019)
2020s	Salvador Calvo (2020) Fernando León de Aranoa (2021) Rodrigo Sorogoyen (2022) J. A. Bayona (2023)

v t e Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
1980s	1986: Fernando Fernán Gómez 1987: Rafael Azcona 1988: Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón and Antonio Giménez-Rico 1989: Fernando Trueba, Manuel Matji, and Menno Meyjes
1990s	1990: Carlos Saura and Rafael Azcona 1991: Juan Potau and Gonzalo Torrente Malvido 1992: Francisco Prada, Antonio Larreta, Pedro Olea, and Arturo Pérez-Reverte 1993: José Luis García Sánchez and Rafael Azcona 1994: Imanol Uribe 1995: Montxo Armendáriz and José Ángel Mañas 1996: Pilar Miró and Rafael Pérez Sierra 1997: Bigas Luna and Cuca Canals 1998: Luis Marías 1999: Rafael Azcona, Manuel Rivas, and José Luis Cuerda
2000s	2000: Fernando Fernán Gómez 2001: Jorge Juan Martínez, Juan Carlos Molinero, Clara Pérez Escrivá, and Lola Salvador Maldonado 2002: Adolfo Aristarain and Kathy Saavedra 2003: Isabel Coixet 2004: José Rivera 2005: Marcelo Piñeyro and Mateo Gil 2006: Lluís Arcarazo 2007: Félix Viscarret 2008: Rafael Azcona and José Luis Cuerda 2009: Jorge Guerricaechevarría and Daniel Monzón
2010s	2010: Agustí Villaronga 2011: Ángel de la Cruz, Ignacio Ferreras, Paco Roca, and Rosanna Cecchini 2012: Javier Barreira, Gorka Magallón, Ignacio del Moral, Jordi Gasull, and Neil Landau 2013: Alejandro Hernández and Mariano Barroso 2014: Javier Fesser, Claro García, and Cristóbal Ruiz 2015: Fernando León de Aranoa 2016: Alberto Rodríguez and Rafael Cobos 2017: Isabel Coixet 2018: Álvaro Brechner 2019: Benito Zambrano, Daniel Remón, and Pablo Remón
2020s	2020: David Pérez Sañudo and Marina Parés Pulido 2021: Daniel Monzón and Jorge Guerricaechevarría 2022: Fran Araújo, Isa Campo, and Isaki Lacuesta 2023: Pablo Berger
Awarded as Best Screenplay (including both original and adapted)

v t e Honorary Goya Award
1980s	1986: José F. Aguayo 1987: Rafaela Aparicio 1988: Imperio Argentina 1989: Victoriano López García
1990s	1990: Enrique Alarcón 1991: Emiliano Piedra 1992: Manuel Mur Oti 1993: Tony Leblanc 1994: José María Forqué 1995: Federico Gutiérrez-Larraya 1996: Miguel Picazo 1997: Rafael Azcona 1998: Rafael Alonso 1999: Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
2000s	2000: José Luis Dibildos 2001: Juan Antonio Bardem 2002: Manuel Alexandre 2003: Héctor Alterio 2004: José Luis López Vázquez 2005: Pedro Masó 2006: Tedy Villalba 2007: Alfredo Landa 2008: Jesús Franco 2009: Antonio Mercero
2010s	2010: Mario Camus 2011: Josefina Molina 2012: Concha Velasco 2013: Jaime de Armiñán 2014: Antonio Banderas 2015: Mariano Ozores 2016: Ana Belén 2017: Marisa Paredes 2018: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador 2019: Pepa Flores
2020s	2020: Ángela Molina 2021: José Sacristán 2022: Carlos Saura 2023: Juan Mariné 2024: Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

v t e IFFI Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award
1999–2020 IFFI Lifetime Achievement Award	Bernardo Bertolucci (30th) Liv Ullmann (34th) Dilip Kumar (38th) Lata Mangeshkar (38th) Bertrand Tavernier (42nd) Krzysztof Zanussi (43rd) Jiří Menzel (44th) Wong Kar-wai (45th) Nikita Mikhalkov (46th) Im Kwon-taek (47th) Atom Egoyan (48th) Dan Wolman (49th) Isabelle Huppert (50th) Vittorio Storaro (51st)
2021–present IFFI Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award	Martin Scorsese (52nd) István Szabó (52nd) Carlos Saura (53rd) Michael Douglas (54th) Phillip Noyce (55th)

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