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Carlos Saura
Carlos Saura in Calanda (2008)
Born (1932-01-04) 4 January 1932 (age 92)
Huesca, Spain
Occupation(s)Film director and screenwriter
Years active1955–present
SpouseEulalia Ramón (2006-present)
PartnerGeraldine Chaplin (1967–1979)

Carlos Saura Atarés (born 4 January 1932, Huesca) is a Spanish film director and photographer.

Early life

Born into a family of artists (his mother was a pianist and his brother, Antonio Saura, a painter), he developed his artistic sense in childhood by doing photography.

He obtained his directing diploma in Madrid in 1957 at the Institute of Cinema Research and Studies. He taught there until 1963.

Career

In 1957-1958, Saura created his first film (Cuenca). In 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 also 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 movies La prima Angélica (Cousin Angélica) of 1973 and Cría cuervos (Raising Ravens ) of 1975 received the special prize of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival. His movie Mama cumple 100 años"(Mom is celebrating her 100 years) was nominated in 1979 for the best foreign film at the Oscar Awards .

Saura has become known for making movies featuring traditional flamenco and other Spanish dances. His Flamenco Trilogy of the 1980s includes Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding), Carmen, and El amor brujo. 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 considers his film on surrealist master Luis Buñuel to be his best cinematic work. In an interview to an online film magazine, DearCinema.com, he says 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 (MAMI)

Personal life

Carlos Saura was married twice. He first married Adela Medrano in Barcelona in 1957. They had two sons, Carlos (b. 1958) and Antonio (b. 1960).

On 27 December 1982 he married Mercedes Pérez. They had three sons, Manuel (b. 1980), Adrián (b. 1984) and Diego (b. 1987).

Between marriages, Saura had at least one known son, Shane (b. 1974), by the actress Geraldine Chaplin. His relationship history led some to believe he may have fathered more children. After his second marriage, he was also the father of a daughter named Ana (b. December 1994) by Eulalia Ramón.

Filmography

Carmen (1983)

Awards

References

  1. "Berlinale: 1966 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  2. "Berlinale: 1968 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  3. "Berlinale: 1981 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  4. "Berlinale: 1989 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-03-13.

External links

Films directed by Carlos Saura
Cinema of Spain
Films by year
(Films (A–Z))
Awards
Personnel and studios
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