CARLOS SAURA
Date of Birth:4 January 1932, Huesca, Aragón, Spain
BIOGRAPHY:
Spanish director, writer, producer (2 films) and actor (2 films). His interest on cinema started when he was very young. His mother, who was a pianist, instilled in him the liking for music, and his brother, Antonio, who was a painter, the passion for art. When he was an teenager he started to practice photography, and in 1950 he made his first illustrated feature films with a 16 mm camera. Carlos Saura is an excellent photographer, an activity that he shares in a sporadic way with the making of films.
He then moved to Madrid to continue his Industrial Engineering career, but his vocation for photography, cinema and journalism made him leave his studies and matriculate at the Instituto de Investigaciones y Estudios Cinematográficos (Cinematographic Study and Research Institute). Sporadically, he combined his cinematographic studies with the courses at the Escuela de Periodismo (JournalismSchool). In 1957 he finished studying and got the director diploma. At the same time, he finished his end-of-career short film Tarde del domingo, La (1957). He continued as a professor until 1963. In that year he was removed from the school for strictly political reasons (Franco's censorship).
In 1959 he filmed _Golfos, Los (1962)_ . In this film he tried to create a sort of Spanish Neo-Realism by tackling the juvenile delinquency in the Madrid's poor quarters from a sociological point of view. In his first stage as director he tried to take a position in favour of outcast people, and he got to make a both lyric and documentary-style cinema.
Saura is a well accepted director both nationally and internationally, and in proof of it he won many awards among which there are the following ones: Silver Bear in the Berlin Festival for Caza, La (1966), in 1965, and for Peppermint Frappé (1967), in 1967. Special Jury Awards in Cannes for Prima Angélica, La (1974), in 1973, and for Cría cuervos (1976), in 1975. Also, the film Mamá cumple cien años (1979) got an Oscar nomination in 1979 as the best foreign film, and it also won the Special Jury Award at the San Sebastian Festival. In 1990, he won two Goya awards as best adapted screenplay writer and best director.
Director:
Io, Don Giovanni (2007) (in production)
Fados (2007) (post-production)
Iberia (2005)
Séptimo día, El (2004)
... tcc The 7th Day (International: English title)
... tcc The Seventh Day (International: English title)
Salomé (2002)
Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón (2001)
... tcc Bunuel and King Solomon's Table (International: English title)
Goya en Burdeos (1999)
... tcc Goya (Italy)
... tcc Goya in Bordeaux
... tcc Goya: Luces y sombras de un genio (Argentina) [es]
Tango, no me dejes nunca (1998)
... tcc Tango (Argentina: short title) (International: English title) (USA)
Esa luz! (1998)
Pajarico (1997)
... tcc Little Bird (USA: informal English title)
Taxi (1996)
Flamenco (de Carlos Saura) (1995)
... tcc Flamenco
¡Dispara! (1993)
... tcc Outrage (USA: video title)
... tcc Shoot!
... tcc Spara che ti passa (Italy)
Sevillanas (1992)
Marathon (1992)
... tcc Maratón (Spain)
Sur, El (1992) (TV)
... tcc Cuentos de Borges: El Sur (Spain: series title)
¡Ay, Carmela! (1990)
Noche oscura, La (1989)
... tcc Nuit obscure, La (France)
... tcc The Dark Night
... tcc The Dark Night of the Soul (International: English title: informal literal title)
Dorado, El (1988)
... tcc A peso d'oro (Italy)
Amor brujo, El (1986)
... tcc A Love Bewitched
... tcc Carlos Saura Dance Trilogy, Part 3: El Amor Brujo (USA: video title)
... tcc Love, the Magician
Zancos, Los (1984)
... tcc The Stilts
Carmen (1983/I)
Antonieta (1982)
Dulces horas (1982)
... tcc Doux moments du passé (France)
... tcc Sweet Hours
Bodas de sangre (1981)
... tcc Blood Wedding
... tcc Noces de sang (France)
Deprisa, deprisa (1981)
... tcc Fast, Fast (USA)
... tcc Faster, Faster (USA)
... tcc Vivre vite (France)
Mamá cumple cien años (1979)
... tcc Mama Turns 100 (USA)
... tcc Maman a cent ans (France)
... tcc Mamma compie cent'anni
Ojos vendados, Los (1978)
... tcc Blindfolded Eyes (International: English title)
... tcc Yeux bandés, Les (France)
Elisa, vida mía (1977)
... tcc Elisa, My Life
... tcc Elisa, My Love
Cría cuervos (1976)
... tcc Cria! (USA)
... tcc Raise Ravens (UK)
... tcc The Secret of Anna
Prima Angélica, La (1974)
... tcc Cousin Angelica (USA)
Ana y los lobos (1973)
... tcc Anna and the Wolves
Jardín de las delicias, El (1970)
... tcc The Garden of Delights (USA)
Madriguera, La (1969)
... tcc Honeycomb (USA)
Stress-es tres-tres (1968)
... tcc Stress Is Three (International: English title)
Peppermint Frappé (1967)
Caza, La (1966)
... tcc The Hunt (USA)
Llanto por un bandido (1964)
... tcc Bandits, Les (France)
... tcc Cavalieri della vendetta (Italy)
... tcc Charge des rebelles, La (France)
... tcc Weeping for a Bandit (International: English title)
Golfos, Los (1960)
... tcc The Delinquents (International: English title)
Cuenca (1958)
Tarde del domingo, La (1957)
Pequeño río Manzanares, El (1956)
Scriptwriter
Io, Don Giovanni (2007) (in production) (writer)
Fados (2007) (post-production)
Iberia (2005)
Salomé (2002)
Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón (2001) (screenplay)
... tcc Bunuel and King Solomon's Table (International: English title)
Goya en Burdeos (1999)
... tcc Goya (Italy)
... tcc Goya in Bordeaux
... tcc Goya: Luces y sombras de un genio (Argentina) [es]
Tango, no me dejes nunca (1998)
... tcc Tango (Argentina: short title) (International: English title) (USA)
Pajarico (1997)
... tcc Little Bird (USA: informal English title)
Flamenco (de Carlos Saura) (1995)
... tcc Flamenco
¡Dispara! (1993)
... tcc Outrage (USA: video title)
... tcc Shoot!
... tcc Spara che ti passa (Italy)
Sevillanas (1992) (also story)
Marathon (1992) (screenplay)
... tcc Maratón (Spain)
Sur, El (1992) (TV) (screenplay)
... tcc Cuentos de Borges: El Sur (Spain: series title)
¡Ay, Carmela! (1990)
Noche oscura, La (1989) (also story)
... tcc Nuit obscure, La (France)
... tcc The Dark Night
... tcc The Dark Night of the Soul (International: English title: informal literal title)
Dorado, El (1988) (also story)
... tcc A peso d'oro (Italy)
Amor brujo, El (1986) (screenplay)
... tcc A Love Bewitched
... tcc Carlos Saura Dance Trilogy, Part 3: El Amor Brujo (USA: video title)
... tcc Love, the Magician
Zancos, Los (1984) (also story)
... tcc The Stilts
Carmen (1983/I) (scenario)
Antonieta (1982) (story)
Dulces horas (1982) (also story)
... tcc Doux moments du passé (France)
... tcc Sweet Hours
Bodas de sangre (1981)
... tcc Blood Wedding
... tcc Noces de sang (France)
Deprisa, deprisa (1981) (also story)
... tcc Fast, Fast (USA)
... tcc Faster, Faster (USA)
... tcc Vivre vite (France)
Mamá cumple cien años (1979) (story)
... tcc Mama Turns 100 (USA)
... tcc Maman a cent ans (France)
... tcc Mamma compie cent'anni
Ojos vendados, Los (1978) (also story)
... tcc Blindfolded Eyes (International: English title)
... tcc Yeux bandés, Les (France)
Elisa, vida mía (1977) (also story)
... tcc Elisa, My Life
... tcc Elisa, My Love
Cría cuervos (1976) (also story)
... tcc Cria! (USA)
... tcc Raise Ravens (UK)
... tcc The Secret of Anna
Prima Angélica, La (1974) (also story)
... tcc Cousin Angelica (USA)
Ana y los lobos (1973) (also story)
... tcc Anna and the Wolves
Jardín de las delicias, El (1970) (also story)
... tcc The Garden of Delights (USA)
Madriguera, La (1969) (also story)
... tcc Honeycomb (USA)
Stress-es tres-tres (1968) (also story)
... tcc Stress Is Three (International: English title)
Peppermint Frappé (1967) (also story)
Caza, La (1966) (also story)
... tcc The Hunt (USA)
Muere una mujer (1965) (also story)
Llanto por un bandido (1964) (also story)
... tcc Bandits, Les (France)
... tcc Cavalieri della vendetta (Italy)
... tcc Charge des rebelles, La (France)
... tcc Weeping for a Bandit (International: English title)
Golfos, Los (1960) (also story)
... tcc The Delinquents (International: English title)
Cuenca (1958) (also story)
Tarde del domingo, La (1957)
Pequeño río Manzanares, El (1956) (also story)
Producer
Cría cuervos (1976) (producer)
... tcc Cria! (USA)
... tcc Raise Ravens (UK)
... tcc The Secret of Anna
Cuenca (1958) (producer)
Actor:
Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón (2001) (uncredited) .... Cameo appearance
... tcc Bunuel and King Solomon's Table (International: English title)
Cochecito, El (1960) (uncredited) .... Fraile #1
... tcc The Little Coach
... tcc The Wheelchair
Pisito, El (1959)
Production Designer:
Iberia (2005)
Salomé (2002)
Miscellaneous Crew:
Amor brujo, El (1986) (choreographer)
... tcc A Love Bewitched
... tcc Carlos Saura Dance Trilogy, Part 3: El Amor Brujo (USA: video title)
... tcc Love, the Magician
Carmen (1983/I) (choreographer)