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Blood Wedding

1981 · 68 min

A spare, hypnotic rehearsal that blurs performance and feeling, drawing you into flamenco's raw, tragic pulse.

Overview
A dance troupe prepares for and completes a dress rehearsal of Federico García Lorca's tragic play "Blood Wedding," which is about a bride who runs away from her wedding with a former boyfriend.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • betrayal
    • death
    • fate
    • art
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • musical
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, music
    Directed by
    Carlos Saura
    Written by
    Alfredo Mañas, Antonio Gades, Carlos Saura
    Starring
    Antonio Gades, Cristina Hoyos, Juan Antonio Jiménez, Pilar Cárdenas, Carmen Villena, Elvira Andrés, Compañía Antonio Gades, El Güito
    Music
    Emilio de Diego
    Cinematography
    Teo Escamilla
    Runtime
    68 min
    Country
    Spain
    Languages
    Spanish

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