It was directed and choreographed in the flamenco style by maria pages. Carmelo, who secretly loves candela since he was a boy, is arrested while helping jose and unfairly sent to prison. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Perhaps the most magical moment is a passing scene that clearly evokes the chimes of midnight, but without a single chime. Linked by a common cast antonio gades, cristina hoyos and laura del sol and all of them shot with a deliberately stagey feel, they will doubtless appeal to fans of vigorous and passionate spanish. The following is an overview of events in 1986 in film, including the highestgrossing films. Carmelo, who secretly loves candela since he was a boy, is arrested while helping.
With antonio gades, cristina hoyos, laura del sol, juan antonio jimenez. The film filled out the story with spoken dialogue, but nevertheless used the entire score of the ballet, along with additional songs and dances performed by characters in the film. Also, the dvd was completely delivered in spanish, no subtitles. This is the last of carlos sauras flamenco trilogy made in 1986. The husband died defending his mistress and his death was blamed on a friend whos been in love with the wife since childhood. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Since they were children, carmelo antonio gades has loved candela cristina hoyos. One of spanish cinema s great auteurs, carlos saura brought international audiences closer to the art of his country s dance than any other filmmaker, before or since. However, the visual quality of the dvd is definitely inferior. It all works out in the end, but only by the most bullshit bit of magic tomfoolery that ive ever seen. Set in spain, this dance video tells the story of young lovers who are separated by fate, but alas, will reunite. When i first saw the film on a visit to madrid 1986 it blew my mind completely and after 20 years im still in love with this wonderful film. The film was screened out of competition at the 1986 cannes film festival.
In a gypsy village, the fathers of candela and jose promise their children to each other. As with the previous films, there is no audience, though the dancers never break character. The plot involves two gypsies, male and female, who are united in an arranged marriage. The film filled out the story with spoken dialogue, but nevertheless used the entire score of the ballet, along with. This time saura and his choreographer, gades, have. Years later, the unfaithful jose marries candela but while defending his lover lucia in a brawl, he is stabbed to death. Unfortunately, candela marries jose juan antonio jimenez instead, as arranged by their parents.