Salome by Carlos Saura

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Salomé는 성경에 나오는 이야기로, Herodes 왕이 자기 형수 였던 Herodias 와 결혼 하여 왕이 되는 바람에 의붓 딸이 된 것이다. 자기 마누라는 나이가 많고 이 왕은 은근히 Salome 에게 마음이 있다. Salome 가 일곱 베일의 춤을 추는 대가로 세례 요한 (Saint John the Baptist )의 목을 주기로 약속한 왕도 걱정이 많다.

 Carlos Saura 은 이러한 이야기를 토대로 “Bodas de Sangre” (1981), “Carmen” (1983) 와 “El amor brujo” (1986) 에 이은 Flamenco 무용을 기본 으로 하는 Dance 영화를 만들게 된 것이다.. 1998 and 2001 사이에 Spain 의 The Ballet Nacional de España (Spanish National Ballet) 의 감독이었던   Aída Gómez가 choreography 를 맡고 Salomé 의 역을 맡아 해내고 있다.

음악은 Roque Baños 가 Tomatito 의 도움을 받아 작곡 하였고, 옛날 부터 나려오던 Flamenco 음악에 그 기초를 두고 만들었다. 이 영화가 공개되자 즉시 세계적인 명성을 얻게 되었고 Montreal Festival (2002)  에서 “Best Artistic Contribution” 상을 받았다.

 

 

into a family of artists (his mother was a painter and his brother, Antonio Saura, a painter), he developed his artistic sense in chilhood by doing photography. He obtained his directing diploma in Madrid in 1957 at the Institute of Cinema Research and Studies, where he also taught until 1963.

 Career

In 1957-1958, he created his first documentary film (Cuenca). In 1960, with Los Golfos, he described the problem of juvenile delinquency in the poor neighbourhoods of Madrid. In 1963, with the film Llanto por un bandido, he also made a historical reconstruction.

In 1965, his style, both lyrical and documentary, centred on the problems of the poor, received the recognition of the international community at the Berlin Film Festival, where he received the Silver Bear for his film La caza. In 1967, his film Peppermint Frappé also received a prize at Berlin.

The movies La prima Angélica (Cousin Angélica) of 1973 and Cría cuervos (Feeding the 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 at the Oscar, for the best foreign film in 1979.

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). Nowadays, Carlos Saura is considered a classic director in the history of contemporany European cinema.