Rent Blood Wedding (1981)

3.8 of 5 from 58 ratings
1h 8min
Rent Blood Wedding (aka Bodas de Sangre) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
Backstage in a theatre, the camera follows the arrival, make-up and rehearsal of a dance company. They perform the flamenco ballet, Blood Wedding: Leonardo, a married man, is in love with the bride to be. At the end of the ceremony he runs off with the bride but the bridegroom chases after them and challenges his rival.
Actors:
, , , Carmen Villena, Pilar Cárdenas, El Güito, Lario Díaz, , Elvira Andrés, Azucena Flores, Cristina Gombau, Marisa Neila, , Quico Franco, Candy Román, José Mercé, , , Pepe Blanco
Directors:
Producers:
Emiliano Piedra
Writers:
Antonio Gades, Federico García Lorca
Aka:
Bodas de Sangre
Studio:
StudioCanal
Genres:
Drama, Music & Musicals
Collections:
A Brief History of Film Weddings: Part 3, Dancing Queens: Guide to the Musical Films That'll
Countries:
Spain
BBFC:
Release Date:
23/04/2012
Run Time:
68 minutes
Languages:
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour

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Brilliant dance film - Blood Wedding review by Alphaville

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13/05/2021

If you think flamenco is all about stamping around with castanets, this film will be a revelation. If you find films about dance boring, this film will be a revelation. If you’ve never seen or heard of Antonio Gades, this film will be revelation. It’s a kind of acted/danced documentary in which rehearsals for the Blood Wedding of the title become so intense that we forget they’re rehearsals and become involved in the action itself. Perhaps the closest film to it in spirit is West Side Story.

Ditch the castanets for starters. This is flamenco ballet like you’ve never seen it. Gades is a such a mesmerising presence that you can’t take your eyes off him. The climactic knife fight is brilliantly executed in slow motion, beautifully shot in real-time by Carlos Saura’s prowling camera.

At a brief 80mins, it’s worth giving it a shot. It was such a success at the 1981 Edinburgh Film Festival that Gades brought his company to Edinburgh the following year for an equally stunning live performance, and a year later he and Saura reunited for a film version of Carmen.

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