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Flamenco (1995)

| Documentary, Music | 25 April 1997 (USA)
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As a hall fills with performers, a narrator says that flamenco came from Andalucia, a mix of Greek psalms, Mozarabic dirges, Castillian ballads, Jewish laments, Gregorian chants, African ... See full summary »

Director:

Carlos Saura

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Carlos Saura

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La Paquera de Jerez, Merche Esmeralda, Manolo Sanlúcar | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
La Paquera de Jerez La Paquera de Jerez ... Herself (segment "Bulerías")
Merche Esmeralda Merche Esmeralda ... Herself (segment "Guajira")
Manolo Sanlúcar Manolo Sanlúcar ... Himself (segment "Alegrías")
Joaquín Cortés ... Himself (segment "Farruca")
Manuel Moneo Manuel Moneo ... Himself (segment "Martinete")
Agujeta Agujeta ... (segment "Martinete")
Mario Maya Mario Maya ... Himself (segment "Martinete")
Paco Toronjo Paco Toronjo ... Himself (segment "Fandangos de Huelva")
Antonio Toscano Antonio Toscano ... Himself (segment "Fandangos de Huelva")
Fernanda de Utrera Fernanda de Utrera ... Herself (segment "Soleares")
José Menese José Menese ... Himself (segment "Petenera")
María Pagés María Pagés ... Herself (segment "Petenera")
Enrique Morente Enrique Morente ... Himself (segment "Siguiriyas")
José Mercé José Mercé ... Himself (segment "Soleá")
Manuela Carrasco Manuela Carrasco ... Herself (segment "Soleá")
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As a hall fills with performers, a narrator says that flamenco came from Andalucia, a mix of Greek psalms, Mozarabic dirges, Castillian ballads, Jewish laments, Gregorian chants, African rhythms, and Iranian and Romany melodies. The film presents thirteen rhythms of flamenco, each with song, guitar, and dance: the up-tempo bularías, a brooding farruca, an anguished martinete, and a satiric fandango de huelva. There are tangos, a taranta, alegrías, siguiriyas, soleás, a guajira of patrician women, a petenera about a sentence to death, villancicos, and a final rumba. Families present numbers, both festive and fierce. The camera and the other performers are the only audience. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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dance | flamenco music | flamenco dance | See All (3) »

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In the tradition of Riverdance, one of the finest and most stunning performance films ever made.

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Documentary | Music

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Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

25 April 1997 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Фламенко See more »
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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,766, 24 August 1997, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$384,374, 14 September 1997
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+ España,Juan Lebrón Producciones,Junta de Andalucía See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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This celebration of the Spanish dance form features over 300 performers. See more »

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Prologo
Performed by Isidro Muñoz (guitar)
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One of the few available flamenco DVD's and it's a good'un
3 June 2003 | by IllEarthWalker – See all my reviews

It's a movie made with spanish sensibilities. If I was spanish and if I'd lived and breathed the flamenco, this is what it would look like. Proud, haughty, yet fun and bold.

The colour, rhythm and motion of the music, the singing and the dancing are captured. Captured and put on film to remind the viewer what good flamenco can be like.

It's flamenco for the modern age, yet, the costumes and the voices are old, old.

This film has well known artists, and it also introduces us to the up and coming singers, guitarists, and dancers.

I highly recommend this film to all fans of the art of flamenco.
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