Goya en Burdeos

The figure of Francisco de Goya has had different approaches in the form of biopics that have highlighted the genius of the Spanish painter. Saura used the interpretative roots of Paco Rabal to approach the last days of the painter, exiled and deaf, and uses his work to illustrate his own way of understanding the past of a country torn by war and political division. The photography of Vittorio Storaro, Saura's recurring collaborator, elaborates a visual composition that explicitly dialogues with the painter's different imaginaries. Saura will return to this historical figure with a 2022 short film entitled Goya: 3 de mayo, where he brings to life the famous canvas of the same name.

Synopsis: The famous Spanish painter Francisco de Goya, in his eighties, is exiled in Bordeaux with his last lover and his daughter Rosario. On his deathbed he recalls the best moments of his life, as if it were a walk through his work.