''El amor brujo'' (''Love, the Magician'', or ''Wedded by Witchcraft'') or ''Carlos Saura Dance Trilogy, Part 3: El Amor Brujo'' is a

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...

Spanish musical film written and directed by

Carlos Saura Carlos Saura Atarés (born 4 January 1932) is a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. Along with Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be one of Spain’s most renowned filmmakers. He has a long and prolific career t ...

. It was directed and choreographed in the

flamenco Flamenco (), in its strictest sense, is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and ...

style by Maria Pagès. It is the third part of the Saura's flamenco trilogy he made in the 1980s, after ''

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'' in 1981 and '' Carmen'' in 1983. The film was screened out of competition at the

1986 Cannes Film Festival The 39th Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 May 1986. The Palme d'Or went to '' The Mission'' by Roland Joffé. The festival opened with ''Pirates'', directed by Roman Polanski and closed with '' El Amor brujo'', directed by Carlos Saura ...

. The film is based on ''

El amor brujo ''El amor brujo'' (, "The sorcerer love") is a ballet by Manuel de Falla to a libretto by María de la O Lejárraga García, although for years it was attributed to her husband Gregorio Martínez Sierra. It exists in three versions as well as a p ...

'' composed by

Manuel de Falla Manuel de Falla y Matheu (, 23 November 187614 November 1946) was an Andalusian Spanish composer and pianist. Along with Isaac Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega, and Enrique Granados, he was one of Spain's most important musicians of the first ...

Plot summary

Candela, who is loved by Carmelo, marries José in a pre-arranged marriage decided by their respective fathers. José is in love with the flirtatious Lucía and dies defending her honor. Carmelo is mistakenly arrested for the killing, and spends several years in prison. After being released, he declares his love for Candela. Although Candela is now "free" to marry Carmelo she is haunted (and obsessed) by the ghost of José, who reappears every night to dance with her. Candela, while speaking with Lucía, learns that José pursued her even after he married Candela. She renounces him, but is unable to shake his hold on her. Tía Rosario provides the solution - Lucia must dance with José, an act which will exorcise his ghost forever. (It is never made clear if Lucía actually gives up her life to join him, but she never reappears in the film after their dance scene.)

Soundtrack

The film fleshed out the story with spoken dialogue and several songs, but used the entire score of the ballet. The

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was conducted by

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. The singer heard on the soundtrack was the late

Rocío Jurado María del Rocío Mohedano Jurado (, 18 September 1944 – 1 June 2006), better known as Rocío Jurado, was a Spanish singer and actress. She was born in Chipiona (Cádiz) and nicknamed "La más grande" ("The Greatest"). In 2000 in New York Ci ...

. A soundtrack album, now out of print, was issued by

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Cast

Antonio Gades Antonio Esteve Ródenas or Antonio Gades (14 November 1936 – 20 July 2004) was a Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer. He helped to popularise the art form on the international stage. He was born in Elda, Alicante, and was the father ...

... Carmelo *

Cristina Hoyos Cristina Hoyos Panadero (born 13 June 1946) is a Spanish flamenco dancer, choreographer and actress, born in Seville, Spain. After a successful worldwide career, she opened her own dance company in 1988 that premiered at the Rex Theatre in Paris ...

... Candela *

Laura del Sol Laura del Sol (born 27 November 1961) is a Spanish flamenco dancer and film actress, specially well known for her titular role in Carlos Saura's 1983 film '' Carmen''. She worked with Saura and Antonio Gades in ''El Amor brujo'', and in Italy, sh ...

... Lucía *Juan Antonio Jiménez... José *

Emma Penella Manuela Ruiz Penella (2 March 1931 – 27 August 2007), better known as Emma Penella, was a Spanish film and television actress. Biography Manuela Ruiz Penella was born on 2 March 1931 in Madrid, the child of far-right politician Ramón ...

... Tía Rosario *La Polaca ... Pastora *Gómez de Jerez ... El Lobo/Cantaores *Enrique Ortega ... Padre de José *Diego Pantoja ... Padre de Candela *Giovana ... Rocío *Maria Campano (as Mari Campano) *Candy Román ... Chulo *Enrique Pantoja *Manolo Sevilla ... Cantaores *Antonio Solera ... Guitarrista *Manuel Rodríguez ... Guitarrista *Juan Manuel Roldán ... Guitarrista

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amor Brujo (1986 Film), El 1986 films 1980s Spanish-language films Films directed by Carlos Saura 1980s musical films Flamenco films 1980s dance films

Plot summary

Soundtrack

Cast

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