Cannes pays tribute to Saura with the 4K version of 'Carmen'

On May 23, within the framework of the section Cannes Classics, the French festival will pay tribute to the figure of Carlos Saura with the 4K projection of 'Carmen', a film restored by Mercury Films.

The event, which will be attended by the filmmaker's children, Antonio and Anna Saura, and the daughter of the dancer and protagonist of the feature film Antonio Gades, María Esteve, will show a version in 4K of Carmen, provided by Mercury Films and whose restoration has been carried out in the distributor's laboratories, Cherry Towers.

Nominada a la Palma de Oro, y ganadora del Gran premio técnico y Mejor contribución artística, Carmen (1983) constituye la second delivery de la conocida como ‘Trilogía Flamenca’ con la que el realizador y el artista Antonio Gades iniciaron en la década de los 80 una nueva línea creativa. La tripleta de títulos se completa con Bodas de sangre (1981) y witchy love (1986).

Carmen It toured the world, so much so that it was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, becoming a success and a classic in the history of the seventh art, and of musicals in particular. Now 40 years since Cannes spectators were shocked by the discursive and choreographic play of the film, the festival is screening the film again in The Beach Cinema with a remastering supervised by the director himself.