Thursday, July 9, 2020

The Stories about Art Films: 13. Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment (1971), ACJ Movie Academy


Basic Info

Title: Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Genre: Drama
Country: East Germany, Soviet Union
Language: German, Russian
Running time: 136 minutes
Release date: 17 September 1971

Staff

Director: Konrad Wolf
Screenplay: Angel Vagenshtain, Konrad Wolf, Lion Feuchtwanger (novel)
Music: Qara Qarayev
Cinematography: Werner Bergmann, Konstantin Ryzhov
Editor: Aleksandra Borovskaya

Cast

Donatas Banionis as Francisco Goya
Olivera Katarina as The Duchess of Alba
Tatyana Lolova as Queen Maria Luisa
Rolf Hoppe as Charles IV of Spain
Wolfgang Kieling as Manuel Godoy

Summary



“Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment” is a drama film produced in East Germany (at the time) in 1971 directed by Konrad Wolf. It is based on a novel with the same title by Lion Feuchtwanger and Lithuanian actor Donatas Banionis starred as Goya. Goya, a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, gains wealth and reputation. He believes in King and Church, but also loves his people very much, and this contradiction presents him with a dilemma. The film is one of ten East German films originally shot in 70mm and won a special prize at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival in 1971.


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