Synopsis
Francisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, a Liberal protesting the oppressive rule of Ferdinand VII. He's living with his much younger wife Leocadia and their daughter Rosario. He continues to paint at night, and in flashbacks stirred by conversations with his daughter, by awful headaches, and by the befuddlement of age, he relives key times in his life.
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Cast
- Francisco RabalGoya
- Jose CoronadoGoya Joven
- Dafne FernándezRosario
- Maribel VerdúDuquesa de Alba
- Eulalia RamónLeocadia
- Joaquín ClimentMoratín
- Cristina EspinosaPepita Tudó
- Josep Maria PouGodoy
- Saturnino GarcíaCura y San Antonio
- Concha LezaMujer en Andalucía
Recommendations
- 80
Variety
Feverish, elegant movie. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Superb, contemplative. - 75
Miami Herald
Saura's storytelling style draws us deep into Goya's world, a disturbing but bittersweet place that can look hauntingly modern. - 75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
It assumes considerable knowledge of his life and times. But, with even a little of the familiarity it demands, the movie is something special. - 60
Film.com
Worth a look, even if it doesn't quite find the internal logic it seems to be searching for. - 50
Boston Globe
Rich as it looks, it lacks the feverishness of Goya's art. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
The meandering story doesn't gather much momentum and Vittorio Storaro's camera work is less awesome than usual. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
The movie never catches fire with the emotions.
