Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

GarnettTeenage The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

rotildao Visually stunning, the film starts in the final moments of the artist's life, where usually people tend to revise their entire existence. Seems like a cliché, and it is; however, it doesn't affect its result and it should please Goya's and Saura's fans.The film dedicates itself completely to art fans, not just movie fans, and since it's Goya' life it must be that way. Great accomplishment by Saura, who mixes music, dance and visually transports us into Goya's psyche. Francisco Rabal delivers a trademark performance keeping testosterone and heartfelt in good level with old age.Milos Forman disappointing Goya's Ghosts is far from comparison with this one.Another gem that should not be missed by any art fans in general.

andre-71 Having Goya's exciting paintings on my mind I expected something different. Goya's life must have been interesting, but the film left out most of it. Every piece of story which could have been shown in a slightly more entertaining way (e.g. the plot against the Marquesa or how he worked himself to success) have been dropped before they really started. Instead, the movie got stuck in endless monologues and lulling dialogues. Some scenes seemed to be made for a theatric play, and I thought they didn't belong into a motion picture. I also missed a clear explanation of the historical and political setting. I did not fully understand Goya's relation to the French nor his political role in Spain. Nonetheless, I liked most of the transitions of his paintings into film sequences. But overall, I can only give 5/10.

vinniemafalda This movie portrays very well the Spanish history and like his last movies, Carlos Saura makes art out of the illumination and the colours. As usual, Paco Rabal is magnificent and Maribel Verdu is perfect for the role of la Duquesa de Alba, very sensual and a little evil.

alexguardiet The episode of life of the Spanish painter Goya portrayed in this film is told through dreamlike anti-realistic settings and colours. One falls under the impression that the film belongs more to cinematographer Vittorio Storaro than to the actual director of the film, but that happens very often with this colour-crazy Italian (remember the Bernardo Bertolucci films). The last films of Fassbinder also spring into mind at times, especially when colour is achieved through projection of coloured light (instead of the objects themselves containing colour), which is understandable in the case of the German director, since he started off in theatre, but less so in Saura's case. And at certain moments the theatrical techniques used are stretched too far into the world of theatre, seeming to forget that what we are supposed to be watching is cinema and not a videotaped play, as in the use of a wall that at times is opaque and at other times becomes transparent. But all in all the film is a pleasure to watch, especially if you appreciate good photography.