Goya or The Hard Way to Enlightenment
- IMDb link: 0067155
- IMDb rating: 7 (429 votes) Search
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Konrad Wolf
- Cast: Donatas Banionis, Olivera Katarina, Fred Düren, Tatyana Lolova and others
- Release date: 6 Jun 1972
- Release year: 1972
- Runtime: 136 minutes
- Country: East Germany, Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia
- Keywords: spanish inquisition, inquisition, grand inquisitor, reference to jacques louis david, reference to don quixote, 18th century, female nudity, reference to virgin mary, nude painting, destroying a painting, Goya - oder Der arge Weg der Erkenntnis
Plot:
As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya - played by the great Lithuanian actor Donatas Banionis (The Red Tent, Solaris) - has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in King and Church, yet he is also a Spaniard who dearly loves his people. This contradiction presents him with a dilemma. Based on Lion Feuchtwanger's novel, Goya is one of ten East German films originally shot in 70mm. This release is the director's cut and shows the influence of great filmmakers from Bunuel and Saura, to Eisenstein. Goya was nominated for the Golden Prize at the 1971 Moscow International Film Festival.
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