Carlos Saura
Spanish photographer and film director (1932–2023)
2.42body-of-work score · ranked #445 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- January 4, 1932 · Huesca
- Died
- February 10, 2023 · Collado Mediano
- Nationality
- Spain
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, photographer, writer
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1976 · Spain · drama
Cannes Grand Prix winner 1976 · Criterion Collection spine #403 · Sarris's annual top 10 1977 #9
1.063 citations - 21.001 citation
- 30.361 citation
Complete filmography
All 48 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1956El pequeño río Manzanares
- 1957La tarde del domingo
- 1958Cuenca
- 1960The Delinquents
- 1964Weeping for a Bandit
- 1966La caza
- 1967Peppermint Frappé
- 1968Stress Is Three
- 1969Honeycomb
- 1970The Garden of Delights
- 1973Ana and the Wolves
- 1974La prima Angélica
- 1976Cría Cuervos
- 1977Elisa, vida mía
- 1978Blindfolded Eyes
- 1979Mamá cumple cien años
- 1981Blood Wedding
- 1981Deprisa, Deprisa
- 1982Antonieta
- 1982Sweet Hours
- 1983Carmen
- 1984Los zancos
- 1986El Amor brujo
- 1988El Dorado
- 1989The Dark Night
- 1990¡Ay, Carmela!
- 1992Los Cuentos de Borges: El Sur
- 1992Marathon
- 1992Sevillanas
- 1993¡Dispara!
- 1995Flamenco
- 1996Taxi
- 1997Pajarico
- 1998Tango
- 1999Goya in Bordeaux
- 2001Bunuel and King Solomon's Table
- 2002Salomé
- 2004The 7th Day
- 2005Iberia
- 2007Fados
- 2009I, Don Giovanni
- 2010Flamenco Flamenco
- 2015Argentina
- 2016J: Beyond Flamenco
- 2016Renzo Piano
- 2018Renzo Piano: The Architect of Light
- 2021The King of All the World
- 2022Walls Can Talk