Goyescas (film)

Goyescas

Directed by	Benito Perojo
Written by	Fernando Periquet Antonio Quintero Luis de Vargas Benito Perojo
Starring	Imperio Argentina Rafael Rivelles Armando Calvo Marta Flores
Cinematography	Michel Kelber Cecilio Paniagua
Edited by	Petra de Nieva
Music by	Enric Granados José Muñoz Molleda
Release date	9 October 1942
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Goyescas is a 1942 Spanish musical film directed by Benito Perojo and starring Imperio Argentina, Rafael Rivelles and Armando Calvo. The film is an adaptation of the 1916 zarzuela Goyescas by Enrique Granados, and also drew inspiration from the work of the artist Francisco Goya. The film was part of the popular trend for operetta films in Europe during the era. Perojo had been planning the production for around a decade before it was ultimately made.^[1]

The film received the Biennale Award at the 1942 Venice Film Festival.

Synopsis

Set in Madrid, between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th. The Countess of Gualda and the famous songwriter Petrilla are very physically similar, so much so that many people confuse them. But one day they discover that they love the same man, the Marquis of Nuévalos, a terrible rivalry will arise between them that they will resolve based on songs and episodes that recreate Goya's paintings.