# The best Carlos Saura films

From The Hunt to Flamenco: the Saura films picked by critics and audiences (Zenda, El Cultural, SensaCine).

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- Mar 26, 2024 · manuela_filmotequero
- https://even.best/en/l/2059/the-best-carlos-saura-films

## Top 12

1. **Cría Cuervos (1976)** (31 · ▲32 ▼1) — Ana Torrent and the song 'Porque te vas'; Cannes Jury Prize.
2. **Cousin Angelica (1974)** (25 · ▲27 ▼2) — A man relives his wartime childhood.
3. **Carmen (1983)** (24 · ▲25 ▼1) — Antonio Gades rehearses a flamenco Carmen.
4. **The Hunt (1966)** (20 · ▲24 ▼4) — A hunting trip among war veterans that ends in gunfire; Silver Bear.
5. **Fast, Fast (1981)** (16 · ▲21 ▼5) — Young robbers from Madrid's outskirts; Golden Bear.
6. **Ana and the Wolves (1973)** (16 · ▲18 ▼2) — A governess in a house of three brothers.
7. **¡Ay, Carmela! (1990)** (14 · ▲18 ▼4) — Carmen Maura and Andrés Pajares as wartime performers; thirteen Goyas.
8. **Mama Turns 100 (1979)** (11 · ▲16 ▼5) — Sequel to Ana and the Wolves; Oscar nominee.
9. **Peppermint Frappé (1967)** (11 · ▲14 ▼3) — Geraldine Chaplin and an obsession; Silver Bear for Best Director.
10. **Flamenco (1995)** (9 · ▲14 ▼5) — The greats of flamenco on a bare stage.
11. **The Delinquents (1959)** (8 · ▲12 ▼4) — His feature debut, kids dreaming of bullfighting.
12. **Goya in Bordeaux (1999)** (8 · ▲11 ▼3) — The painter's last years in exile.
13. **Blood Wedding (1981)** (6 · ▲15 ▼9) — Lorca danced by Gades and his company.

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