Blood Wedding

Blood Wedding

Directed by Carlos Saura

Produced by Emiliano Piedra P.C., Emiliano Piedra

198168 min6.6 / 10

A dance-theater adaptation of Lorca's tragic play that uses movement and music to explore doomed love, family conflict, and the inexorable pull of fate.

A dance troupe prepares for and completes a dress rehearsal of Federico García Lorca's tragic play "Blood Wedding," which is about a bride who runs away from her wedding with a former boyfriend.

Questions people ask

  • Is Blood Wedding sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Does Blood Wedding end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Blood Wedding easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Blood Wedding scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Blood Wedding violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Blood Wedding

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Blood Wedding

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Blood Wedding, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Blood Wedding, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Blood Wedding, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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