The Naked Maja (1958) DVD

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The Naked Maja (1958)

Director:

Henry Koster

Writers:

Norman Corwin (screenplay), Giorgio Prosperi(screenplay)

Stars:

Ava Gardner, Anthony Franciosa, Amedeo Nazzari

The slow pacing of this fanciful tale about the life and one reputed love of the Spanish artist Francisco Goya makes for an uneven drama.Anthony Franciosa is the artist, and Ava Gardnerplays his paramour, the Duchess of Alba. While the Prime Minister of Spain schemes to betray his country to Napoleon's forces and the Spanish Inquisition is winding to a close (overplayed here) Goya is trying to survive the pangs of love he feels for the aloof Duchess. In reality, the artist was seriously ill during this period -- in the last decade of the 18th century -- and actually went deaf. But reality is set aside for high romance, as the pair of star-crossed lovers take center stage over art and politics.