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Released in the UK/US: September 15th/16th.

A group of poor youths tear around Madrid pulling scams and petty crimes. As one of their gang prepares to perform in a serious bullfighting competition, they plan a heist that will raise the money to finance his entry. Breaking with tradition by filming in the streets and utilising documentary techniques to give the film an urgent resonance, Carlos Saura and producer Pere Portabella (Viridiana) were announced as a powerful new force in Spanish cinema when the film was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Suffering curtailed distribution by Francoist censorship, this new restoration reinstates previously removed footage and presents the film as originally intended.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

Restored in 4K in 2024 by Filmoteca Española in collaboration with Films 59 at Digital and Electronic Systems laboratory from the 35mm acetate negative, 35mm prints and other intermediate photochemical materials. Restoration supervised by Javier Rellán and Patricia Uceda. Funding provided by ICAA/Ministerio de Cultura
Introduction by author and former director of Filmoteca Catalunya Esteve Riambau (2025, 22 mins)
Interview with filmmaker and curator Ehsan Khoshbakht on Los golfos, its influences and makers (2025, 17 mins)
Censored scenes - scenes affected by censorship are presented alongside notes from the censorship committee and Carlos Saura (2025, 13 mins)
Two early short films by Saura: La llamada, about a solider leaving for war (1955, 7 mins) and La tarde del domingo, about an oppressed live-in maid (1957, 34 mins)
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Vincent Wild
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Mar Diestro-Dópido, reprints of original documents including committee notes on the script and a detailed breakdown of the restoration process

Year: 1962
Country: Spain
Cert: TBC
Format: Blu-ray
Region: ABC
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EAN: 5060974682591
Release date: 15/09/25

That restoration sounds quite comprehensive, interesting that they pulled from a mix of acetate negatives and intermediate materials. Also good to see the censored footage being reinstated; it’s always a bit sobering to get a look at how films were altered under censorship regimes. The inclusion of Saura’s early shorts is a nice touch, too. I haven’t seen La llamada, but La tarde del domingo has come up before in discussions around domestic labor in postwar Spain.

This is the only Radiance release of the months that I'll be purchasing (already haven Severin's In My Skin).

Hopefully this will be the start of more of Carlos Saura films emerging on Blu Ray (most wanted are The Hunt, Peppermint Frappé, Mama Turns 100, Blindfolded Eyes, Elisa My Life & Sweet Hours - plus a Blu Ray box set of all of his dance films).

I've never seen Los Golfos and can't wait to view it.

Aunt Peg wrote: Wed Jun 11, 2025 12:48 pm Hopefully this will be the start of more of Carlos Saura films emerging on Blu Ray (most wanted are The Hunt, Peppermint Frappé, Mama Turns 100, Blindfolded Eyes, Elisa My Life & Sweet Hours - plus a Blu Ray box set of all of his dance films).

Are you aware of this? There's also this set with several of the films you mention, but it doesn't have English subtitles

Los ojos vendados on dvd/blu w/French subs:

https://www.lcj-editions.com/accueil/27 ... 63017.html

No French subs mentioned on back cover, but mentioned in disc specs here:
https://www.amazon.fr/Yeux-band%C3%A9s- ... B0F38RF5XD

French box set w/ French subs:
https://www.amazon.fr/Coffret-carlos-sa ... 012EU3JI8/

Restoring Los Golfos, video, Spanish subs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmapcNvSCP0

Coincidentally, I just saw my first non-dance Saura 2 weeks ago,Cousin Angelica. I was looking for Spanish language films on the channel to complement my Spanish lessons & found a good selection of Berlanga (who I've found to be a bit too over the top) & Saura, but surprisingly very little South & Central American titles on the channel. It was a bit slow getting started, but became very engrossing once I got beyond Jose Vasquez playing Luis as an adult and a child and the abrupt changes in time. So I look forward to possibly pick this one up as it's not one n the channel.