This is a film without dialogue, just movement, music and lyrics, presented with passion and grace. There are no subtitles, leaving non-Spanish-speaking audiences to imagine what the artists are singing about, inevitably themes about life, love, death, happiness and sadness.

Through the magic of cinema, seen through the lenses of one of the world’s great cinematographers, Vittorio Storaro and the perception of Saura, we get expressive close-ups of faces, footwork and body language. Exciting music is part of the total impact. The integration of costumes into the whole is another achievement, so that the sweep of a skirt can punctuate a number and add to its effectiveness.

Saura filmed “Flamenco Flamenco” in the Seville Expo ’92 pavillion. The setting is enhanced by works of art, including paintings by Goya, Picasso and Klimt. The camera moves among the paintings toward the stage in which the performers, including newcomers among the veterans, who immerse themselves in 21 numbers. Accompaniment is by such outstanding guitarists as Paco de Lucia and Manolo Sanlúcar.

There are so many treats. The most flamboyant is the performance by the marvelous Sara Baras, strikingly costumed in a flowing, bright red dress that she manipulates with her exciting movements.