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On Santa María de Gracia Street, we find one of the oldest buildings of medieval Carmona, the Convent of Santa Clara, dating back to the 16th century. The church, accessed through a solemn double doorway with cushioned jambs, is Mudejar in style and follows the typical model of a monastic chapel native to the region. This means a long, single-nave floor plan, coffered ceiling, and a presbytery elevated above ground level, enclosed and featuring Gothic tracery. It also boasts a large Baroque-style lookout tower with lattices framed by Tuscan pilasters and dormer windows atop its four-sided roof.
The surroundings of the Convent of Santa Clara were used to film what is likely the most impactful scene in ‘Nobody Knows Anybody’, a box-office hit of its time that has been viewed differently since its release. Without giving away spoilers, here are some hints: Seville, a Holy Week procession, a virgin, and a bomb about to detonate.
Much more lighthearted and innocent was the scene filmed in the same location in the mid-20th century for ‘El sueño de Andalucía’. The somewhat forced traditionalism of the postcard-like setting, the large female choir, and, of course, the shared spotlight between a charming pitcher seller and his donkey are amusing from today’s perspective.