Spanish cinema
Some classics, some not so well known abroad, but great movies anyway. Some by Spanish directors made abroad, some by foreign directors made in Spain... I love horror, so I'm inclined to include lots of those.
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- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsPierre BatcheffSimone MareuilLuis BuñuelLuis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí present 16 minutes of bizarre, surreal imagery.Buñuel/Dalí collaboration classic.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsAlfonso MejíaRoberto CoboEstela IndaA group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, as the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.Shot in Mexico by an exiled Buñuel.
- DirectorLuis García BerlangaStarsCassenJosé Luis López VázquezElvira QuintilláIn a small Spanish town, a group of old ladies decides to celebrate Christmas Eve with a "seat a poor man at your table" dinner: each wealthy household of the town will have a homeless person dining with them that night. The celebrations also include a parade, and in its midst is Plácido, the humble owner of a three-wheeler, whose family is forced to live in a public lavatory because they lack the money to pay rent, and who must pay the second bill on his vehicle before midnight or else he will lose it.Veiled criticism of Franco's regime, with lots of humour.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsSilvia PinalJacqueline AndereEnrique RambalThe guests at an upper-class dinner party find themselves unable to leave.Weird moral tale about the pointlessness of the upper class
- DirectorLuis García BerlangaStarsNino ManfrediEmma PenellaJosé IsbertAn undertaker marries an old executioner's daughter and must continue his father-in-law's profession after his retirement, although he doesn't like it.Berlanga's masterpiece; very dark humourous tale of a man who becomes an executioner to become the owner of a flat and marry his girlfriend.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsClaudio BrookSilvia PinalEnrique Álvarez FélixSimon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him to come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.Hilarious acount of Saint Simon's days up a pillar.
- DirectorNarciso Ibáñez SerradorStarsLilli PalmerCristina GalbóJohn Moulder-BrownA strict headmistress runs a secluded school for wayward girls in 19th century France, whose students are disappearing under mysterious circumstances.Filmed with British actors. Try to watch the uncensored version with the scene in the showers. Gothic horror.
- DirectorBruno BozzettoStarsMaurizio NichettiPardo KickhoeffelOsvaldo SalviAn amateur photographer watches a beautiful woman emerge from a beach hut and disappear into the sea.A masterpiece of claustrophobic horror.
- DirectorClaudio GuerínJuan Antonio BardemStarsRenaud VerleyViveca LindforsAlfredo MayoAfter being falsely accused of being insane and put in a asylum so his wicked aunt and her daughters could steal his money, a recently released young man returns to seek the ultimate revenge against them.The director and the location are Spanish, but not the actors. As it happened with many Spanish films at the time, this was actually shot in English. Guerín Hill fell to his death from the very tower bell of the film's climax, and this mysterious accident (did he fell or did he jump?) only adds to the overall eeriness of this rare piece.
- DirectorJorge GrauStarsCristina GalbóRay LovelockArthur KennedyA cop chases two hippies suspected of a series of Manson family-like murders; unbeknownst to him, the real culprits are the living dead, brought to life with a hunger for human flesh by ultrasonic radiation being used for pest control.Shot in the actual Manchester morgue by Spanish horror veteran Grau. It's actually quite good for a Romero's rip off.
- DirectorNarciso Ibáñez SerradorStarsLewis FianderPrunella RansomeAntonio IranzoA couple of English tourists arrive on an island where all the children have gone crazy and are murdering the adults.Great athmospheric suspense/horror tale set on an island in the South of Spain. There are some impressive gory scenes.
- DirectorLuis García BerlangaStarsRafael AlonsoLuis EscobarAntonio FerrandisJaume Canivell, Catalan manufacturer of mechanical porters, accompanies his lover on a hunt to relate to important people. The farm where it is organized is full of strange characters.Hilarious, but might be difficult for a non Spaniard to undestand fully for all its cultural references. Worth a watch none the same.
- DirectorIván ZuluetaStarsEusebio PoncelaCecilia RothWill MoreA low budget horror filmmaker gets in touch with an eccentric who is trying to film his consciousness during drug abuse.Oh, this one's weird. Very weird.
- DirectorPaul NaschyStarsPaul NaschyJulia SalyLola GaosA man moves his ailing wife to his family's ancestral house for a period of recovery. Things are not what they seem to be, when the wife becomes plagued with terrifying visions, which begin to worsen her ailment.Sexploitation by Spanish "wolf-man", Paul Naschy. The killer is a ghost in full armor. Kitsch!
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsCristina Sánchez PascualWill MoreLaura CepedaA nightclub singer seeks refuge with gay nuns on dope in a Madrid convent.Hilarious insight of the lives of the nuns in a convent.
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsCarmen MauraGonzalo SuárezLuis HostalotThe vicissitudes of Gloria, a neurotic housewife, and her family's peculiar characters.One of Carmen Maura's fines performances as a tormented housewife.
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsAssumpta SernaAntonio BanderasNacho MartínezA matador is wounded by a bull and can no longer kill in the arena. It is just one of the problems of one of the characters that unexpectedly collide in this film.Sexy and quite very kinky...
- DirectorAgustí VillarongaStarsGünter MeisnerDavid SustMarisa ParedesA former Nazi child-killer is confined in an iron lung inside an old mansion after a suicide attempt. His wife hires him a full-time carer, a mysterious young man who is driven slowly mad by the old man's disturbing past.Brutal, even by today's standards. Not for the squeamish.
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsEusebio PoncelaCarmen MauraAntonio BanderasA gay filmmaker becomes involved with an obsessive fan while still pining for his absent true love. Meanwhile, he shares a close but complex relationship with his trans sister, an actress.Sexy, but also very funny. Unforgettable scene with Antonio Banderas and Eusebio Poncela in bed. Yum.
- DirectorBigas LunaStarsZelda RubinsteinMichael LernerTalia PaulA controlling mother uses telepathic powers to send her middle-aged son on a killing spree.A film within a film within a film...
- DirectorJosé Luis CuerdaStarsAlfredo LandaAlejandra GrepiTito ValverdeIn the fantastic world of the "bosque animado" meet some people who have been transported to this place by a magic force. Now their histories cross one another.Rural life in Galicia, post Civil War.
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsCarmen MauraAntonio BanderasJulieta SerranoA television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her.Oh, those sassy dialogues!
- DirectorJosé Luis CuerdaStarsJosé SazatornilCarmen de LirioFrancisco MartínezA village and the crazy situations encountered by its citizens.Theatre of the absurd.
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsVictoria AbrilMarisa ParedesMiguel BoséA singer returns after 15 years abroad to perform in Madrid and finds her 27 y.o. daughter married to one of her mom's ex-lovers.Almodóvar's first "serious" film. But this is Almodóvar, how "serious" can it be?...
- DirectorJulio MedemStarsEmma SuárezCarmelo GómezAna TorrentSet in the Basque region, a story of the rivalry of two families, period 1870-1935Medem's first movie, with muse Emma Suárez.