Category Archives: Spain

Lali Espinet, tragic heroine of the ‘S’ years: “El Pico” 1 & 2 [Spain 1983, 1984]

Pin it!Those were heady days in Spain – the late 70′s and early 80′s – the economy was booming, the country was busy catching up on lost time, and newly won liberties were enthusiastically celebrated, which allowed hitherto hidden film-talents … Continue reading

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Todo es Silencio [2012 Spain]

Pin it!I haven’t seen that many films by Spanish director José Luis Cuerda, and therefore not best placed to offer any useful criticism of his work. But I can safely claim that his latest film “Todo es silencio” [Eng. Title: … Continue reading

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Beginning of a new era symbolised in “Mamá cumple 100 años” [1979 Spain]

Pin it!Few can claim to have helped showcase Flamenco – the quintessentially Spanish music and dance form, to a global audience as successfully as Carlos Saura. One of Spain’s favourite directors (and mine too), Sr. Saura is a traditionalist – … Continue reading

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Love under an ash-cloud – “Cenizas del Cielo” [2008 Spain]

Pin it!Using his intimate knowledge of the Asturias region, Spanish director José Antonio Quirós creates crowd-pleasing drama and romance through the film, “Cenizas del Cielo” [Eng. Title: Ashes from the Sun].
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Travel writer Paul Ferguson’s (Gary Piquer) progress through northern Spain … Continue reading

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Jealousy and Consequence explained in “Celos” [1999 Spain]

Pin it!Vicente Aranda has never been known to mince words, at least as far as his films were concerned – he relishes exposing dirt from under the carpet, and his drama “Celos” [Eng. Title: Jealousy] is no different – Spanish … Continue reading

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