Category Archives: Spanish Cinema

Emma Suárez in Julio Medem’s “La Ardilla Roja” [1993, Spain]

Julio Medem’s second feature film, “La Ardilla Roja” [Eng. Title: the Red Squirrel] was also my first Medem – it impressed me enough to want to follow his other works from then on. I now have all his feature films … Continue reading

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Sandra Ballesteros & co in “El lado Oscuro del Corazón” [1992, Argentina]

Eliseo Subiela is one of Argentina’s popular directors who likes to delve on the esoteric, Among his eclectic range of films, his 1992 romantic drama “El lado Oscuro del Corazón” [Eng. Title: The Dark Side of the Heart] is of … Continue reading

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Mathilda May & Laura Mañá in “La Teta i la Lluna” [1994, Spain / France]

This is a famous classic which needs to go in here as part of Bigas Luna’s filmography. “La Teta i la Lluna” [Spanish Title: La Teta y la Luna, Eng. Title: The Tit and the Moon] is possibly Luna’s finest … Continue reading

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Nailea Norvind, Ana Serradilla, others in “La Otra Familia” [2011, Mexico]

Gustavo Loza’s drama, “La Otra Familia” [Eng. Title: The Other Family] is about a young boy going through extraordinary tribulations in trying to live a normal family life. But by making this film, the director had tried to tackle too … Continue reading

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Jimena Guerra in “Santos Peregrinos” [2004, Mexico]

I don’t know much about Juan Carlos Carrasco but his debut feature, “Santos Peregrinos” [Eng. Title: Holy Pilgrims] is a predictable albeit black comedy about greed. Set in a block of tenements in Mexico city, it shows a group of … Continue reading

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