Category Archives: Spain

Ana Belén in “La Pasión Turca” [1994 Spain]

Veteran Catalan director Vicente Aranda’s passionate melodrama, “La Pasión Turca” [Eng. Title: Turkish Passion] is probably not the best way to start the filmography of Ana Belén, one of Spain’s important singer-actresses, who was also one of the faces of … Continue reading

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Giselle Calderón & Martina Klein in “Águila Roja, la Película” [2011, Spain]

José Ramón Ayerra is essentially a TV film director, and “Águila Roja, la Película” [Eng. Title: Red Eagle, the Movie] is obviously a film adaptation of his earlier TV series. I wonder why he even bothered – there may be … Continue reading

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Silke & Emma Suárez in Julio Medem’s “Tierra” [1996 Spain]

After a thrilling “La Ardilla Roja”, Julio Medem made this surreal classic, “Tierra” [Eng. Title: Earth], retaining most of his brilliant main cast. Typically for a Medem film, hitherto missed nuances keep surfacing every time you see it, and by … Continue reading

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Eva Santolaria in “Susanna” [1996 Spain]

Spanish director Antonio Chavarrías’ 1996 film, “Susanna” is a passionate crime drama, made in Latin American style for the most part, with an ending however very European. Storyline: Àlex, a salesperson for a wine merchant gets to meet Susanna, the … Continue reading

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Victoria Abril in Pedro Almodóvar’s “Átame!” [1990 Spain]

It’s about time this little gem went into the blog – Pedro Almodóvar made this much misunderstood black comedy “Átame!” [Eng. Title: Tie me Up! Tie me Down!] as a scathing attack on the concept of marriage and conventional love. … Continue reading

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