Tag Archives: Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Born free: “La puta y la Ballena” [2004 Spain, Argentina]

Wishing you all a Happy 2014! I chose Oscar nominated director (La historia oficial, 1985) Luis Puenzo’s drama “La puta ya la Ballena” [Eng. Title: The Whore and the Whale] as my first post for 2014, not only for its … Continue reading

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

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 jealousy … Continue reading

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