Tag Archives: Spain

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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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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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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