Tag Archives: Spain

Leonor Watling & Paz Vega in “Hable con Ella” [2002 Spain]

Posted on January 26, 2011 by TR

I finally managed to get an Almodovar up here. I had reviewed his 2002 classic “Hable con Ella” [Eng. Title: Talk to Her] years ago, but these scenes are freshly edited and recut from DVD. For people outside Spanish speaking … Continue reading →

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Elia Galera in “La Mujer Más Fea del Mundo” [1999 Spain]

Posted on January 21, 2011 by TR

  Miguel Bardem’s 1999 tongue-in-cheek comedy “La Mujer Más Fea del Mundo” [Eng. Title: The Ugliest Woman in the World] may not be the best sci-fi film to come out of Spain, but it has a very original storyline. Young Lola … Continue reading →

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Laetitia Casta and others in “Gitano” [2000 Spain]

Posted on January 20, 2011 by TR

I’ve never seen any of Manuel Palacios’ films until now – and if the rest of his films are around the same standard of his 2000 film “Gitano” [Eng. Title: Gypsy], I’d be glad I didn’t. This is an appalling … Continue reading →

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Ana Torrent and Emma Suárez in “Vacas” [1992 Spain]

Posted on January 11, 2011 by TR

  For a debut feature, Julio Medem’s “Vacas” [Eng. Title: Cows] is extraordinarily mature in craftmanship and execution. It’s as if he had already set the template for his style of filmmaking – imprints of which can be found in all his … Continue reading →

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Leonor Watling in “Son de Mar” [2001 Spain]

Posted on December 28, 2010 by TR

As far as I can remember, Bigas Luna films have always been on the twisted side – I have seen most of his work since his 1978 ‘Bilbao’. His 2001 drama however, “Son de Mar” [Eng. Title: Sound of the Sea] is one of his … Continue reading →

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