Tag Archives: Spain

Raising the green-eyed monster: “Otel-lo” [2012 Spain]

Catalan writer-director Hammudi Al-Rahmoun Font makes his feature film début with “Otel-lo”, an interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s famous tragedies (Othello). The film might have been made with a ridiculously minuscule budget, but it hardly mattered. It manages to vividly … Continue reading

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A review: “Todas las mujeres” [2013 Spain]

Mariano Burroso’s taut drama “Todas las mujeres” [Eng. Title: All the Women] is a character-study of its protagonist Nacho (Eduard Fernández), made through his interactions with the women in his life over the course of a single day. Originally made … Continue reading

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For people in denial: “199 recetas para ser feliz” [2008 Chile, Spain]

After a commendable début (Los debutantes), writer-director Andrés Waissbluth has surprisingly made only one other feature at the time of posting – an offbeat threesome romance among Chilean immigrants in Barcelona. It’s a shame he hasn’t made more, considering the … Continue reading

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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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Gravity-defying romance: “El lado oscuro del corazón 2” [Argentina, Spain 2001]

Eliseo Subiela follows-up on the romantic drama he made a decade earlier with a sequel – “El lado oscuro del corazón 2” [Eng. Title: The Dark Side of the Heart 2]. He catches up with the same protagonist after ten … Continue reading

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