Tag Archives: Spain

Todo es Silencio [2012 Spain]

I haven’t seen that many films by Spanish director José Luis Cuerda, and therefore not best placed to offer any useful criticism of his work. But I can safely claim that his latest film “Todo es silencio” [Eng. Title: All … Continue reading

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Beginning of a new era symbolised in “Mamá cumple 100 años” [1979 Spain]

Few can claim to have helped showcase Flamenco – the quintessentially Spanish music and dance form, to a global audience as successfully as Carlos Saura. One of Spain’s favourite directors (and mine too), Sr. Saura is a traditionalist – liberally … Continue reading

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Love under an ash-cloud – “Cenizas del Cielo” [2008 Spain]

Using his intimate knowledge of the Asturias region, Spanish director José Antonio Quirós creates crowd-pleasing drama and romance through the film, “Cenizas del Cielo” [Eng. Title: Ashes from the Sun]. Storyline: Travel writer Paul Ferguson’s (Gary Piquer) progress through northern … 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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Female Fisticuffs, Ram-raids, and Nudity in “A Golpes” [2005 Spain]

I haven’t seen other films by Juan Vicente Córdoba, but if any of them were in the same league as his 2005 drama, “A Golpes” [Eng. Title: By Force], I wouldn’t be surprised. This is about suburban gangs – male … Continue reading

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