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Ana Belén in “La Pasión Turca” [1994 Spain]

Veteran Catalan director Vicente Aranda’s passionate melodrama, “La Pasión Turca” [Eng. Title: Turkish Passion] is probably not the best way to start the filmography of Ana Belén, one of Spain’s important singer-actresses, who was also one of the faces of … Continue reading

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Antonella Costa in “No Mires para Abajo” [2008, Argentina]

Having revisited Eliseo Subiela’s “No Mires para Abajo” [Eng. Title: Don’t Look Down] – I’ve had this DVD for well over two years now – I’m no longer sure how to classify it. Yes, it has all the ingredients of … Continue reading

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Fernanda Reto & Xochitl Marbach in “Crímenes de Pasión” [1995, Mexico]

OK the title says it all – “Crímenes de Pasión” [Eng. Title: Passionate Crimes] mustn’t have required too much brainstorming from the film’s production and marketing team – the film most probably was either a vehicle for someone’s career/vanity, or … Continue reading

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Giselle Calderón & Martina Klein in “Águila Roja, la Película” [2011, Spain]

José Ramón Ayerra is essentially a TV film director, and “Águila Roja, la Película” [Eng. Title: Red Eagle, the Movie] is obviously a film adaptation of his earlier TV series. I wonder why he even bothered – there may be … Continue reading

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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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