Tag Archives: Spanish cinema

comedy in hell (film: A Perfect Day – Fernando León de Aranoa, 2015)

Posted on December 20, 2024 by admin

I had some good reasons to choose to see ‘A Perfect Day‘. The director is Fernando León de Aranoa, who since 2015 has made some good and very good films, two of which I had seen and written about. The … Continue reading →

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a circular love story (film: Volveréis / The Other Way Around – Jonás Trueba, 2024)

Posted on November 30, 2024 by admin

Most romantic movies tell the story of the beginnings of relationships: boy meets girl, they fall in love at first sight or gradually, their love goes through all kinds of trials and if the lovers are not separated by fate, … Continue reading →

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the happy interlude (film: Belle Epoque – Fernando Trueba, 1992)

Posted on July 15, 2024 by admin

‘Belle epoque‘, the movie by director Fernando Trueba was made in 1992, towards the end of a period that radically transformed Spanish cinema. His country had awakened to freedom after decades of dictatorship and censorship, and its artists, filmmakers among … Continue reading →

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at the edge of Europe (film: As bestas – Rodrigo Sorogoyen, 2022)

Posted on February 20, 2024 by admin

Rodrigo Sorogoyen is one of the Spanish film directors that I follow and particularly appreciate. Several of his successful films in the last decade have been political thrillers set in urban settings. ‘As bestas‘ (‘The Beasts’) is apparently a very … Continue reading →

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political thriller about corruption in Spain (film: El reino – Rodrigo Sorogoyen, 201

Posted on January 1, 2024 by admin

‘El reino‘ is the original title of Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen‘s film, which dominated the Goya Awards ceremony for films made in 2018. The title translates as ‘The Kingdom‘ and I believe that its meaning is important, although it was … Continue reading →

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the capitalist stepfather (film: ‘El buen patrón – Fernando León de Aranoa, 2021)

Posted on April 10, 2023 by admin

Many who have worked in a capitalist firm have heard the phrase obsessively uttered by Julio Blanco, the main hero of ‘El buen patrón‘ (the title is translated into English as ‘The Good Boss‘), the 2021 film by the Spanish … Continue reading →

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crimes and punishments (film: Que Dios nos perdone – Rodrigo Sorogoyen, 2016)

Posted on July 17, 2022 by admin

‘Que Dios nos perdone‘ (distributed in the English-language market with the title ‘May God Save Us‘), the 2016 film by Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen surprised me, and probably a similar reaction was felt by many who know cinema Spanish especially … Continue reading →

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the obvious signs of a huge talent (film: ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto? – Pedro Almodovar, 1984)

Posted on October 22, 2020 by admin

‘¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?‘ (or ‘What Have I Done To Deserve This?‘) made in 1984 is one of the films of the first decade of Pedro Almodóvar‘s film career, if I did not miss the count it … Continue reading →

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memories of the lover of a drug lord (film: Loving Pablo – Fernando León de Aranoa, 2017)

Posted on July 28, 2020 by admin

I have thefeeling that I have an advantage over many other viewers of ‘Loving Pablo‘, the film co-written and directed in 2017 by the Spanish film-maker Fernando León de Aranoa. I have not seen any other film or series that … Continue reading →

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realism and surrealism (film: Biutiful – Alejandro G. Iñárritu, 2010)

Posted on April 29, 2020 by admin

The films directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu are never trivial. Viewers can always expect unique perspectives and original cinematic visions. ‘Biutiful‘ released on screens in 2010 is a good example. It is a realistic film with a strong social touch, … Continue reading →

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