“Ágora” directed by Alejandro Amenábar [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w91vlVrjwm0] “XNUMXth century. Egypt under the Roman Empire. The violent religious riots in the streets of Alexandria reach its legendary Library. Trapped behind her walls, the brilliant astronomer Hypatia fights to save the wisdom of the Ancient World with the help of her disciples. Between them, the two men who dispute
“14 kilometers” directed by Gerardo Olivares “14 kilometers is the distance that separates Africa from Europe…it is the barrier that separates the dreams of millions of people who see in the West their only way out of misery. Hand in hand with Violeta, Buba and Mukela we will travel a long and dangerous journey through the
“That Obscure Object of Desire” directed by Luis Buñuel [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xyedMel424] “That Obscure Object of Desire is the last of the films directed by Luis Buñuel. It is a very free adaptation of the novel by Pierre Louys La mujer y el pelele (La femme et le pantin) and a Franco-Spanish co-production. In this,
“Biography of Spanish cinema” by Fernando Alonso Barahona “This book, in line with the historical reason advocated by José Ortega y Gasset, connects the artistic narration of Spanish cinema with the rest of the events that have marked Spanish life throughout the century. In its pages one can contemplate the difficulties of the
“El Bola” directed by Achero Mañas [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DE-K5NTw04] “El Bola is a 12-year-old boy who lives enslaved by his cruel father, he would like to take him away from over, but he doesn't dare. His family situation, which he hides ashamed of, makes him incapable of relating and communicating with other boys. The arrival of a new classmate at school, with
“The Basque ball: skin against stone” directed by Julio Medem [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV5ffMFBqxo] “The Basque conflict is analyzed and commented on by seventy people in front of Medem's camera in typical spaces of the geography of Euskadi: pediments, cliffs, beaches, hills of farmhouses. From the diversity of these voices, Julio Medem composes a complex fabric of
“Cenizas en el cielo” directed by José Antonio Quirós [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUwa4EGpR00] “A place where most of its inhabitants live almost attached to a thermal power plant. Pol Ferguson arrives there by chance, a Scot who writes tourist guides, interested in the excellence of a region in the north of Spain about which he has media references (a
“To those who love” directed by Isabel Coixet [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSt9rC-ziE] “In the XNUMXth century, throughout one night, an old man tells the story of a great passion to a young man. The story of himself, now the Master, once the Physician, and of his silent and definitive love for Matilde. A
“At the end of the road” directed by Roberto Santiago [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxD9M3ppQ-M] “Nacho is a photographer. Pilar journalist. They hate each other. However, they will have to pass themselves off as a couple to do a report on Olmo, a guru who resolves couple crises by doing the Camino de Santiago. During six days of travel through Galicia they will be involved
"Welcome Mr. Berlanga!" by Carlos Cañeque and Maite Grau “Welcome, Mr Berlanga! It is an approach to the universe of Luis García Berlanga, director of some of the best comedies that the history of universal cinema has given, based on his own voice and the impressions of other characters who know him in depth. Berlanga