“Looking for a kiss at midnight” directed by Alex Holdridge “Wilson is 29 years old and has come to the city of Los Angeles with the intention of forgetting his misfortunes: he has broken up with his girlfriend, his car left him stranded in Arizona and, in addition, they have stolen the computer that contained several scripts in which
“Real women have curves” by Patricia Cardoso “Ana is 18 years old and has a bright future. She is about to finish high school and has met a boy who likes her just the way she is. She is the first in her family who can dare to dream of going to school.
“The skin I live in” directed by Pedro Almodóvar “Since his wife burned to death in a car accident, Dr. Ledgard, an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved her” Extracted from Fnac. See also: http://www.lapielquehabito.com/ http://www.rtve.es/noticias/la-piel-que-habito/ http://www.ecartelera.com/peliculas/la-piel-que -habito/ http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Almod%C3%B3var The selected titles are a sample of
“Film Theory: an introduction” by Robert Stam “This book is a lively and provocative introduction to film theory. Suitable for students from any discipline, it is particularly aimed at those studying film and literature, providing a depth of reference not generally available outside the field of film studies.” Extracted from Googlebooks. See also: http://cinema.tisch.nyu.edu/object/StamR.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stam
“Eastern Promises” directed by David Cronenberg “'Eastern Promises' reunites acclaimed director David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen, who starred in “A Tale of Violence', based on a screenplay by Steve Knight (nominated for an Oscar for Best Script by 'Hidden businesses'). As in the previous film, the director and
“The movie chronicler. Escritos cinematográficos I” by Guillermo Cabrera Infante “This first volume contains almost all of the film reviews that Cabrera Infante published under the pseudonym G. Caín. Structured around one of his canonical books, A Twentieth-Century Office, two long thirds of the volume collect the practical integrity of
“Connecting the Dots (the shipping news)” directed by Lasse Hallström “When Quoyle, a lonely and hapless New Yorker, loses his ex-wife in a car accident, his life changes forever. Overwhelmed by grief and longing, he retires with his aunt and his young daughter to Newfoundland, the
“Amen” a film by Costa-Gavras “Amen is a film directed by Costa-Gavras, which narrates the complicity with which the Vatican and various countries of the world tolerated the Nazi German regime advancing in the extermination of Jews before and during World War II and is based on the play
“The Serpent's Egg” by Ingmar Bergman “In 6s Berlin, a Nazi doctor conducts heinous experiments using homeless and outcasts as guinea pigs. 'The Serpent's Egg' is a film by Ingmar Bergman.” Extracted from Fnac. See also: http://bit.ly/tMiX3N http://bit.ly/tiF0YL http://bit.ly/sMIMNN http://imdb.to/k9aodl http://bit.ly/uTNXNUMXkz The titles recommended are
“The Seven Samurai” by Akira Kurosawa “The Seven Samurai has been called one of the greatest and most influential films in history,[1] and is one of the few Japanese films that gained fame and popularity in the West for many years. It has been acclaimed by both critics and the public; in 1982