Antonio dives for sponges which are sold by his sweetheart Rossana. Read More »
Tag Archives: spanish
The Beast Must Die / La bestia debe morir (1952) Román Viñoly Barreto, Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Guillermo Battaglia, Milagros de la Vega
“La bestia debe morir” is a taut, smartly crafted Argentinian noir that packs an emotional punch. Read More »
Herod’s Law / La ley de Herodes (1999) Luis Estrada, Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Delia Casanova
After the corrupt former Mayor is killed by the peasants, poor janitor Juan Vargas is appointed new Mayor of a desert town in central Mexico. Read More »
Red wine night / Noche de vino tinto (1966) José María Nunes, Serena Vergano, Enrique Irazoqui, Rafael Arcos
A boy and a girl, both depressed, meet in a bar. Although they do not know each other Read More »
Honeymoon / Luna de miel (1959) Michael Powell, Anthony Steel, Ludmilla Tchérina, Antonio
Australian farmer Kit Kelly and his new bride Anna are driving through Europe Read More »
20 Centimeters / 20 centímetros (2005) Ramón Salazar, Mónica Cervera, Pablo Puyol, Miguel O’Dogherty
Colloquially-told story of a few days in the life of Marieta, who’s saving money Read More »
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer / Alatriste (2006) Agustín Díaz Yanes, Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Unax Ugalde
Spain 17th century. Diego Alatriste, brave and heroic soldier, is fighting Read More »
The Holy Girl / La niña santa (2004) Lucrecia Martel, Mercedes Morán, Carlos Belloso, Alejandro Urdapilleta
ENT physicians gather at a provincial hotel in Salta. The hotel owner, Helena Read More »
Cruces sobre el yermo (1967) Alberto Mariscal, Julio Aldama, Sonia Infante, Eric del Castillo
“Crosses Across the Wilderness” begins as a Spaghetti Western style revenge story. Read More »
The Headless Woman / La mujer sin cabeza (2008) Lucrecia Martel, María Onetto, Claudia Cantero, César Bordón
This film is centered around Vero, an Argentinean bourgeois woman Read More »