As a child, John watched his father murder a lover. Traumatized as an adult, his psychiatrist recommends Read More »
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Parallel Mothers / Madres paralelas (2021) Pedro Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz, Rossy de Palma, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Two women, Janis and Ana, coincide in a hospital room where they are going to give birth. Read More »
The Virgin of Lust / La virgen de la lujuria (2002) Arturo Ripstein, Luis Felipe Tovar, Ariadna Gil, Patricia Reyes Spíndola
In Vera Cruz in the 1940s, Nacho, an Indian, waits tables at Don Lázaro’s café at Hotel Ofélia. Read More »
Black Serenade / Tuno negro (2001) Pedro L. Barbero, Vicente J. Martín, Silke, Jorge Sanz, Fele Martínez
Students of the university of Salamanca are brutally murdered by a black masked minstrel. Read More »
Rossana / La red (1953) Emilio Fernández, Rossana Podestà, Crox Alvarado, Armando Silvestre
Antonio dives for sponges which are sold by his sweetheart Rossana. Read More »
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 »