230- Identity: the
building blocks of
2. Literature
and philosophy
3. Art and
architecture
4. Performing
arts
5. Cinema
and fashion
6. Media and
communications
7. Food and drink 8. Living culture:
the details of
Bilbao(Bigas Luna 1978)
Luna’s second feature, the grimy, scary story of a voyeur, set the tone for later
successes.El Sur(Victor Erice 1983)
Haunting, well considered study of father-daughter relations in 1950s Spain.El Perro del hortelano(Pilar Miró 1996)
Miró’s reworking of a Lope de Vega play won seven Goyas.Los Santos Inocentes(Mario Camus 1984)
Peasant abuse in 1960s Spain from a master of social realism.¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?(Pedro Almodóvar 1984)
The first real work of Almodóvar genius was a dark, druggy comedy.Amantes(Vicente Aranda 1991)
The Barcelona School old boy scored a huge hit with a titillating love triangle flick.Belle Epoque(Fernando Trueba 1992)
A period love story that alerted the world to the new potential of Spanish cinema.La Ardilla roja(Julio Medem 1993)
Amnesia-related brilliance from the premier Basque film-maker.Flamenco(Carlos Saura 1995)
Revealingflamencodocumentary from the old fox of Spanish cinema.El Día de la bestia(Álex de la Iglesia 1996)
Highbrow it ain’t, but the Spanish go mad for Iglesia’s mix of humour and horror.1975 to 2000: the ten Spanish films you need to watchStiff competition
In Almodóvar’s first,
technically shaky, film,
Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras
chicas del montón, he
played a cameo role as
the judge of an erection
contest.
“WHAT’S REALLY
EXCITING FOR ME
IS COMMUNICATING
TO OTHER PEOPLE
AND NOT JUST
GOING SOMEWHERE
TO MAKE A MOVIE.
THAT’S HOLLYWOOD
TO ME AND IT
WOULD MEAN
NOTHING.”
Alejandro Amenábar
“CINEMA CAN FILL
IN THE EMPTY
SPACES OF YOUR
LIFE AND YOUR
LONELINESS.”
Pedro Almodóvar