Marisa Paredes

Após a morte da mãe, quatro irmãs descobrem um assustador segredo de família e partem numa jornada para descobrir a verdade sobre suas origens.

Petra, uma jovem artista, nunca conheceu o pai. Quando a mãe morre, ela lança-se numa busca que a conduzirá a Jaume, um artista plástico famoso, poderoso e implacável. Este aceita acolher Petra numa residência artística no seu atelier, algures nos arredores de Girona. No seu caminho para descobrir a verdade, Petra encontra também Lucas, filho de Jaume, e Marisa, esposa de Jaume e mãe de Lucas. Na expectativa de obter respostas, a jovem aproxima-se desta família onde predominam segredos de família e violência. Encontrará Petra aquilo que foi procurar?

The 70th anniversary of the “Fotogramas” magazine comes in the shape of a sentimental voyage through the history of Spanish cinema thanks to a mosaic of voices represented by people who make films, those who write them and those who consume them. The documentary pays tribute to the readers of “Fotogramas” helped by the leading figures of Spanish cinema, who will read to the camera the most representative letters received at its offices in the history of the magazine.

The five daughters of a famous actor, all from different mothers and different nationalities, get together on the 10th anniversary of his death for a celebration of his career.

An affluent city is covered in snow, all seems perfect – on the surface. Divorcé Rolf is doing his best to rebuild his relationship with his daughter. Pregnant Lena appears to be living a faultless family life with her husband and son. Social worker Judith has a tough job and escapes it through her fantasies, whilst widowed Maria has finally built up the courage to invite her male acquaintance to a romantic dinner. In the course of one day, all of them will cross paths with the Bulgarian Mia, who works in the red-light trade and their seemingly perfect lives will never be the same…

Após a derrota na Batalha do Bussaco, as tropas francesas do Marechal Massena forçam as forças anglo-portuguesas a retirar para Lisboa. Para defender a capital, bem como a eventual retirada dos ingleses, Wellington fez erguer, num ano e meio e no maior segredo, o maior sistema de defesa que Portugal já viu: as Linhas de Torres Vedras. A retirada, acompanhada de uma operação de "terra-queimada", é o pano de fundo para uma história de dramas pessoais, em que as vidas de várias pessoas diferentes são profundamente afectadas pela guerra e pela devastação.

Shot in 1999, "All About My Mother" is Pedro Almodóvar's thirteenth feature film. The director was a key figure in the turbulent Movida (the movement for cultural renewal and liberation in post-Franco Spain), explores Barcelona society at the turn of the millennium through the lives of five women.

A mãe acaba de morrer. O pai não é aquele que ela julgava. Elisa sente-se perdida entre um passado incerto e um futuro fechado pela perspectiva do casamento. A sua busca de um pai improvável, que é também uma fuga ao presente, condu-la de Paris a Lisboa, do fantasma dos anos 70 do século passado aos primeiros anos de um novo século fantasmático. Este itinerário leva-a a cruzar mortos que falam, memórias que vacilam, torcionários reformados e revolucionários arrependidos. No fim do percurso, uma verdade dúbia aberta para um novo mistério, como uma história de que se não conhece a última palavra.

Um evento traumático arruina o estranho relacionamento entre um cirurgião plástico e a mulher que ele mantém presa em sua luxuosa mansão.

A writer suffering from a lack of inspiration sneaks his way into the lives of a star television journalist and his lead ballerina daughter to write, unbeknownst to them, a non-authorized biography. Meanwhile, in Brittany, twenty-year-old Bruno, who lives with his parents, doesn't yet know the consequences that this story will have on his existence...

Miguel, a debutant director, and his young team live a series of tribulations during the shootings of their first film, which unrolls between Lisbon, Venice, Paris and Madrid.

Yao and Moroccan Rachid arrive illegally in Valencia, Spain, and separate. Yao sells pirated DVDs in the street and wanders disconsolately around the barrio until he glimpses divorcee Maria Luisa working in her boutique. High-strung and irritable, Maria lives with her gay son, Rober, who, like many other things in life, is a disappointment to her. Rachid, meanwhile, is doing just fine working as a hairstylist in a beauty salon; Rober is hopelessly in love with him. When Yao starts sleeping in Rober's flat, a confrontation between him and Maria suddenly becomes inevitable, and when it comes, what could have been an embarrassment is actually handled with grace.

George é uma jovem cheia de carisma e espírito aventureiro que nasceu numa família tradicionalmente católica. Na adolescência, ela se apaixona por sua professora Sybil. Anos depois, devastada pelo suicídio de sua amante, ela embarca numa jornada imprudente pela noite do bairro parisiense de Pigalle nos anos 1960. Depois que ela conhece Odette, uma mulher mais velha, rica e atraente que lhe oferece dinheiro e presentes em troca de favores sexuais, George se transforma em Gigola, uma espécie de gigolô feminina. Com Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Lou Doillon, Rossy de Palma e Marisa Berenson

Somente as mulheres podem sofrer por um abandono ou os homens podem viver as mesmas emoções? O filme mostra a fragilidade masculina diante da perda da mulher que ama. Roberto é um homem que sofre, chora e que vai ao fundo do poço por amor. Assim como seu irmão, Carlo, que é gay, demonstra um lindo amor pelo homem de sua vida.

The protagonist has no memory of her father. However, as she watches the films he made before she was born, in which several young girls appear, she begins to suspect if there had been nothing between her father and her. To forget her loneliness and stay afloat she keeps a diary. Men begin to irritate her, she is increasingly attracted to women and desperately seeks a mother, a friend, a lover.

A comic drama set on a Mediterranean island, where a motley collection of characters is seeking musical redemption.

Luciano, fresh out of jail, was taken by his brother, Flórido, to serve in the home of wealthy Alfreda. He was surprised when she told him that her greatest desire was to see the Virgin Mary. Now comes this rich land owner with her sublime pretensions. Isn't it enough for her to have an Aston Martin and a Jaguar in the garage and ten different dresses per season? It was all professor Heschel's fault. Or someone else's. Anyway, to go beyond the promise is heresy. Alfreda said that she wouldn't rest until she saw the Virgin and made her some questions. Filipe Quinta, the Forger, says he has a solution. Meanwhile, Bahia, her husband, listens do music.

O primeiro casamento gay da Espanha está prestes a ser realizado. Já haveria confusão suficiente caso fosse uma cerimônia simples mas não é este o caso, já que ao todo 3 casais irão oficializar a união durante a celebração coletiva. E, como não poderia deixar de ser, as mães dos noivos não conseguem se conter. No fim de semana anterior à festa, euforia, ansiedade, vergonha e outros sentimentos se misturam na cabeça dessas mulheres, bem como na de todos aqueles envolvidos no casamento. O resultado dessa mistura poderá mudar os rumos do próprio evento.

Rich kid Adrian is released form the psychiatric institution where he has lived since he was a child and goes to live in the house he's been given by his father, who he's not seen for years. On the other opposite end of the city, sleepy-eyed Gonzalo, the son of aging hooker Raquel, finds himself desperately short on cash. Attempting to burgle Adrian's house, Gonzalo is caught red-handed by Adrian who promises not to tell the cops if Gonzalo will acquire a pistol for him. Their meeting is the start of something that neither of them could have ever imagined.

Michel, was born in Latin America, "on the other side of the world", as the script emphasizes, of a French father he hardly knew at all. He goes to Paris to start a new life. His only possession is a painting which his father left him, along with the advice: "If you ever need to sell the painting, do so in France, where it's worth a fortune." But Michel discovers that his father's tumultuous and secret past comes along with the valuable painting. Meanwhile, Clara, a middle age Spanish-Argentine mother gets a strange present from a now dying childhood friend in Buenos Aires. It's a roll of Super 8 film which brings back very strong, and emotionally charged memories from the 1970s and before.

The making of “The Devil’s Backbone” by Guillermo del Toro.

Three women from three different generations meet at last in a trip to a resort in northern Spain.

Spanish drama about anti-immigrant racism and family problems. Berta is a single nurse raising her deceased sister's three teenage children in a Spanish port city. The two boys are neo-Nazis with a flaming hatred for African immigrants, and the girl has a boyfriend who runs an underground business smuggling illegal aliens from Africa. Into this time bomb comes a cop, Eduardo, who is investigating the vicious assault of a black man. He and Berta fall for each other and make tigerish love in scenes that are much hotter than you might expect from middle-aged actors.

Depois que Carlos, um garoto de 12 anos cujo pai morreu na Guerra Civil Espanhola, chega a um orfanato ameaçador de meninos, ele descobre que a escola é assombrada e tem muitos segredos obscuros que ele deve descobrir.

It’s December 1999, and 25-year-old Jonah has just graduated from film school. As the new millennium begins, Jonah marries his longtime sweetheart Lila. Over the course of six months, the couple meet a number of interesting people, including Irina, an exiled Russian actress, as well as spending their time with Jonah’s sister Cecile and his filmmaking mentor Anziano. The discussions Jonah has with these friends and strangers help him to gain some perspective on his life and the new millennium.

Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.

Após a morte de seu amado filho adolescente em um acidente, Roth deixa Madri para Barcelona para lidar com sua dor, ficar com velhos amigos e – talvez – entrar em contato com o pai – distante – que o menino nunca conheceu.

This is the story of a young Irish woman who comes to Spain to escape from the pressures she feels about her impending marriage to a political activist in Ireland. But in Spain in the 1930's, taking a job of governess in a wealthy family, she finds the same kinds of political unrest. In fact, it isn't long before she finds herself attracted to a married man who is similarly involved in the struggle against fascism and Franco. This awakens her to her nature that brings her to such men and resolves for her what she must do about the life she left in Ireland

Yves Le Guen, a black man with a degree in economics, is hired as a handyman on the property of Mr. Moreau, a rich public works contractor. His arrival is going to upset the daily life of the inhabitants of the house.

Angstel trades in forged paintings, under the guidance of his mother, Milady. Their network extends into other murky affairs, provoking the wrath of a rival gang. Angstel falls in love with Ancetta, a prostitute, and flees with her to the north of Chile. - IFFR

Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial na Itália, o judeu Guido e seu filho Giosué são levados para um campo de concentração nazista. Afastado da mulher, ele tem que usar sua imaginação para fazer o menino acreditar que estão participando de uma grande brincadeira, com o intuito de protegê-lo do terror e da violência que os cercam.

Driven by desire and desperate for self-love, Coral and Nicolás will abandon their past lives in a journey surrounded by murder.

Um homem que se divide em quatro nomes e quatro personalidades que nos coloca em quatro diferentes histórias de amor, luxúria e crime.

A romancista de meia-idade Leo escreve usando um pseudônimo e despreza o próprio trabalho. Em casa, ela também se sente miserável. Seu marido trabalha no exterior e é distante física e emocionalmente. No entanto, a aparição de um novo editor oferece a Leo a oportunidade de reavaliar sua vida.

In a small town in Patagonia (Southern Argentina), a Mapuche Indian chief sets a tourist complex under construction on fire. He denies all attempts to defend himself. Locked up, he waits for the arrival of "Caleuche," the Ship (Nave) of Fools (de los locos), a mythical figure of his ancestral strength which "made" him start the fire. An appointed lawyer (a white woman) comes to the chief's defence, alleging the chief had acted in self-defense as the white man was building commercial structures on the sacred burial grounds of his ancestors, and continued doing so even after heated protests.

This Italian film takes a chilling, nonexploitative look into the mind of a nice young man who compulsively rapes beautiful women. The rapes are graphically presented and may be disturbing to some viewers. Outwardly Luca seems to be a normal, quiet 20-year old. His mother is frequently gone. Trouble begins when Luca becomes obsessed with Valeria, the beauty who works in the next building. He begins spying on her, and then secretly filming her with his camcorder. He tries to get to know her, but she ignores him. Unable to stand her constant refusal, the frustrated young man accosts her on dark street and rapes her. The first rape was almost accidental; he encountered her on the street and he hurt her. Unfortunately, he liked the violence and begins raping every attractive woman he sees. He is particularly violent with Lorena, a jewelry saleswoman whom he beats up in a park before violating her.

A traveller who has lost his passport in a Paris airport while between flights is restricted to a special transit zone. There he finds a group of similarly lost people hiding out and living from hand-to-mouth, reliant on their ingenuity to survive.

A youngster recently arrived to Spain from Russia falls in love with his own cousin who is an astonishingly beautiful actress and, besides, much older than him.

Anna Luz, a married woman, rethinks her life when she receives the visit of a stranger who claims to be her neighbor from the floor below. His arrival coincides with the entry of a series of extravagant characters who, as in a dream, invade his house. Ana is then immersed in this succession of strange and wonderful events that will forever ruin what until then was a normal life.

An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile, this film tells the story of a woman (similar to the biblical Ruth) and her sisters, who are forced into exile after the death of their husbands. It is set in 1990s Paris, where the director was living in self-imposed exile following the ban on his 1982 documentary in Israel. The recurring theme of the film is migrations and unrooting, like the legendary Golem.

The formerly great Swiss hotel which Valentin's family owned when he was a boy has been emptied and is about to be torn down. He revisits the magical site's empty halls and ballrooms.

Depois de quinze anos sem contato, a cantora extravagante Becky del Páramo volta a entrar na vida de sua filha Rebeca quando vai a Madri para um show. Ela descobre que sua filha está casada com um antigo amante seu. Enquanto as duas tentam se reconciliar, ocorre um assassinato.

At the end of the 50s, after assassinating the legendary capo Goncalves and dividing their domains, Ventura and Otálora, rival and old friends, fight with their bands for the control of prostitution and contraband. Anabel, Ventura's favorite prostitute and her young lover, will live their passion among the violence that surrounds the port city.

Amaya is a modern girl, independent, who runs an advertising gency. The business is doing well and is enmaorada of her boyfriend, a lawyer of lost causes somewhat confused. Its stable and happy life is shattered with the appearance of a famous movie star, party animal and womanizer.

Marisa, a 38 years old woman, tells a stranges story to her daughter while they're walking through a level crossing in Madrid. An anthropologist, Jaime, is chased by a mysterious jeep. In the course of the chase, he takes shelter in a small motel. When he settles down, he keeps writing in his personal diary, reflecting his impressions about his work in it.

A former nazi child-killer is confined in an iron lung inside an old mansion after a suicide attempt. His wife hires him a full-time carer, a mysterious young man who is driven slowly mad by the old man's disturbing past.

On a road in the deep Spain, a wanderer with no fixed course and light luggage awaits someone to take him somewhere. His name is Antonio and this is how he will end up in a small provincial town, where he will be involved in a plan to steal a canvas of incalculable value.

In this anthology film, a female actor cheats on her formerly famous husband, a married couple go to extremes, and an antiquarian falls for a young man.

Elvira, daughter of a disgraced military, who entered a convent at a young age leaves him and returns home to settle in Madrid with his beloved nanny, seeking help to overcome their crisis. However, the country has changed so much in his years of confinement that has little or nothing to do with his childhood memories ...

Nesse musical para a televisão espanhola, um homem cruel foge com a amante e deixa sua esposa e filhos à própria mercê. Ele só não imaginava que não poderia confiar na amante e nem mesmo esperar que a esposa ficaria de mãos abanando.

In Madrid, the family of Don Luis, his wife Dolores and their children, Manolita and Luisito, share the daily life of the Civil War with their maid and neighbours. Despite having failed his exams, Luisito wants his father to buy him a bicycle. However, the situation forces them to delay the purchase and the delay, like the war itself, is to last much longer than expected.

Após a overdose fatal de seu namorado, uma cantora de bolero e viciada em drogas busca refúgio em um convento que resgata mulheres envolvidas com drogas, prostituição e assassinato. Mas a redenção não está nem perto, pois o convento abriga numerosos vícios e pecados.

María, a young and attractive woman, loses her job, meets Luis, a young man with no stable job neither, his wife supports him. Luis wants to start a relationship with María, but she doesn't. She prefers to be with Luis' friends instead.

Matias meets Violeta, his cousin one morning in Madrid at the Plaza de Opera. He is twenty-five. She is 18. He's a divorced journalist trying to write a thriller. She studies violin. She's a vegetarian. He loves meat. Many things separate them, but he moves into her apartment.

A political prisoner in a South American dictatorship escapes and is pursued throughout the country by a bloodthirsty dog.

Tony wants to carry out a perfect robbery and get a lot of money during the celebration of the 24 Hours of Montjuic, a motorcycle race. To accomplish this, he counts with the complicity of Peter, a runner who wants to switch to professional level. Everything is carefully planned, but at the last moment a crime is committed and Peter is trapped in the house of the victim unable to get out as the gate has been locked. The only way to help Peter is that Tony gets a copy of the key that Carmen has, the girl who took care of the victim, before she returns home.

A 1973 TV adaptation of the classic spanish zarzuela

Four part anthology horror film, with segments featuring witchcraft, ghosts, Frankenstein and his monster, and Romans battling Celtic vampires.

Antonio is a millionaire who spends his time conquering beautiful women aided by his faithful butler, Pablol. He tries to seduce the beautiful Marta, but when he realizes that she prepares a trap to force him to marry, Antonio disappears.

Carola is a princess in a land far far away that had to run away after revolution in her country. She goes to Spain and has to disguise herself to save her life, because the revolution wants her to die. But Carola doesn't like to be imprisoned and secretly goes out by night to find out how spaniards live. What she didn't expect, was that she would fall in love with a man she meets in a restaurant, a man who works in a cabaret where she decides to start working as a singer because money is running out.

Returning home, Ross Logan immediately gets into conflict with the Carranza gang, which had just crossed the Mexican border and has occupied a nearby Hacienda. After his brother is killed he plans a cold blooded revenge for which he separates the gang's most dangerous members by using their individual weak points and the general discordance amongst them. The time for the final confrontation is set by the astronomically interested Logan amidst an eclipse.

The film explains the vicissitudes of a group of revue stars who arrive into a small provincial village in the dark Spain of the sixties, called Puente San Gil. There the women are received with aggressiveness and contempt by the ultraconservative bourgeoisie, to the point of becoming denounced and imprisoned because of the scandal caused by the sensual content of their variety show. But they refuse to remain silent and sing their protest as a song. —jsanchez

Madrid, Spain. Eloísa, a self-sacrificing wife and efficient mother, lives in the neighborhood of Maravillas with her husband, a violent policeman; her sanctimonious son, who spends his life studying and praying to atone for the sins of his family; and her two daughters, obsessed with wealth, who hate each other deeply.

Dr. Orlof, um médico da antiga prisão, rapta mulheres bonitas de boates e tenta usar suas peles para reparar o rosto de sua filha destruída pelo fogo. Auxiliado por Morpho, uma monstruosidade deformada que se deleita em morder suas vítimas. Orlof tinha que se apressar, embora pois um inspetor de polícia jovem e sua namorada bailarina investigam suas práticas sádicas.

In a Castilian convent of the late nineteenth century, the community of cloistered nuns celebrates the onomastic of their superior with a poem. She is also visited by the doctor, Don Jose, who diagnosed a disease with poor prognosis. Shortly after a sister picks up a beautiful girl who has been abandoned at the door of the convent and the doctor, despite being single, offers to legally adopt her and assign her to the convent as a pupil.

A police inspector makes his service in a patrol car attenging emergency calls. A memory hauns him, the death of her daughter, who was killed hit by a car that fled. The car is located and the inspector goes there and confrontation will be violent.