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The Beauty and the Terror
'Brilliant and gripping, here is the full true Renaissance in a history of compelling originality and freshness' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE The Italian Renaissance shaped western culture – but it was far stranger and darker than many of us realise. We revere Leonardo da Vinci for his art but few now appreciate his ingenious designs for weaponry. We know the Mona Lisa for her smile but not that she was married to a slave-trader. We visit Florence to see Michelangelo's David but hear nothing of the ma
Take My Eyes (2003) ⭐ 7.4 | Drama, Romance
Directed by Icíar Bollaín. With Laia Marull, Luis Tosar, Candela Peña, Rosa Maria Sardà. One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes"...
The Executioner (1963) ⭐ 7.9 | Drama, Comedy
Directed by Luis García Berlanga. With Nino Manfredi, Emma Penella, José Isbert, José Luis López Vázquez. An undertaker marries an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.
Talk to Her (2002) ⭐ 7.9 | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. With Rosario Flores, Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling. Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
Viridiana (1961) ⭐ 8.1 | Drama
Directed by Luis Buñuel. With Silvia Pinal, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey, José Calvo. Viridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior.
Pellet (2000) ⭐ 7.3 | Drama
Directed by Achero Mañas. With Juan José Ballesta, Pablo Galán, Alberto Jiménez, Manuel Morón. El Bola, a 12 year old boy a.k.a. "Pellet" is a 12 year old boy raised in a violent and sordid environment. Embarrassed by his family life, he avoids becoming close to classmates. The arrival of a new boy at school changes his attitude towards his classmates, and friendship. The heart of the story is the change in El Bola's life, at almost all levels, after befriending this new classmate.
The Miracle of Marcelino (1955) ⭐ 7.1 | Comedy, Drama
Directed by Ladislao Vajda. With Rafael Rivelles, Antonio Vico, Juan Calvo, José Marco Davó. Marcelino is an orphan who grows up in a monastery. One day when he eats his small meal in a room full of old things he gives a piece of his bread to an old wooden Jesus figure - and indeed it takes the bread and eats it. Getting a wish granted for his donation Marcelino wishes to see his mother...
Open Your Eyes (1997) ⭐ 7.7 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Directed by Alejandro Amenábar. With Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martínez. A very handsome man finds the love of his life, but he suffers an accident and needs to have his face rebuilt by surgery after it is severely disfigured.
Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953) ⭐ 7.9 | Comedy
Directed by Luis García Berlanga. With Lolita Sevilla, Manolo Morán, José Isbert, Alberto Romea. After finding out that North American people are visiting the Spanish villages, the citizens of Villar del Río start preparing themselves to welcome them when they arrive.
La cabina (TV Short 1972) ⭐ 7.8 | Short, Drama, Horror
Directed by Antonio Mercero. With José Luis López Vázquez, Agustín González, Goyo Lebrero, Tito García. A man gets trapped inside a telephone box and nobody is able to free him.