Spanish & Portuguese Cinema
Undoubtedly the backbone of Alice's Spanish collection are the films of Pedro Almodovar. Since the 1980s this unique film maker has been bringing us such gems as 'Laws of Desire', 'Women on the Verge...' and 'Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down' and nurturing the talents of actors such as Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril and Penelope Cruz.
But there is more to Spanish film than the talented Mr Almodovar. Everything from the beautiful and haunting works of Carlos Saura to the off-beat and darkly humourous tales of Alex de Iglesia.
Pictured right: One-of-a-kind helmer, Pedro Almodovar.
A Gun in Each Hand (2012)
6.5/10
Director: Cesc Gay
Starring: Jordi Molla, Eduardo Noriega, Ricardo Darin, Javier Camara, Leonor Watling, Leon...
Chance encounters between old friends, acquaintances, ex-spouses and potential lovers form an engrossing series of six intertwined tales of love, lost... Read more
Tabu (2012)
7.3/10
Director: Miguel Gomes
Starring: Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana Moreira, Carloto Cotta, Isabel Cardoso, Henri...
Acclaimed director Miguel Gomes delivers a sumptuous, eccentric two-part tale centered on Aurora, shown first as an impulsive, cantankerous elderly wo... Read more
[ Rec ] 3: Genesis (2012)
5/10
Director: Paco Plaza
Starring: Leticia Dolera, Diego Martin, Ismael Martinez, Alex Monner
Koldo and Clara are about to celebrate the most important day of their lives: their wedding. Everything appears to be running smoothly and the bride a... Read more
Apartment 143 (2011)
5/10
Starring: Kai Lennox, Fiona Glascott, Rick Gonzalez
A team of parapsychologists try to figure out a strange phenomenon occurring in an apartment building. Read more
Eva (2011)
6.7/10
Director: Kike Maillo
Starring: Daniel Bruhl, Lluis Homar, Anne Canovas, Marta Etura, Alberto Ammann, Claudia Ve...
2041. Alex Garel is a well-known robot programmer who, after 10 years, returns to his home town to work in his old university, when his friend Julia b... Read more
Kathmandu Lullaby (2011)
Director: Iciar Bollain
Starring: Veronica Echegui, Norbu Tsering Gurung, Saumyata Bhattarai
When Laia, a young teacher, leaves a troubled past in Barcelona and moves to Kathmandu to work at a local school, she is appalled by the extreme priva... Read more
Sleep Tight (2011)
7.2/10
Director: Jaume Balaguero
Starring: Luis Tosar, Marta Etura
Toiling silently amongst the residents of an everyday Barcelona apartment building, doorman Cesar (Luis Tosar) harbors a dark secret: his sole desire... Read more
The Skin I Live In (2011)
7.6/10
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Marisa Paredes, Elena Anaya, Jan Cornet, Roberto Alamo
Marked by his typically twisted storyline and skewed eroticism, this kinky thriller from writer/director Pedro Almodovar stars Antonio Banderas as a n... Read more
Chico and Rita (2010)
Director: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando
Starring: Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Ona
Oscar-winning director Fernando Trueba ("Belle Epoque") and Spain's legendary artist Javier Mariscal celebrate the music and culture of Cuba with an e... Read more
Julia's Eyes (2010)
6.7/10
Director: Guillem Morales
Starring: Lluis Homar, Belen Rueda, Pablo Derqui, Francesc Orella, Joan Dalmau, Julia Guti...
Julia, a woman suffering from a degenerative sight disease, finds her twin sister Sara hanged in the basement of her house. Everything points to suici... Read more