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i have seen 3 spanish films and liked them all (open your eyes, devils backbone and theis) can anyone recommend any more and where to get them from if possible
thanks
Los Amantes del Circulo Polar (The Lovers of the Arctic Circle) directed by Julio Medem is a highly recommended stylish lovestory. Other films by Medem or Almodovar are probably worth checking out as well.
Have a look in my signature at the foreign films link.
There are several links in it discussing Spanish films, retailers and so on. You should find it really useful :)
Jamon Jamon!
Arbre Les Ojos
I have Los Sin Nombre R3 Spanish Horror with English subs & dts sound for £4 if your interested, click my sig!
Also got Lovers of the Arctic Circle R2 for £11 or £14 the pair.
Hope I aint offended anyone!!:noid:
Judging from the films you mention, rjw72, I should think you'd also like <b><i>El Dia de la Bestia</i></b> (Day of the Beast) which is covered in the foreign films link mentioned by lorenzo.
You may also be interested in <b><i>Cronos</i></b>, an earlier film from Guillermo Del Toro the director of <i>The Devil's Backbone</i>. The cheapest price for Cronos currently seems to be at <a href="http://www.choicesdirect.co.uk/templates/product.asp?ProductGuid=653555">Choices Direct</a>. Guillermo Del Toro also directed two english-language movies in Hollywood, <i>Mimic</i> and of course <i>Blade 2</i>.
Any Pedro Almodovar movies are also worth watching, if you don't mind arthouse movies (although Almodovar's pictures are actually very accessible, they're unconventional and original enought to warrant the term arthouse).
Alejandro Amenábar is born in Chile but isn't open your eyes part of the mexican new wave?
I really need to check out Y mama Tambien ... damn these expensive foreign movies ... :nuts:
Guillermo del Toro is of course Mexican too ... I was being generous and presuming rjw72 meant Spanish language rather than just Spanish :)
Nine Queens is Argentenian but is a great David Mamet style thriller. Well worth a watch.
Anything by Almodovar.
Sex and Lucia. v.good
Y tu mama tambien
Amores Perros
To be honest, Spanish language films are on a par with Korean/Jap movies IMHO for quality and far and away above the intelligence levels of most Hollywood movies.
:thumbs:
Originally posted by Cirrus888
Alejandro Amenábar is born in Chile ..
That will make my wife, born and raised in Concepcion, very happy as she is your typical patriot of all things chilean and loves AA :)
Cirrus I have loads and loads of spanish titles and they really formed the strong arm of my collection (with the french stuff of course). That was until your little Korean thread which has led me to acquire some 8 films in the last week :lol:
Originally posted by Barry Evil
Judging from the films you mention, rjw72, I should think you'd also like <b><i>El Dia de la Bestia</i></b> (Day of the Beast) which is covered in the foreign films link mentioned by lorenzo.
Love that film ....
"It's Armageddon"
"You mean the film with Bruce Willis?"
:clap:
Almodovar's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is easy to watch and good fun too!
Watched 'All About My Mother' again last night. Had forgotten how good this film was, though surprised at the closeness of form to 'Hable con ella'
thanks
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Los Amantes del Circulo Polar (The Lovers of the Arctic Circle) directed by Julio Medem is a highly recommended stylish lovestory. Other films by Medem or Almodovar are probably worth checking out as well.
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Have a look in my signature at the foreign films link.
There are several links in it discussing Spanish films, retailers and so on. You should find it really useful :)
Answers:
Jamon Jamon!
Arbre Les Ojos
Answers:
I have Los Sin Nombre R3 Spanish Horror with English subs & dts sound for £4 if your interested, click my sig!
Also got Lovers of the Arctic Circle R2 for £11 or £14 the pair.
Hope I aint offended anyone!!:noid:
Answers:
Judging from the films you mention, rjw72, I should think you'd also like <b><i>El Dia de la Bestia</i></b> (Day of the Beast) which is covered in the foreign films link mentioned by lorenzo.
You may also be interested in <b><i>Cronos</i></b>, an earlier film from Guillermo Del Toro the director of <i>The Devil's Backbone</i>. The cheapest price for Cronos currently seems to be at <a href="http://www.choicesdirect.co.uk/templates/product.asp?ProductGuid=653555">Choices Direct</a>. Guillermo Del Toro also directed two english-language movies in Hollywood, <i>Mimic</i> and of course <i>Blade 2</i>.
Any Pedro Almodovar movies are also worth watching, if you don't mind arthouse movies (although Almodovar's pictures are actually very accessible, they're unconventional and original enought to warrant the term arthouse).
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Alejandro Amenábar is born in Chile but isn't open your eyes part of the mexican new wave?
I really need to check out Y mama Tambien ... damn these expensive foreign movies ... :nuts:
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Guillermo del Toro is of course Mexican too ... I was being generous and presuming rjw72 meant Spanish language rather than just Spanish :)
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Nine Queens is Argentenian but is a great David Mamet style thriller. Well worth a watch.
Anything by Almodovar.
Sex and Lucia. v.good
Y tu mama tambien
Amores Perros
To be honest, Spanish language films are on a par with Korean/Jap movies IMHO for quality and far and away above the intelligence levels of most Hollywood movies.
:thumbs:
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Originally posted by Cirrus888
Alejandro Amenábar is born in Chile ..
That will make my wife, born and raised in Concepcion, very happy as she is your typical patriot of all things chilean and loves AA :)
Cirrus I have loads and loads of spanish titles and they really formed the strong arm of my collection (with the french stuff of course). That was until your little Korean thread which has led me to acquire some 8 films in the last week :lol:
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Originally posted by Barry Evil
Judging from the films you mention, rjw72, I should think you'd also like <b><i>El Dia de la Bestia</i></b> (Day of the Beast) which is covered in the foreign films link mentioned by lorenzo.
Love that film ....
"It's Armageddon"
"You mean the film with Bruce Willis?"
:clap:
Answers:
Almodovar's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is easy to watch and good fun too!
Answers:
Watched 'All About My Mother' again last night. Had forgotten how good this film was, though surprised at the closeness of form to 'Hable con ella'
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