A-Z Spanish film titles
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| Book: | A-Z Spanish film titles |
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| Date: | Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 6:19 AM |
Table of contents
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Title of film |
Director |
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| Abel | Luna | AQA | |
| Barrio | de Aranoa | no longer on EDEXCEL | |
| Diarios de motocicleta | Rivera | ,EDEXCEL | |
| El bola | Escobar, Pina | CCEA | |
| El laberinto del faunto | Del Toro | YES | AQA,EDEXCEL |
| El lobo | Courtois | EDUQAS | |
| La caja 507 | Urbizu | EDUQAS | |
| La historia official | Puenzo | EDEXCEL | |
| La lengua de las mariposas | Cuerda | CCEA,EDEXCEL | |
| La misma luna | Riggen | EDEXCEL | |
| Las 13 rosas | Lázaro | AQA, EDEXCEL | |
| Machuca | Wood | EDEXCEL | |
| Mar adentro | Amenábar | EDEXCEL | |
| Maria llena eres de gracia | Marston | AQA | |
| Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios | Almodóvar | EDUQAS | |
| Ocho apellidos vascos | Lázaro | AQA | |
| También la lluvia | Bollain | EDEXCEL | |
| Solas | Zambrano | YES | CCEA |
| Todo sobre mi madre | Amodóvar | EDEXCEL | |
| Voces inocentes | Mandoki | EDEXCEL | |
| Volver | Almodóvar | YES | AQA, EDEXCEL |
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A group of teenage boys who are mad about girls despite the fact that they can't get one live in the depressing "barrio". As summer approaches and the better off people are off to the seaside, the boys seek various ways of getting by, some of them leading to criminality. In doing so they learn not only how difficult it is to escape their barrio but also to grow up.
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I can't find a version with Spanish subtitles |
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The award winning account of Che Guevara's journey by motorcyle around South America with his friend Alberto Granada. The two young adventure seekers set off seeking adventure but as they go on gradually uncover for themselves the poverty and injustice facing native Americans throughout the region. Guevara identifies increasingly with the suffering and whilst working with a leper colony for three weeks abandons rubber gloves inorder to identify more closely with his patients. We see his increasing concern develop into the passion which will turn him into the full-blown revolutionary who will fight alongside Fidel Castro. A fascinating and inspiring film with a rich beauty.
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This heart-warming story of young Pablo shows how miserable he is at home where he is abused by his father-until that is he befriends Alfredo who has a normal family. Pablo rapidly gains in confidence and happiness as he becomes involved with these new acquaintances. Plenty to discuss in this very human tale about the difference successful relationships make in the life of a young child.
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English subtitles |
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Set in the period after the end of the Spanish Civil War when Franco's police and troops are rooting out opposition from rebels, the film combines a fantastical fairy tale with the stark reality of the time. A young girl, whose destiny is to return to her regal position in the underworld comes with her mother to a mill where she encounters the faun who sets her the task of finding the keys which will enable her to escape her earthly existence.
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English subtitles |
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The film, set during the early part of the Spanish civil war involves young Galician Moncho who as the film progresses inadvertently becomes involved in the fierce stand off between Republicans and Nationalists. Borrowing from the collection of short stories Que me queres, amor? the director takes three of these and blends them into a charming film which as suggested gets increasingly bitter as the strongly catholic mother takes sides against her Republican husband who has the same standpoint as Moncho's teacher Don Gregorio. A very popular film and one in its limited outlook on the Civil War helps us understand its underlying cause more easily.
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See version on left |
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This shocking film concerns a group of 13 female Republican sympathizers who following the defeat of their side by General Franco are tracked down, arrested and imprisoned. Filmed in 2007 as Spanish culture has gradually turned the spotlight more on the occurences of the civil war, the film shows to what extent the female prisoners were tortured. Based on a true story, the film leaves us in no doubt about the nature of the Franco régime. Now most of those involved in persecution at the time are dead it has become possible to lift the lid of this most intolerant and cruel of times.
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This tragic Chilean film is framed in the run up to the overthrow of socialist president Salvador Allende and the take over by Augusto Pinochet. Priviledged Gonzalo befriends Pedro Machuca who lives in a shanty town but is introduced into the private school by socially conscious head Father McEnroe.
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Including interview with director |
I can't find version with Spanish subtitles |
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This very touching film has become ever more relevant as debate over euthenasia has intensified with some countries like the Netherlands legalizing it in certain circumstances.
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English subtitles |
English and Spanish subtitles, collectors' edition |
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This harrowing film demonstrates the harsh living conditions which drive some people such as young Maria to undertake the dangerous task of becoming a drug mule. Dethorning roses for an ungrateful boss, the 17 year decides that she can do better by moving to Bogota. On the way into the city she is persuaded to smuggle drugs into New York with her friend Blanca. The problems start on arrival at the airport in the US; from then on it is a struggle for survival for the young girl who had thought that the money she earned from this mission would help her achieve her dreams.
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Set in the deep south of Spain, the thrust of the film reminds one of Graham Greene's famous quote about corruption in Nice-"A sunny place for shady people". This well received thriller involves a bank manager, Modesto Pardos, whose bank is raided and the safe deposit boxes emptied. When he examines the contents of one of the boxes he finds evidence regarding circumstances leading to the death of his daughter seven years earlier.
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English subtitles and Spanish for hearing impaired |
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This exciting film is based on the life of Mikel Lejarza, a secret agent, who worked for Franco's fascist government in its final years. The so-called wolf's mission was to track down members of the Basque separatist ETA movement, which he did successfully infiltrating approximately a quarter of the organisation. He prevented a mass break out from prison which was intended to precede a series of attacks throughout the country.
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Young Ramon finds it difficult to make friends because his father is constantly moving the family around Spain. When he arrives in Seville, he is starting to go through puberty and is finding life very difficult in a society that is very repressive under the fascist Franco régime. Despite trying to stay out of the limelight, Ramon attracts the attention of David a bully and his friends. A young priest comes to his assistance. The historical period in which this film is set is of interest as a setting for a very human drama.
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This harrowing film involves a daughter Maria, her mother Rosa and the rocky relationship with the abusive father figure. We learn that the father had refused to allow his daughter to get an education and she is in a dead end job wanting nothing more than to be a mother, having just become pregnant. The film slowly turns round on the path to redemption as Maria achieves some happiness from an unexpected quarter.
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A Toledo housewife Pilar flees the family home with her son and takes refuge with her sister who soon finds out that she has been physically abused by her husband. Antonio the husband loves Pilar but cannot control his temper so enlists in an anger management course which may help him win back his wife. This harrowing account of domestic violence demonstrates the old adage that the road to hell is paved with good intentions; the film was widely praised for its sophisticated treatment of abuse.
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This film marked Almodóvar's entry into the big time. The film starts tragically when Esteban, son of the main protagonist Manuel an Argentinian nurse, is killed on his seventeenth birthday. She allows her son's heart to be transplanted and then goes to Barcelona to find Esteban's father, Lola, who knew nothing of having a child. In Almodóvar style the plot then launches into a complex web of events involving a range of disparate characters and attitudes. This is the director dealing with identity in the modern world where straight, gay, bisexual and transexual people have to work things out together so it could be challenging to the more sheltered student but it certainly has a lot to discuss.
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Dealing with a subject which is not often brought up in our media, this film on child soldiers is set in El Salvador in Central America in a small village. Both the national government and the rebels are both trying to recruit boys from as young as 12 years old to fight on their site, whilst the families, church and school are trying to prevent this happening.
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This racy black comedy takes place over two days in a Madrid flat.
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In this popular comedy, Rafa, a native of Seville, falls for a Basque girl, Amaia whom he fails to seduce. However when she leaves her purse behind on her return, he uses the excuse to follow her back to her native area the Basque country. Select from the drop-down menu below to choose which variant of the materials you would like to purchase. xxxpurch If you would like to purchase through a school invoice, please go to this page. Purchase by email: Simply email me, preferably using your school email address and I will invoice you and set you up.
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This incredibly violent Mexican-American film captures the desperate atmosphere of the Mexican gangland subculture. The main protagonist Smiley is initiated violently into a gang by executing a member of another gang. Things go from bad to worse with the gang getting involved in robbing would be immigrants hiding on a train going towards the US border. There is little to warm the heart in this thoroughly pessimistic film which shows the lengths to which people will go to preserve their own sense of honour, to escape poverty and to preserve their own life. The film received many awards.
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Based in the La Mancha area in which Almodóvar was brought up, Volver has a stellar cast of female actress who play out a film where once again the female condition and identity are key themes. We see the women of the town spring-cleaning the graves of their kinsfolk as the film opens and then are drawn into a world where women rule. Raimunda and Soledad, two sisters each have a drama unfold around them; Paula, Raimunda's daughter kills her father, or step father, when he attempts to rape her and the women's mother, who is supposedly dead hitches a lift to Madrid in her daughter's boot.
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