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Spanish cinema: Drama

Carne trémula (1997)

Pedro Almodóvar

In Madrid, 1970, a prostitute gives birth to a son on a bus. Twenty years later, that son, Victor, finds himself in prison for his part in the shooting of a police officer, David. The incident happened whilst he attempted to force his attentions on Elena, a girl he had met at a disco the week before and with whom he wanted to pursue a relationship... [More...]

La Flor de mi secreto (1995)

Pedro Almodóvar

Leo Macías is a writer of trashy romantic fiction who, under the pseudonym Amanda Gris, is one of the most popular authors in Spain. However, with her marriage failing, she finds it increasingly difficult to turn out the superficial happy-end novels she is contracted to write. On the brink of a nervous breakdown, she feels impelled to write in a much darker tone..... [More...]

Hable con ella (2002)

Pedro Almodóvar

Marco and Benigno are two men who, despite their very different backgrounds, are bound to share a common destiny. Marco is a travel writer who is still traumatised by the break-up with his girlfriend. He becomes fascinated by the bullfighter Lydia González and resolves to meet her. They fall in love but, a few months later, Lydia suffers a near-fatal injury in the bullring and ends up in a coma... [More...]

La Mala educación (2004)

Pedro Almodóvar

Enrique Goded is a Spanish filmmaker who, lacking inspiration, has resorted to scouring newspapers to find an idea for his next film. Whilst engaged in this fruitless task, he is visited by a young man who claims to be his childhood friend Ignacio but who insists on being called Ángel. The latter, an aspiring actor, brings with him a novel which he hopes Enrique will make into a film, with him playing the lead role... [More...]

La Mémoire dans la chair (2012)

Dominique Maillet

After 15 years, Tomás returns to his home country, a country he barely knows and which is still riven by ancient enmities. He has come back to bury his father, a militant republican who fell foul of Franco’s regime and who ended his days in prison. [More...]

Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Pedro Almodóvar

When her 17 year old son is killed in a road accident, Manuela gives up her well-paid hospital job and leaves Madrid for Barcelona in an attempt to repair her shattered life. There she befriends an actress Huma Rojo, a transvestite prostitute La Agrado, and a failed nun, Sister Rosa, all of whom are scarred by life’s experiences... [More...]

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