The Artist and the Model Review Spain, 1931 is a politically divided nation and on the brink of war. With allegiances torn between Republican and Traditionalist factions, Fernando (Jorge Sanz, Conan the Barbarian), a disillusioned soldier, has chosen a third option - going AWOL. Fate intervenes during his escape when he meets Manolo (Fernando Fernán Gómez, All About My Mother), an admiring land owner who sees himself mirrored in the young man and welcomes him into his home - a home inhabited by Manolo's four visiting daughters, each more beautiful than the other. Clara (Miriam Díaz-Aroca, High Heels), Violeta (Ariadna Gil, Pan's Labyrinth), Rocío (Maribel Verdú, y Tu Mamá También) and Luz (Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) will prove to be more than just a pleasant distraction for Fernando. While seeking refuge from the chaos of the outside world, he'll find romance at every turn in the witty love story, Belle Epoque. Belle Epoque, director Fernando Trueba's (The Queen of Spain) 1994 Academy Award® winner for Best Foreign Language Film, is written by Rafael Azcona (from a story by Azcona, José Luis García Sánchez and Fernando Trueba) and co-stars Agustín González (El abuelo) and Chus Lampreave (Volver). | |
| In Search of Fellini Review Summer of 1943. In occupied France, not far away from the Spanish border, a famous old sculptor who is tired of life and wars finds the desire to work on his last masterpiece when a beautiful young Spanish girl comes knocking, after escaping a refugee camp in the South of France. Bonus Features: Interview with Director Fernando Trueba, Photo Gallery, Trailer | |
| Surviving Picasso (1996) Review Australia released, PAL/Region 4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Portuguese ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, SYNOPSIS: The Miracle of Candeal begins with the internal journey of Bebo Valdes and concludes with an explosion of music, sensuality and the popular feast of the carnival of Bahia. The film recounts Bebo's journey to Candeal, a journey that is both alive and real for the spectator, leaving no one indifferent. We all participate in the story of a community in Bahia which tries to improve its life though art, fighting as it does both resignation and fate. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Goya Awards, ...The Miracle Of Candeal ( El Milagro de Candeal ) | |
| 8 1/2 (English Subtitled) Review Handsome Antonio Banderas (SPY KIDS I&II) joins seductive stars Melanie Griffith (NOBODY'S FOOL) and Daryl Hannah (GRUMPY OLD MEN) in this sexy screwball comedy! Art Dodge (Banderas) would like to break off his engagement with his fiancee Betty (Griffith) ... only her mob boss ex-husband makes it impossible for him to say no to the wedding! It's then that Art unexpectedly falls in love with Betty's beautiful sister (Hannah) and becomes entangled in an outrageous charade -- he invents his own twin bother so he can date both women at once! The laughs come fast and furious as Art's delirious double life spins hilariously out of control! | |
| Modigliani Review Spain released, Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C : it WILL NOT play on regular DVD player. You need Blu-Ray DVD player to view this Blu-Ray DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Spanish ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Posters, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Dan Gillis, an American screenwriter living in Paris, recently abandoned by his wife, and getting used to his new life as a bachelor while trying to take care of his son, Danny - is commissioned to write a script. The offer comes from Legrand, a successful producer with whom he has worked in the past, but on this occasion he is being asked to write an unconventional story with Malcolm, a young and unknown film director. Dan is undecided about the offer, seeing it as far from the kind of work he has grown used to, but Legrands insistence and the intrigue personality of the young director finally convince him to accept the work despite the reticence of Marilyn, his beautiful but disabled agent. As he starts to work, Dan discovers that there is more at stake than just a movie. His life will be changed as he immerses himself in the closed universe of incestuous relations surrounding Malcolm and his beautiful young sister Jenny, with whom Dan soon becomes obsessed. Dan's infatuation with Jenny forces him to search for clues about the whole business of the making of this film. In this quest, he discovers that he has been conned and is caught within a web of greed and ambition from which he will be unable to escape. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Goya Awards, ...The Mad Monkey (1989) ( El Sueno del Mono Loco ) ( Twisted Obsession ) | |
| Swimming Pool Review Romance set in Spanish Civil War. | |
| Gerhard Richter Painting Review Spain, 1931 is a politically divided nation and on the brink of war. With allegiances torn between Republican and Traditionalist factions, Fernando (Jorge Sanz, Conan the Barbarian), a disillusioned soldier, has chosen a third option - going AWOL. Fate intervenes during his escape when he meets Manolo (Fernando Fernán Gómez, All About My Mother), an admiring land owner who sees himself mirrored in the young man and welcomes him into his home - a home inhabited by Manolo's four visiting daughters, each more beautiful than the other. Clara (Miriam Díaz-Aroca, High Heels), Violeta (Ariadna Gil, Pan's Labyrinth), Rocío (Maribel Verdú, y Tu Mamá También) and Luz (Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) will prove to be more than just a pleasant distraction for Fernando. While seeking refuge from the chaos of the outside world, he'll find romance at every turn in the witty love story, Belle Epoque. Belle Epoque, director Fernando Trueba's (The Queen of Spain) 1994 Academy Award® winner for Best Foreign Language Film, is written by Rafael Azcona (from a story by Azcona, José Luis García Sánchez and Fernando Trueba) and co-stars Agustín González (El abuelo) and Chus Lampreave (Volver). | |
| You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Review Summer of 1943. In occupied France, not far away from the Spanish border, a famous old sculptor who is tired of life and wars finds the desire to work on his last masterpiece when a beautiful young Spanish girl comes knocking, after escaping a refugee camp in the South of France. Bonus Features: Interview with Director Fernando Trueba, Photo Gallery, Trailer | |
| Shadows in the Sun Review Australia released, PAL/Region 4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Portuguese ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, SYNOPSIS: The Miracle of Candeal begins with the internal journey of Bebo Valdes and concludes with an explosion of music, sensuality and the popular feast of the carnival of Bahia. The film recounts Bebo's journey to Candeal, a journey that is both alive and real for the spectator, leaving no one indifferent. We all participate in the story of a community in Bahia which tries to improve its life though art, fighting as it does both resignation and fate. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Goya Awards, ...The Miracle Of Candeal ( El Milagro de Candeal ) | |
| Stalker (English Subtitled) Review Handsome Antonio Banderas (SPY KIDS I&II) joins seductive stars Melanie Griffith (NOBODY'S FOOL) and Daryl Hannah (GRUMPY OLD MEN) in this sexy screwball comedy! Art Dodge (Banderas) would like to break off his engagement with his fiancee Betty (Griffith) ... only her mob boss ex-husband makes it impossible for him to say no to the wedding! It's then that Art unexpectedly falls in love with Betty's beautiful sister (Hannah) and becomes entangled in an outrageous charade -- he invents his own twin bother so he can date both women at once! The laughs come fast and furious as Art's delirious double life spins hilariously out of control! | |
| Age Of Consent Review Spain released, Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C : it WILL NOT play on regular DVD player. You need Blu-Ray DVD player to view this Blu-Ray DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Spanish ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Posters, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Dan Gillis, an American screenwriter living in Paris, recently abandoned by his wife, and getting used to his new life as a bachelor while trying to take care of his son, Danny - is commissioned to write a script. The offer comes from Legrand, a successful producer with whom he has worked in the past, but on this occasion he is being asked to write an unconventional story with Malcolm, a young and unknown film director. Dan is undecided about the offer, seeing it as far from the kind of work he has grown used to, but Legrands insistence and the intrigue personality of the young director finally convince him to accept the work despite the reticence of Marilyn, his beautiful but disabled agent. As he starts to work, Dan discovers that there is more at stake than just a movie. His life will be changed as he immerses himself in the closed universe of incestuous relations surrounding Malcolm and his beautiful young sister Jenny, with whom Dan soon becomes obsessed. Dan's infatuation with Jenny forces him to search for clues about the whole business of the making of this film. In this quest, he discovers that he has been conned and is caught within a web of greed and ambition from which he will be unable to escape. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Goya Awards, ...The Mad Monkey (1989) ( El Sueno del Mono Loco ) ( Twisted Obsession ) | |
| El Baile de la Victoria (Spanish Audio) Review Romance set in Spanish Civil War. | |