Blood and Sand 1989  R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Romance
Director: Javier Elorrieta
Cast: Christopher Rydell, Sharon Stone, Ana Torrent, Guillermo Montesinos, Albert Vidal, Simon Andreu, Jose Luis Villalonga, Antonio Flores, Tony Fuentes, Julia Torres, Aldo Sambrell, Daniel Martin, Luis Martin Carrasco, Luis Barboo, Douglas Tantallon
This is the second remake of the tragic tale of bullfighter Juan Gallardo (Christopher Rydell) who forsakes his loyal wife Carmen (Ana Torrent) and follows the wiles of a less-than-honorable woman Dona Sol (Sharon Stone). When Dona Sol leaves Juan for a younger man, it is Carmen who comes to his aid, and Juan sets out to enter the bullring for one last fight that is destined to end in tragedy.
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Cria! 1976  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Secret of Anna
Director: Carlos Saura
Cast: Geraldine Chaplin, Ana Torrent, Conchita Perez, Maite Sanchez, Monica Randall, Florinda Chico, Hector Alterio, German Cobos, Mirta Miller, Josefina Diaz
Director Carlos Saura succeeds in blending past and present into this spellbinding tale of nine-year-old Anna's inner strength. Anna (Ana Torrent) is an orphan, but memories of her mother (Geraldine Chaplin) have not disappeared. Anna calls up imagined visits from her mother, which help her deal with the harsh realities of life at Aunt Paulina's (Monica Randall) house.
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The Other Boleyn Girl 2008  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Justin Chadwick
Cast: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, David Morrissey, Benedict Cumberbatch, Oliver Coleman, Ana Torrent, Eddie Redmayne, Tom Cox, Juno Temple, Andrew Garfield
In England during the 16th century, King Henry VIII (Eric Bana) plans to get rid of his wife Catherine of Aragon (Ana Torrent) who has not produced a male heir. The Duke of Norfolk (David Morrissey) sees the solution to Henry's problem as a way to benefit his family. His brother-in-law, Sir Thomas Boleyn (Mark Rylance), has two daughters–Mary (Scarlett Johansson) and Anne (Natalie Portman)–and they decide that Anne is the one who should be Henry's consort. Henry is more interested in Mary, and she, instead of Anne, becomes his mistress. Anne, however, has her eyes set on becoming Queen of England. Time passes, and Henry becomes bored with Mary, divorces Catherine, breaks with the Roman Catholic Church, and marries Anne. But, as history shows, they will not live happily ever after, and the guillotine awaits Anne.
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Shout Out 1998 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Dunia Ayaso, Felix Sabroso
Cast: Maria Conchita Alonso, Loles Leon, Maria Pujalte, Daniel Guzman, Carmen Balague, Pepon Nieto, Maria Adanez, Gracia Olayo, Mariola Fuentes, Malena Gutierrez, Antonia San Juan, Angel Burgos, Javivi, Miguel Angel Tobias, Ana Torrent
Faced with sagging ratings, TV talk show hostess Miranda Vega (Maria Conchita Alonso) is forced into a new approach: an amateur variety show. The results are hilarious as a wild assortment of characters arrive to participate.
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Spirit of the Beehive 1973 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Victor Erice
Cast: Fernando Fernan Gomez, Teresa Gimpera, Ana Torrent, Isabel Telleria, Jose Villasante, Juan Francisco Margallo, Ketty de la Camara, Estanis Gonzalez, Laly Soldevila, Miguel Picazo
When seven-year-old Anna (Ana Torrent) watches the film "Frankenstein," she is traumatized into believing that it is a real story and sets out in her world of fantasy with Isabel (Isabel Telleria) to find Boris Karloff as the Monster.
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Thesis 1996 R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Alejandro Amenabar
Cast: Ana Torrent, Eduardo(2) Noriega, Miguel Picazo, Fele Martinez, Xabier Florriaga, Nieves Herranz, Rosa Campello, Francisco Hernandez, Rosa Avila, Teresa Castanedo
Angela (Ana Torrent), a film student, is researching violence in films. When her tutor, trying to help Angela, dies of a heart attack while watching a violent film of a girl being brutalized and murdered, Angela begins an investigation. An excellent thriller that won several Spanish Goya Awards, including Best Picture and Director.
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| 1. Blood and Sand (1989)
2. Cria! (1976)
aka: The Secret of Anna
3. The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
4. Shout Out (1998)
5. Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
6. Thesis (1996)
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