1492: Conquest of Paradise 1992   PG-13, 152 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver, Loren Dean, Angela Molina, Fernando Rey, Michael Wincott, Tcheky Karyo, Frank Langella, Mark Margolis
This celebration of the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' "discovery" of America provides a complex look at the relationship of Christopher Columbus and Queen Isabella in his quest for exploration.
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Broken Embraces 2009
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Blanca Portillo, Lluis Homar, Jose Luis Gomez, Ruben Ochandiano, Tamar Novas, Angela Molina, Chus Lampreave, Kiti Manver, Lola Duenas, Mariola Fuentes, Carmen Machi, Kira Miro, Rossy de Palma, Alejo Sauras
Fourteen years ago, Mateo Blanco–now known as Harry Caine (Jose Luis Gomez)–was blinded in a car crash that killed his beloved Lena (Penelope Cruz). Harry's collaborator Judit Garcia (Blanca Portillo) and her son, Diego (Tamar Novas) now help Harry make a living as a successful screenwriter. After Diego is injured in an accident, Harry takes care of him, and, one day, Diego asks Harry why he changed his name. Harry is compelled to tell the story, and, through flashbacks, the story of the love triangle involving Harry, his producer Ernesto Martel (Jose Luis Gomez), and Ernesto's mistress Lena is told.
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Carnage 2002  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Delphine Gleize
Cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Angela Molina, Lio, Lucia Sanchez, Esther Gorintin, Marilyne Even, Clovis Cornillac, Jacques Gamblin, Feodor Atkine, Bernard Sens, Pascal Bongard, Raphaelle Molinier
After a bullfight, the bull is destroyed and its body parts are sent out across Europe where numerous people–an actress, an ice skater, an epileptic girl, a researcher, a taxidermist, and a teacher–come in contact with various parts of the bull's remains. Very European.
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 Live Flesh 1997 R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Cast: Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal, Angela Molina, Jose Sancho, Penelope Cruz, Pilar Bardem, Alex Angulo, Mariola Fuentes, Yael Be
A sex-filled thriller aptly describes this foreign film in which an accidental shooting leaves one man (Javier Bardem) paralyzed and another (Liberto Rabal) in prison. Years later, upon his prison release, fate brings the men together again–in a very mixed-up world.
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Streets of Gold 1986  R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joe Roth
Cast: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Wesley Snipes, Adrian Pasdar, Angela Molina, Elya Baskin, Rainbow Harvest, Adam Nathan, John Mahoney, John McCurry, Frances Foster
One way out of the ghetto is being very good at sports. This movie is about a young Irish boy who sets his sights on being a champion boxer.
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That Obscure Object of Desire 1977  R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Luis Bunuel
Cast: Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Angela Molina, Julien Bertheau, Andre Weber, Milena Vukotic, Maria Asquerino, Ellen Bahl, Valerie Blanco, Pierre Pieral
Mathieu (Fernando Rey), a middle-aged man, fantasizes about the woman of his dreams: Conchita. Carole Bouquet and Angela Molina alternate in the role of "Conchita." This wryly sophisticated film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
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| 1. 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
2. Broken Embraces (2009)
3. Carnage (2002)
4. Live Flesh (1997)
5. Streets of Gold (1986)
6. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
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