The Dancer Upstairs 2002 R, 128 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John Malkovich Cast: Javier Bardem, Juan Diego Botto, Laura Morante, Elvira Minguez, Alexandra Lencastre, Oliver Cotton, Luis Miguel Cintra, Javier Manrique, Abel Folk, Marie-Anne Verganza
Latin American policeman Rejas (Javier Bardem) tracks down a revolutionary guerilla leader while he balances his private world as a loving father, his liaison with his daughter's beautiful ballet teacher (Laura Morante), and the world of corruption in which he operates.
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The Goalkeeper 2000 R, 88 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama aka: El Portero
Director: Gonzalo Suarez Cast: Carmelo Gomez, Maribel Verdu, Roberto Alvarez, Antonio Resines, Eduard Fernandez, Elvira Minguez, Abel Viton, Andoni Gracia, Julio Velez, Felipe Velez, Carolina Bona, Adrian Ramirez
After the Spanish Civil War, soccer was rebuilding, and former champion goalie Ramiro (Carmelo Gomez) travels the countryside making money by challenging people to get a soccer ball past him. When he arrives in one town, he meets and falls in love with Manuella (Maribel Verdu) and must decide whether or not to stay put with a real job.
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The Reckoning 2004 R, 110 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Paul McGuigan Cast: Paul Bettany, Willem Dafoe, Simon McBurney, Gina McKee, Brian Cox, Vincent Cassel, Ewen Bremner, Tom Hardy, Stuart Wells, Matthew Macfadyen, Elvira Minguez, Luke de Woolfson
Set during the medieval era in England, this tale involves a disgraced monk, Nicholas (Paul Bettany), and a band of actors who act out a morality play in which they recreate a real murder and try to uncover the murderer.
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| 1. Black Tears (1998)
2. The Dancer Upstairs (2002)
3. The Goalkeeper (2000) aka: El Portero
4. The Reckoning (2004)
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