Bad Education 2004  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Thriller / Mystery / Romance
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal, Fele Martinez, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Lluis Homar, Javier Camara, Francisco Boira, Juan Fernandez, Petra Martinez, Nacho Perez, Raul Garcia Forneiro, Alberto Ferreiro, Roberto Hoyas, Francisco Maestre, Agustin Almodovar, Leonor Watling
Childhood friends Ignacio Rodriguez and Enrique Goded (Gael Garcia Bernal and Fele Martinez) meet after 16 years when Ignacio arrives at Enrique's office in Madrid. Enrique is now a successful filmmaker, and Ignacio is an aspiring actor who goes by the stage name Angel Androde. Ignacio has written a semi-autobiographical manuscript that he presents to Enrique hoping that Enrique will use it for a film and cast Ignacio in a starring role. Ignacio's story is about sexual abuse encountered when a pedophile priest, Father Manolo (Daniel Gimenez Cacho), at St. John's Catholic school intervened in the sexual love Enrique and Ignacio shared as boys. Enrique decides to make the film but has questions about starring Ignacio.
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Darkness 2002  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jaume Balaguero
Cast: Anna Paquin, Lena Olin, Iain Glen, Giancarlo Giannini, Fele Martinez, Stephan Enquist, Fermi Reixach, Francese Pages, Craig Stevenson, Paula Fernandez
Forty years ago in Spain, six children mysteriously disappeared, and now an American family moves into a remote house in the same neighborhood. The house holds a secret, and it doesn't take long before teenage daughter Regina (Anna Pacquin) senses a problem and investigates the history of this dark house that threatens to destroy her family. 1 User Review
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| | wow! | deano 01/26/2007 | Dude me and my friend watched it while we were on holidays, and we thought it was awesome!
even though it was continously interupted by the days proceedings , from what we saw was great.
It is a must see and the best thriller around.
I hope to see it without any interuptions some day! |
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Lovers of the Arctic Circle 1998 R, 116 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Julio Medem
Cast: Najwa Nimri, Fele Martinez, Nancho Novo, Maru Valdivielso, Kristel Diaz, Victor Hugo Oliveira, Sara Valiente, Peru Medem
Ana and Otto meet as children, and their lives (like their palindromic names) are governed by circular patterns. Played by three sets of actors, Ana's and Otto's story continues through childhood as they travel toward a destiny that cannot be denied.
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Open Your Eyes 1997 R, 117 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Alejandro Amenabar
Cast: Eduardo(2) Noriega, Penelope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martinez, Najwa Nimri, Gerard Barray, Jorge de Juan, Miguel Palenzuela, Ion Gabella, Joserra Cadinanos
This spooky, Spanish thriller reveals hidden emotions behind a once-handsome man, Cesar (Eduardo Noriega), who hides his injured face behind a mask. But his true love, Sofia (Penelope Cruz), confesses her love before his face is rebuilt through a new technique. Happy ending? NO! Now the plot takes a twist that cannot be revealed.
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Talk to Her 2002 R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Cast: Javier Camara, Dario Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Rosario Flores, Mariola Fuentes, Geraldine Chaplin, Lola Duenas, Beatriz Santiago, Paz Vega, Fele Martinez
Journalist Marco (Dario Grandinetti) and nurse Benigno (Javier Camara) spend much of their time at a clinic where important women in their lives are in comas. Their conversations, fueled by loneliness, provide the basis for their unfolding stories. An Oscar was received for Best Writing (Original Screenplay).
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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. Bad Education (2004)
2. Black Tears (1998)
3. Darkness (2002)
4. Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)
5. Open Your Eyes (1997)
6. Talk to Her (2002)
7. Thesis (1996)
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