 Belle Epoque 1992  R, 108 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Fernando Trueba
Cast: Jorge Sanz, Fernando Fernan Gomez, Maribel Verdu, Ariadna Gil, Miriam Diaz Aroca, Penelope Cruz, Gabino Diego, Michel Galabru, Agustin Gonzalez, Chus Lampreave
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, this sex comedy revolves around army deserter Fernando (Jorge Sanz) who finds refuge with a farmer and his four beautiful daughters.
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Calle 54 2000 G, 105 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Fernando Trueba
Fernando Trueba presents this beautiful tribute to Latin jazz artists, which ranks as one of the best music films to date.
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The Girl of Your Dreams 1998  R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fernando Trueba
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Jorge Sanz, Rosa Maria Sarda, Santiago Segura, Loles Leon, Jesus Bonilla, Neus Asensi, Miroslav Taborsky, Johannes Silberschneider, Gotz Otto, Hanna Schygulla
Set in 1938 during the Spanish Civil War, a Spanish film company is invited to Hitler's Germany to shoot their movie and gladly accepts in order to get away from war-torn Spain. But all doesn't go as well as hoped, including being watched over by Propaganda Minister Goebbels (Johannes Silberschneider) who also makes a run on the film's star, Macarena (Penelope Cruz). A good film directed by Fernando Trueba who also Directed the Academy Award-winning "Belle Epoque."
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The Mad Monkey 1990  R, 105 min.
Genre: Thriller
aka: Twisted Obsession
Director: Fernando Trueba
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Miranda Richardson, Anemone, Dexter Fletcher, Daniel Ceccaldi, Liza Walker, Jerome Natali, Arielle Dombasle, Asuncion Balaguer, Micky Sebastian
Successful producer Julien Legrand (Daniel Ceccaldi) commissions newly divorced screenwriter Dan Gillis (Jeff Goldblum) to work on a film project with an unknown director, Malcolm Greene (Dexter Fletcher). Dan has doubts about the job but becomes infatuated with Malcolm's sister Jenny (Liza Walker) who offers him sexual favors. One thing leads to another until Dan must figure out what is really going on in his life–not only with the film project but with Jenny as well.
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Move Over, Mrs. Markham 1985  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Fernando Trueba
Cast: Ana Belen, Carmen Maura, Antonio Resines, Santiago Ramos, Veronica Forque, Guillermo Montesinos, Bibiana Fernandez, Chus Lampreave, Jose Luis Fernandez, Miguel Rellan
Paco and Fernando's (Santiago Ramos and Antonio Resines) publishing company is about to go under, so they manage to gain a contract with Adela (Chus Lampreave), a leading author of children's books. At the signing, the "fun" begins when partner trading and other wild love trysts begin.
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The Shanghai Spell 2002 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Fernando Trueba
Cast: Fernando Tielve, Aida Folch, Ariadna Gill, Fernando Fernan Gomez, Eduard Fernandez, Antonio Resines, Rosa Maria Sarda, Jorge Sanz, Juan Jose Ballesta, Gotz Otto, Feodor Atkine
Set during the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, Dani (Fernando Tielve) is the primary character as he narrates events in this drama. Capt. Blay (Fernando Fernan Gomez) encourages Dani to draw a portrait of young Susana (Aida Folch) who is recovering from tuberculosis. The story unfolds as events from Susana's father's (Eduard Fernandez) life come to the fore when she tells about her father's activities as a spy. By story's end, Dani and Susana are on the verge of a romance with each other.
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Two Much 1996  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fernando Trueba
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah, Danny Aiello, Joan Cusack, Eli Wallach, Vincent Schiavelli, Austin Pendleton, Allan Rich
Art Dodge (Antonio Banderas) is an artist-turned-disreputable art dealer who enjoys his love affair with Betty (Melanie Griffith) until he falls for her sister, Liz (Daryl Hannah). Art's solution is easy–pretend he has a twin brother, Bart. Bart sleeps with Liz, and Art sleeps with Betty, and all three are happy–for a while.
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| 1. Belle Epoque (1992)
2. Calle 54 (2000)
3. The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
4. The Mad Monkey (1990)
aka: Twisted Obsession
5. Move Over, Mrs. Markham (1985)
6. The Shanghai Spell (2002)
7. Two Much (1996)
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