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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The Secret Life of Words 2005 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Isabel Coixet
Cast: Sarah Polley, Tim Robbins, Javier Camara, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Steven Mackintosh, Eddie Marsan, Julie Christie, Daniel Mays, Dean Lennox Kelly, Danny Cunningham, Emmanuel Idowu, Reg Wilson, Leonor Watling, Peter Wright
After working in a factory for 10 years, insecure and hearing-impaired Hanna (Sarah Polley) finally takes a vacation. Hanna has always kept to herself and chooses an out-of-season, Northern Ireland seaside town for her break from work. While she is visiting Ireland, there is an accident on an offshore oil rig, and Hanna offers to take care of burn victim Josef (Tim Robbins). She meets an eccentric band of workers on board the rig but keeps to herself. However, as Hanna tends to Josef's needs, he breaks through her shell, and they come together through the healing experience.
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Sex and Lucia 2001 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Julio Medem
Cast: Paz Vega, Tristan Ulloa, Najwa Nimri, Daniel Freire, Javier Camara, Elena Anaya, Silvia Llanos, Diana Suarez, Juan Fernandez, Charo Zapardiel
Young waitress Lucia (Paz Vega) works in Madrid but tries to survive the loss of her boyfriend, Lorenzo (Tristan Ulloa), by heading for an isolated Mediterranean island where she reviews her past and uncovers hidden truths about Lorenzo.
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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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Torrente, the Stupid Arm of the Law 1998  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Santiago Segura
Cast: Santiago Segura, Javier Camara, Neus Asensi, Chus Lampreave, Tony Leblanc, Julio Sanjuan, Jaime Barnatan, Dario Paso, Carlos Perea, Espartaco Santoni
There's not much good to say about Madrid cop Torrente (Santiago Segura) who has been thrown off the police force. Drunkard, sexist, druggy, petty thief, and father abuser are just a few of his bad traits. But when new neighbors move in, he falls for the lovely Amparito (Neus Asensi). To get her attention, he makes friends with her nerdy cousin Rafi (Javier Camara). When Torrente becomes aware of drug traffickers in the neighborhood, he decides to bring them to justice and get back in the good graces of the police department. But Rafi and his equally nerdy friends are all the help Torrente will get.
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| 1. Bad Education (2004)
2. The Secret Life of Words (2005)
3. Sex and Lucia (2001)
4. Talk to Her (2002)
5. Torrente, the Stupid Arm of the Law (1998)
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