 All About My Mother 1999  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Cast: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penelope Cruz, Eloy Azorin, Candela Pena, Antonia San Juan, Rosa Maria Sarda, Toni Canto, Fernando Fernan Gomez, Cayetana Guillan Cuervo, Juan Jose Otegui, Carlos Lozano, Fernando Guillen, Manuel Moron, Jose Luis Torrijo
Seventeen-year-old Esteban (Eloy Azorin) has been keeping a journal he calls "All About My Mother." One evening, Esteban and his mother, Manuela (Cecilia Roth), attend a play, and moments after the play's end Esteban is killed by a car while he chases down the star for her autograph. The tragedy sets in motion Manuela's search for Esteban's father. The quest includes entering the worlds of a pregnant nun, lesbians, and transsexuals. But each character gives Manuela a sense of purpose in the healing process following her son's death. An Academy Award was received for Best Foreign Film.
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Beyond Desire 2002  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Desire
Director: Gerardo Vera
Cast: Leonardo Sbaraglia, Leonor Watling, Cecilia Roth, Ernesto Alterio, Maria Vazquez, Rosa Maria Sarda, Emilio Gutierrez Caba, Gloria Munoz, Jordi Bosch, Norma Aleandro
In Argentina during 1945, Elvira's (Leonor Watling) husband, Julio (Ernesto Alterio), is imprisoned for political reasons, and her father has been killed by Franco's army. When Elvira needs money, she takes the job of maid to wealthy magnate Pablo (Leonardo Sbaraglia) who, it turns out, is aiding Nazi party members to escape. Elvira hates fascism but is drawn into an affair with Pablo, which lasts until Julio is released from prison and returns to Elvira. A rough road lies ahead for all concerned.
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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 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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| 1. All About My Mother (1999)
2. Beyond Desire (2002)
aka: Desire
3. The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
4. The Shanghai Spell (2002)
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