Spanish Movies

oldbongo says on Jan 31, 2005, 21:02:

lotsa fun... "y tu mama tambien"

and your mother too

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crispeta says on Jan 31, 2005, 21:09:

Colombian movies Movies from Spain are hard to understand my colombian wife has a hard time understanding them. I have seen some really good colombian films, but I do not rember any names. There is a director whose films are exellecent.

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Raleigh1590 says on Jan 31, 2005, 22:34:

haha your mother too... I'll have to check that one out OG.

Are there movies you can just rent from good old Blockbuster or is there another venue to get Spanish movies ? (not necessarily movies from Spain or Latin America, just movies in Spanish... though I would rather watch an authentic one.)

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miamimike says on Jan 31, 2005, 23:21:

Classic Movies in Miami On Calle Ocho in Miami there are two old time single screen movie houses that run classical spanish movies on Sat(?) and Sundays.No English subtitles-only in Espanol. A Unique experience as the movie theater ambience matches the classical theme of the movie.

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Chevere33 says on Feb 1, 2005, 07:15:

Nubia Yol? Has anyone seen this one? If so, what's it like, and is is something the family could watch?

El Norte doesn't have 100% Spanish, but I thought that one was great. It's hard to find now, though.

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suzannyo says on Feb 1, 2005, 09:17:

Yep, you can find movies at Blockbuster... I was one of those folks that posted on the other thread about watching movies to improve Spanish.

I've been able to find many movies in Spanish at the Blockbuster around the corner from me, but sometimes if there are a number of Blockbusters within the same city, one will have a larger selecion than others...just ask and the clerks will be able to tell you.

I've watched all kinds of movies in Spanish, ranging from "Goonies", Harry Potter, Proof of Life, and Maria Full of Grace, to "Y tu mama tambien" (I DO NOT recommend that movie unless you're looking for incest and vulgarity). When you're browsing at the video store, flip the DVD case over and it will list which languages they have audio of and which are subtitled.

If you're looking for "authentic" movies in Spanish, I also found a bunch on Netflix under the International section. I think you can browse through there even w/o being a member, but I could be wrong.

Hope that helps!
Suzanne

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ColombianoX says on Feb 1, 2005, 09:32:

"Y tu mama tambien" (I DO NOT recommend that movie unless you're looking for incest and vulgarity)."

What a great movie! What incest? I don't remember any incest in that movie. I love this movie, those two horny kids reminded me of my cousins in Cali. Watching it brought back a lot of good memories of great trips to Cali. I guess you could say the movie was "vulgar", but not any more than the "American Pie" movies, and it's a lot more profound than those movies. It was also a critics' favorite here in the US.

My favorite colombian movies are 'La Estrategia del Caracol' and 'Bolivar Soy Yo', but I've never seen them in any Blockbuster.


CX

ColombianoX 'Defensor de la Colombianidad'

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Lauthra says on Feb 1, 2005, 10:38:

Y tu mama tambien I really liked this movie but it's a bastard to understand, cos it's mostly mexican slang... I recommend Todo Sobre Mi Madra and Hable con Ella, both spanish. Maria Full of Grace, of course, y El Rey, both Colombianas :D
Nato ;)

Nato (='.'=)

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Albatross says on Feb 1, 2005, 11:39:

Pantaleón y las Visitadoras Another movie, filmed in Peru, it's about a bunch of prostitutes (yea... I know), in a boat on the Amazon, but it's not a bad movie and Angie Cepeda is just WAY too hot... I think she's from Barranquilla.

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YEP says on Feb 1, 2005, 13:19:

aha .... does below ring a bell to any of you

http://www.imdb.com/find?q=colombia;tt=on;nm=on;mx=20


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kernow62 says on Feb 1, 2005, 15:05:

Here's a comprehensive although not exhaustive all-inclusive list. Those in bold text I have seen.

Argentina
Autumn Sun (Sol de Otono) / Eduardo Mignogna (1996)
Alla lejos y hace tiempo / Manuel Antin
Burnt Money (Plata Quemada) / Marcelo Pineyro (2001)
Camila / Maria Luisa Bemberg (1984)
Cuarteles de invierno / Lautaro Murua (1984)
El arreglo / Fernando Ayala (1983)
El lado oscuro del corazón / Eliseo Subiela (1992)
El muerto / Hector Olivera
El viaje / Pino Solanas (1979)
Esperando la carroza / Alejandro Doria (1985)
Eva Peron (Eva Peron) / Juan Carlos DeSanzo (1996)
Gatica, el mono / Leonardo Favio (1979)
I don't want to talk about it (De eso no se habla) / Maria Luisa Bemberg (1992)
I, the Worst of All (Yo, la peor de todas) / Maria Luisa Bemberg
La cruz invertida / Mario David
Night of the Pencils, The (La noche de los lapices) / Hector Olivera (1986)
La Nona / Héctor Olivera (1979)
La conquista del paraiso / Eliseo Subiela (1981)
La Patagonia rebelde / Héctor Olivera (1974)
La parte del león / Adolfo M. Aristarain (1979)
La pelicula del rey / Carlos Sorin (1985)
Life according to Muriel (La vida segun Muriel) / Eduardo Milewicz (1977)
Los chicos de la guerra / Bebe Kamin (1987)
Lover of Silent Films (El Amante de las películas mudas) / Pablo Torre
Man Facing Southeast (Hombre mirando al Sudeste) / Eliseo Subiela (1986)
Martin Fierro / Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (1968)
Miss Mary / Maria Luisa Bemberg (1986)
Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas) / Fabian Bielinsky (2000)
No habra más penas ni olvido / Hector Olivera
The Official Story (La historia oficial) / Luis Puenzo (1970)
Obediencia Debida / Edgardo Molo & Oscar R. Lehmann (1979)
Painted Lips (Boquitas pintadas) / Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Pubis Angelical / Raul de la Torre
Rebellion in Patagonia (La Patagonia Rebelde) / Hector Olivera (PPR)
Sabemos Mirar (We Know How to Look) / Dolly Pussi
Señora de nadie / Maria Luisa Bemberg (1982)
Son of the Bride (El Hijo de la Novia) / Juan Jose Campanella (2002)
Sur / Fernando E. Solanas (1987)
Los siete locos (The Seven Madmen) / Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (1972)
Ultimos dias de la victima / Adolfo Aristarain (1982)
Ultimas imagenes del naufragio / Eliseo Subiela (1989)
Un lugar en el mundo / Adolfo Aristarain (1992)
Tango, The Exile of Gardel (Tango, el Exilio de Gardel) / Fernando P. Solanas
The Stranger / Adolfo Aristarain (1987)
Times to Come / Gustavo Mosquera (1988)
Time of Revenge (Tiempo de Revancha) / Adolfo Aristarain
Veronico Cruz / Miguel Pereira

Chile
The Battle of Chile (La Batalla de Chile) / Patricio Guzman
Chile, Obstinate Memory / Patricio Guzman
One Hundred Children Waiting for a Train (Cien niños esperando un tren) / Ignacio Aguero
Dance of Hope / W. Blackstone, J. Reyes, M. Navarro, L. Poteet, and D. Shaffer
Sweet Country (Dulce Patria) / Juan-Andres Racy
La Esperanza / First Run-Icarus Films
Julio comienza en julio / Silvio Caiozzi
Memoirs of An Everyday War / Cinemateca Chilena
Don't Threaten Me (No me amenaces) / Juan Andres Racz
Chile's Roots (Raiz de Chile) / David Benavente
We Are More (Somos +) / Antu Producciones
South: Microchip al Chip / Pablo Lavin

Colombia
Cóndores no entierran todos los dias / Francisco Norden (1984)
La estrategia del caracol / Sergio Cabrera (1994)
The Rose Seller (La vendedora de rosas) / Victor M. Gaviria (1998)
Rodrigo D, No Futuro / Victor M. Gaviria (1988)

Cuba
Azucar Amarga / Leon Ichaso
Baragua / José Massip
Barrocco / Paul Leduc
Cecilia / Humberto Solas
Clandestinos / Fernando Perez
Cumbite / Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
De Cierta Manera / Sara Gomez
Details of the Duel: A Question of Honor (Técnicas de duelo: una cuestion de honor) / Sergio Cabrera
El Otro Franciso / Sergio Giral
First Look / Kavery Dutta
Gallego / Manuel Octavio Gómez
Gay Cuba / Sonja de Vries
Hasta Cierto Punto / Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Iawo: Initiation in a Gege-Nago temple / Geraldo Sarno
Lejania / Jesús Díaz
Los sobrevivientes / Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Lucia / Humberto Solas
Maria Antonia / Sergio Giral
Manuela / Humberto Solas
Memories of Underdevelopment / Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
La muerte de un burocrata / Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Mujer Transparente / 4 Directors
Not Because Fidel Castro Says So (No Porque Lo Diga Fidel Castro) / Graciela I. Sanchez
The Night of San Lazaro (La Noche de San Lazaro) / Fransi de Villar Dille & Oranne Mounition
Plaff / Juan Carlos Tabío
Retrato de Teresa / Pastor Vega
Red for the Lips (El Rojo Para Los Labios) / Pablo Basulto
Rumblings of the Earth: Wilfredo Lam, his work and words / Denise Byrd
Strawberry & Chocolate (Fresa y Chocolate) / Tomás Gutierrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabio (1995)
The Last Super (La Ultima Cena) / Tomás Gutierrez Alea (1976)
Un hombre de exito / Humberto Solás
Vals de la habana vieja / Luis Felipe Bernaza

Ecuador
Rodents (Ratas, Ratones, Rateros) / Sebastian Cordero (1999)

El Salvador
Denial / Daniela Lacourse & Yvan Patry
El Salvador, Another Vietnam / Glenn Silber and Tete Vasconcellos
In the Name of the People / Frank Christopher & Alex Drehsler
Letter from Morazan / Film & Television Collective, Radio Venceremos System
Remembering Romero / Peter Chappell
Seven Dreams of Peace / Luis Crous

Mexico
Amores Perros / Alejandro Gonzalez Iniarritu (2000)
Barriers of Solitude / Patricia Guzman
Belle de Jour / Luis Buñuel (1967)
El Bruto / Luis Buñuel
Cabeza de Vaca / Nicolas Echeverria
Cronos (Cronos) / Guillermo del Toro (1994)
Danzon / Maria Novaro (1991)
Deep Crimson (Profundo Carmesi) / Arturo Ripstein (1999)
Doña Herlinda y su hijo / Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
This Strange Passion / Luis Buñuel
Exterminating /Angel Buñuel
Frida / Paul Leduc
El Crimen del Padre Amaro / Carlos Carrera (2002)
El Gran Calavera / Buñuel
EL Mariachi (El Mariachi) / Robet Rodriguez (1993)
Ilusion travels by Street Car / Buñuel
Infania / Carlos Carreras (1992)
Maria Candelaria / Emilio Fernández
Midaq Alley (El Callejon de los Milagros) / Jorge Fons (1995)
The Other Side (El Otro Lado) / Alex Webb
Death in the Garden (La muerte en este jardin) / Luis Buñuel
Nazarin / Buñuel
La negra angustias / Matide Landeta
Like Water for Chocolate (Como Agua para Chocolate) / Alfonso Arau (1993)
Los olvidados (Los Olvidados) / Luis Buñuel (1950)
Love's a Bitch (Amores Perros) / Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (2001)
Mexico: Dead or Alive / Mary Ellen Davis
Reed:Insurgent Mexico / Paul Leduc
Santa Sangre (Santa Sangre) / Alejandro Jorodowsky (1990)
Simon of the Desert (Simon del Desierto) / Luis Buñuel (1966)
Spirit Doctors / Monica Delgado and Michael Van Wagenen
Susana / Buñuel
Subida al Cielo / Buñuel
Trotacalles / Matilda Landeta
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de La Cruz (La Vida Criminal de Archibaldo de La Cruz) / Luis Buñuel (1955)
The Pearl (La Perla) / Emilio Fernandez (1948)
The Battle Cry of the Faceless (Ya Basta!) / Thierry Zeno
Viridiana (Viridiana) / Luis Buñuel (1961)
Woman Without Love / Luis Buñuel
Wuthering Heights / Luis Buñuel
Y Tu Mama Tambien / Alfonso Cuaron (2002)

Nicaragua
La insurección / Peter Lilienthal
Alsino y el Condor / Miguel Littín (1982)
Banana Company (Bananeras) / Ramiro Lacazo Deshon
Breaking the Silence / Ivan Arguello
Fire from the Mountain / Deborah Shaffer
History of a Committed Cinema (Historia de un cine comprometido) / Emilio Rodriguez
Mecate: A New Song / Felix Zuritade Higes
Wilbert - Street Kid in Nicaragua / Bent Erik Kroyer

Spain
Adiós cigüeña adiós / Manuel Summers (1970)
Alas de Mariposa / Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa
Ana y los lobos / Carlos Saura (1972)
All about my mother (Todo sobre mi madre) / Pedro Almodovar (1999)
Asignatura pendiente / José luis Garci (1977)
Belle Epoque / Fernando Trueba
Bodas de sangre / Carlos Saura
Butterfly (La lengua de las mariposas) / Jose Luis Cuerda (1999)
Butterfly Wings (Alas de mariposa) /Juanma Bajo Ulloa
El amor brujo / Carlos Saura
El crimen de Cuenca / Pilar Miró (1980)
El día de la bestia / Alex de la Iglesia
El espiritu de la colmena / Victor Erice (1973)
El jardin de las delicias / Carlos Saura (1970)
El cochecito / Marco Ferreri
El pajaro de la felicidad / Pilar Miró (1993)
Extasis / Mariano Barroso
Carmen / Carlos Saura
Cria Cuervos / Carlos Saura
Demons in the Garden / Manual Gutierrez Aragon
Elisa Vida Mia / Carlos Saura
Goya in Bordeaux (Goya en Burdeos) / Carlos Saura (2000)
High Heels (Tacos Altos) / Pedro Almodovar
Kika (Kika) / Pedro Almodovar (1994)
Letters From Alou / Montxo Armendariz
La ley del deseo / Pedro Almodovar
La ardilla roja / Julio Medem (1993)
La Madre Muerta / Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa
Live Flesh / Pedro Almodovar (1997)
Los lobos de Washington / Mariano Barrroso
Lovers of the Arctic Circle / Julio Medem (1999)
Matador / Pedro Almodovar
Mi hermano del Alma / Mariano Barroso
Mouth to Mouth (Boca a Boca) / Manuel Gomez Pereira (1998)
Muertos de Risa / Alex de la Iglesia
¿Que he hecho yo para merecer esto? / Pedro Almodovar
Los Amantes del Circulo Polar / Julio Medem
Los santos inocentes / Mario Camus
Mamá cumple cien años / Carlos Saura (1979)
Open your Eyes (Abre los Ojos) / Alejandro Amenabar (1999)
Perdita Durango / Alex de la Iglesia
Solos en la madrugada / José Luis Garci (1978)
Tesis / Alejandro Amenabar
The Garden of Delights / Carlos Saura
The Grandfather / El Abuelo José Luis Garci (1999)
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down (Atame) / Pedro Almodovar (1990)
Tierra / Julio Medem
Vacas / Julio Medem
Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) / Pedro Almodovar
Los zancos / Carlos Saura

Uruguay
La Esperanza / First Run-Icarus Films
Tupamaros / Heidi Specogna and Rainier Hoffman

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YEP says on Feb 1, 2005, 15:52:

Thanks .... a lot hombre .... that's was a very impressive list
And when adding those others mentioned above you post ... it gets really nice in the Colombian department too ;-)



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kernow62 says on Feb 1, 2005, 16:45:

I can't take credit, other than a little editing it was a straight cut & paste off the net.

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YEP says on Feb 1, 2005, 17:47:

he he ... OK .... but you made me aware of it .... so therefore
credit is earned ;-)


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utopiacowboy says on Feb 1, 2005, 18:15:

Great list, Kernow, but you left out Brazilian movies. My wife does not have any problem understanding the Portugese and I use the English subtitles. For example, "City of God" is a great movie.

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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kernow62 says on Feb 1, 2005, 20:19:

I saw that movie lat week Utopia, I agree great movie. My local library has quite a few foreign DVDs so I can save my pennies.

This week I have watched a Norwegian film called "Buddy", a French film called "The Swimming Pool", a Cuban film "Lista de Espera" and still have the following to see; Cuban film "Azucar Amarga" & Brazilian film "Man of the Year".

Had to replace my DVD player I wore the thing out.

In a good foreign film I find myself so engrossed in the film that even when I am reading subtitles I am doing so without realizing. I swear I am speaking Hindi from watching Bollywood flix.

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kernow62 says on Feb 1, 2005, 20:21:

Utopia how's your wife with Italian movies? My wife can understand Italian better than she can Portugese.

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Raleigh1590 says on Feb 2, 2005, 07:34:

Thanks for all your help... I'm now going to start watching all the movies I have (that I can) in Spanish & look for others you suggested.

Kernow, that is an impressive list. Any idea where I can find some of the movies? (Like Water for Chocolate shouldn't be too hard).

Thanks again!
Is it "gracias otra ves?"

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utopiacowboy says on Feb 2, 2005, 16:17:

Yes, she is good with Italian too. We sometimes watch Italian movies, "Life is Beautiful" is a recent example, and she understands the dialogue very well. With French, no matter if the movie is from Canada, like "The Barbarian Invasions" or from France, she cannot understand any of it. I don't know what it is about French that makes it indecipherable to her.

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rash9000 says on Feb 5, 2005, 16:13:

hola Raleigh1590.
se dice: "gracias otra vez"
con z.
Todas la peliculas de Almodovar son buenisimas...
"Todo acerca de mi madre" es buenisima. Te la recomiendo.
en ingles traduce All about my mother.
Ahora, tambien hay una muy buena que es mexicana y se llama:
"EL crimen del padre Amaro"
chao... y que estes bien

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kernow62 says on Feb 5, 2005, 17:48:

Raleigh1590, where are you located?

I am in Florida so Spanish language movies aren't hard to find at Blockbuster but it seems as though most locals that speak Spanish prefer Hollywood films with dubbed Spanish rather than a good foreign film. I am the opposite.

I have discovered that my local public library has many foreign DVDs perhaps yours does too?

You can also check on eBay for bargains, I have bought some good foreign movies cheap.

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Animal2224 says on Apr 19, 2005, 12:09:

Movies Do you know any good movies in spainish that could be shown to a 7th grade class?

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Animal2224 says on Apr 19, 2005, 12:10:

last time Nver mind

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claudia82 says on Apr 19, 2005, 12:29:

More movies...and kind of recent ones Como agua para Chocolate (Mexico)
Fresa y Chocolate (Cuba)
La gente de la Universal (Colombia)
Los niños invisibles (Colombia 2001)
El lado oscuro del Corazón 1 y 2 (Argentina 1991 y 2001)
Lugares Comunes (Argentina 2002)
Nicotina (Mexico 2004)
El espinazo del diablo (Spain 2002)
Mar Adentro (Spanin 2004)
Diarios de Motocicleta (2004)
Abre los Ojos (Spain)-The one Tom Cruise addapted for it's english version (Vanilla Sky), but the spanish version is better
Historias Mínimas (Argentina 2003)
La Deuda (Colombia 1997)

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claudia82 says on Apr 19, 2005, 12:31:

"Ilona llega con la lluvia" is pretty good too...

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Chevere33 says on Apr 22, 2005, 06:15:

Nueba Yol I finally got to see this movie. It's wonderful, and something you could probably watch with the whole family (there are a few cuss words---sh! at ---in the English subtitles, but I didn't see all the subtitles, so caveat emptor...but I thought the Spanish was fairly tame). It's about a Dominican guy who finally gets to come to "Nueba Yol" and finds out it's not all it's cracked up to be. Very heartwarming film.

Constancia

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