Best Spanish Films

goldberry1 · 14/09/14 - 21:37

I like The Orphanage (El Orfonato) and

The Devil's Backbone (El Espinazo de Diablo)

and have just stumbled on an old arty B&W film of 1962 one of the strangest, surreal, films I've seen: The Exterminating Angel (El Angel Exterminador).

Could anyone advise about good Spanish films, with subtitles, as trying to polish up my Spanish?

necromancer20 · 14/09/14 - 21:43

Sex and Lucia, Pan's Labyrinth (I haven't seen many Spanish films though)

Bagov · 14/09/14 - 21:51

"Jamon Jamon". Saw it years ago. Lots of sex,dark humour and carnivorousness, as I recall.

CLL Dodge · 14/09/14 - 23:44

Hable con ella (Talk to her)[2002]

My favourite Pedro Almodóvar film.

intruder2k · 15/09/14 - 10:04

[Rec]
Julia's Eyes
Cronos
Timecrimes
King of the Hill

Straker · 15/09/14 - 12:22

Day of the Beast
Intacto
Los Sin Nombre
Tesis
Who Can Kill a Child?

You might like this too:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Films-Keep-Awake-Region-NTSC/dp/B001AIQ154

Couple of good ones on there and decent value for the money.

goldberry1 · 15/09/14 - 14:17

Thanks everyone - a good list to have a look at!

grimtales1 · 15/09/14 - 14:43

Abre Los Ojos (1997) - very good film. the original film on which Vanilla Sky is based

goldberry1 · 15/09/14 - 17:59

Aha mis amigos y amigas - here is a film back to you as you've been so kind.

El Pasajero (The Passenger) - a Venezuelan short film - it's interesting, sad, amusing and makes you think - well worth seeing.

Trsvis_Bickle · 15/09/14 - 18:27

You can't go wrong with pretty much anything by Almodovar. Penelope Cruz is simply ravishing in Volver...

jules1000 · 15/09/14 - 18:33

I highly recommend Sleep Tight (English name) starring Luis Tosar brilliant Spanish actor.
Excellent psychological thriller.

CLL Dodge · 15/09/14 - 19:36

Here's the IMDb list:

http://www.imdb.com/search/title?languages=es%7C1&num_votes=10000,&sort=user_rating,desc&title_type=feature

(includes films from South and Central America).

ihatemarmite · 16/09/14 - 18:30

Nine Queens (it's Argentinian) and Butterfly's Tongue (Spanish). First one is a thriller. Second is set during the Franco era and is very moving.

cmq2 · 16/09/14 - 21:19

Biutiful (2010) - dark tale of a man living in the seedy side of Barcelona. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUuoYhgaQG4

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) - Classic movie on Franco's Spain from a child's viewpoint: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-spirit-of-the-beehive-1973

Solas (1999) http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/solas/

LM · 16/09/14 - 21:34

Volver
Brilliant film and the only decent performance I think Penelope Cruz has ever done.

TCD1975 · 16/09/14 - 21:47

goldberry1 wrote: »

I like The Orphanage (El Orfonato)

You might like a film, from the same people who made The Orphanage, called The Body ...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1937149/

I saw it on Saturday. It's a good thriller, with supernatural overtones, and a great twist ending,

[Deleted User] · 16/09/14 - 22:06

Two fairly well known choices, but please don't hold that against me...

Pan's Labyrinth
The Skin I Live In

dodrade · 18/09/14 - 01:13

jules1000 wrote: »

I highly recommend Sleep Tight (English name) starring Luis Tosar brilliant Spanish actor.
Excellent psychological thriller.

Also very good in Take My Eyes.

goldberry1 · 18/09/14 - 15:49

I think the Spanish films I've seen so far are very good with good acting.

(Also I think Spanish / Catalan etc authors write very good stories too.)

Muy bien.

goldberry1 · 18/09/14 - 17:06

goldberry1 wrote: »

I think the Spanish films I've seen so far are very good with good acting.

(Also I think Spanish / Catalan etc authors write very good stories too.)

Muy bien.

Muy bueno!

Takae · 18/09/14 - 18:55

I second almost all above. I also quite enjoyed these, even with its flaws and all:

Stockholm (2013) - if you liked Before Sunrise, you'll probably like this.

Cell 211 (2009) - a suspenseful action thriller in a high-security prison where a riot erupts

Fermat's Room (2007) - four mathematicians attempt to solve a locked-room puzzle.

The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) - a slow-burn mystery drama of a retired legal advocate revisiting an old case.

The Last Days (2013) - a SF thriller drama that revolves around the events during a mysterious virus that renders people agoraphobic. Flawed, but interesting. I liked what it tried to do.

ati_qtimporta · 19/09/14 - 14:23

Estas son mis recomendaciones para la persona que quiere practicar español:
-Celda 211
-El secreto de sus ojos (Argentina)
-El laberinto del Fauno
-Airbag (quizá pueda ser demasiado humor español y no haga gracia)
-Tesis
-Los lunes al sol
-Los cronocrímenes
-Los otros
-Los sin nombre
-El espinazo del diablo
-Tesis sobre un homicidio (Argentina-España)
-El día de la bestia
-Eva
-Rec
-Abre los ojos

If you have any doubts, I'll be glad answering them.
If you want an specific genre, let me know.

spiney2 · 19/09/14 - 14:32

st simon of the desert. dir bunuel. free on youtube with english subtitles.

Straker · 19/09/14 - 15:41

I just belatedly got around to watching Alex de la Iglesia`s La Comunidad this week. By the director of the excellent Day of the Beast it had it`s moments but tipped over into total farce by the end and started to resemble a Benny Hill sketch!! The whole thing played as a sort of black comedy dry-run for rec. Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza must`ve seen it before making their phenomenal horror flick.

IamBagpuss · 21/09/14 - 23:21

Like Water for Chocolate - romance and food!

intruder2k · 22/09/14 - 10:18

TCD1975 wrote: »

You might like a film, from the same people who made The Orphanage, called The Body ...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1937149/

I saw it on Saturday. It's a good thriller, with supernatural overtones, and a great twist ending,

This is on BBC4 on Sunday 28th at 10pm for anyone who's interested.

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