This page lists movies produced in Spain and movies made by Spanish directors, as well as movies set in Spain.
Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie = The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
PN1997 .C444 2000 DVD
101 minutes; released 1972.
An upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually
thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined in a film that mixes
biting social satire with bold surrealistic invention. In French with optional
English subtitles. Directed by Luis Buuel.
El crimen del padre Amaro = The Crime of Padre Amaro
PQ9261 .E3 C752 2003 DVD
119 minutes; released 2002.
A young priest is assigned to a parish where he becomes involved
in corrupt politics and an illicit relationship with a woman. In
Spanish with optional dubbed English soundtrack or English, French or
Spanish subtitles. Based on the novel by Ea de Queirs. Starring Gael
Garca Bernal. Directed by Carlos Carrera.
Death of a Cyclist
PN1997 .D438 2008 DVD
88 minutes; released 1955.
A wealthy professor and his mistress hit a cyclist while
driving, leaving him to die. A friend of the mistress's husband learns
of the incident and blackmails the guilty couple. Directed by Juan
Antonio Bardem.
Don Quixote
PQ 6329 .A32 2000 VHS
120 minutes; released 2000.
A minor landowner descends into fantasy and becomes convinced
that he is a knight on a mission to save a damsel in distress. Based on
the novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Starring John Lithgow, Bob Hoskins,
Isabella Rossellini, and Vanessa Williams.
Don Quixotes de Orson Welles
PQ6323 .A9 D6 2008 DVD
115 minutes; released 1992.
A unique vision of two men, Don Quixote and his companion
Sancho Panza, who journey through provincial Spain and suddenly are
pitted against enemies both real and imagined in the modern world. A
rarely seen piece of film history. Based on the book by Miguel De
Cervantes.
Directed by Orson Welles.
El Espritu de la colmena = The Spirit of the Beehive
PN1997 .E78 2006 DVD
2 discs; 99 minutes; released 1973.
In a small Spanish village shortly after the civil war, a young
girl becomes obsessed with the memory of watching the movie Frankenstein. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Le fantôme de la liberté = The Phantom of Liberty
PN1997 .P436 2005 DVD
104 minutes; released 1974.
This surrealist comedy explores many of the illogical themes
that preoccupied the director throughout his career - from the hypocrisy
of conventional morality to the arbitrariness of social arrangements.
In French with optional English subtitles. Directed by Luis Buuel.
Hable con ella = Talk to her
PN1997.2 .H335 2003 DVD
114 minutes; released 2002.
Two men who meet by chance at the theatre discover each is
caring for a woman in a coma--one a bullfighter and the other a ballet
student. In Spanish or French, with subtitles in English or French.
Directed by Pedro Almodvar.
John of the Cross
BX4700 .J7 J57 1997 DVD
60 minutes; released 1997.
A dramatization of the life of the Spanish priest who worked with St. Teresa of Avila to reform the Carmelite Order.
Le journal d'une femme de chambre = Diary of a Chambermaid
PQ 2364 .M7 J862 DVD
98 minutes; released 1964.
A Parisian domestic goes to work on a provincial estate in the
1930s, where she encounters a womanizer, his frigid wife, a fascist and a
shoe-fetishist. Then she decides one is guilty of murder. Based on the
novel by Octave Mirbeau. In French with optional English subtitles.
Starring Jeanne Moreau. Directed by Luis Buuel.
La Lengua de las mariposas = Butterfly
PQ9469.2 .R528 Q422 2000 DVD
94 minutes; released 1999.
Amid the growing tensions of the approaching Spanish Civil War, a
small boy is brought out of his cocoon by a wise teacher who shows him
the wonder of the natural world around him. In Spanish or French with
English subtitles. Starring Fernando Fernn Gmez. Directed by Jos Luis
Cuerda.
La Mala Educacin = Bad Education
PN1997.2 .M353 2005 DVD
105 minutes; released 2004.
Two men make a movie based on their childhood experiences at
Catholic school. They later receive a visit from the priest from their
school days, who tells his own version of the events. In Spanish with
English subtitles.
Marcelino pan y vino = The Miracle of Marcelino
PQ6635 .A518 M372 2004 DVD
PQ6635 .A518 M372 1998 VHS
90 minutes; released 1955.
A baby left on the doorstep of a monastery is raised by the
monks who live there. Based on the story by Jos Mara Snchez-Silva.
Dubbed from Spanish into English. Directed by Ladislao Vajda.
Miracle of Marcellino
PQ6635 .A518 M3725 2004 DVD
98 minutes; released 1991.
This colour re-make of the 1955 original (above), is generally
considered inferior to the earlier film. Directed by Luigi Comencini.
Los Muertos
PN1997.2 .L676 2008 DVD
82 minutes; released 2003.
An enigmatic film, in which an older man is released from prison
and makes for the Argentinian jungle, divesting himself of his
posessions along the way. Directed by Lisandro Alonso.
Nazarin
PN1997 .N374 1989 VHS
92 minutes; released 1959.
A simple priest tries to live a pure and honest life according
to the Christian virtues, but is shown distrust and hatred by those
around him. In Spanish with English subtitles. Included on the Vatican's
list of Some Important Films. Directed by Directed by Luis Buuel.
Cet obscur objet du désir = That Obscure Object of Desire
PQ2623 .O8 F42 2001 DVD
104 minutes; released 1977.
In this satire of sexual obsession, a man lusts after a much
younger woman. Based on the novel by Pierre Lous. In French or English
with optional English subtitles. Directed by Luis Buuel.
Solo Con Tu Pareja = Love in the Time of Hysteria
PN1997 .S656 2006 DVD
94 minutes; released 1991.
A womanizer spends his nights juggling so many beautiful women
that he can't keep their names straight. Then one of his victims, who
happens to be a nurse, falsely diagnoses him with AIDS. In Spanish with
optional English subtitles. Directed by Alfonso Cuarn.
Teresa de Jesus = St. Teresa of Avila
BX4700 .T4 T474 2008 DVD
450 minutes
A mini-series dramatization of the life of the sixteenth century
Spanish nun and mystic, Teresa de Jesus. In Spanish with optional
English subtitles.
Todo sobre mi madre = All About My Mother
PN1997 .T636 2000 DVD
102 minutes; released 1999.
A hard-working nurse who has build a happy life for herself and
her teenage son finds her world falling apart when he is killed in a car
accident. In Spanish with English and French subtitles. Directed by
Pedro Almodvar.
Viridiana
PN1997 .V575 2006 DVD
91 minutes; released 1992.
A young nun visits her uncle's country estate where he attempts
to rape her and then kills himself, leaving the estate to her and his
illegitimate son. While the latter purues plans to modernize the estate,
she tries to convert it into a haven for the homeless. In Spanish with
English subtitles. Directed by Luis Buuel.
La voie lacte = The Milky Way
PN1997 .V65 2007 DVD
101 minutes; released 1968.
Two tramps on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela encounter a
series of characters including Jesus Christ, the Devil and the Marquis
de Sade. Directed by Luis Buuel. In French with English subtitles.
