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Belle époque
by Fernando Trueba
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7 editions published between 1992 and 2009 in Spanish and English and held by 1,179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Fernando, a handsome, young Spanish Civil War deserter who befriends a free-thinking artist, finds himself in a romantic dilemma when the artist's four beautiful daughters return to their country home. Which woman should he love?
Goya
by Carlos Saura
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10 editions published between 1999 and 2013 in Spanish and held by 566 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In GOYA IN BORDEAUX Carlos Saura tells the life story of the 18th Century Spanish painter Francisco de Goya. Actually, working with cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, he attempts to "paint" the story. Elaborately staged and beautifully photographed recreations of Goya's canvases come to life as Goya (Francisco Rabal), lying on his death bed, tells his daughter Rosario (Daphne Fernández) the story of his life. After a mysterious illness left him deaf, he changed from a craven, though immensely talented court painter of Spanish royalty, to a passionate painter focusing on the plight of Spain's poor during Napoleon's invasion. After the restoration of the monarchy, he went into exile in France. But he was still haunted by his love affair with the beautiful Duchess of Alba (Maribel Verdu), who the film portrays in flashbacks with the young Goya (played by José Coronado.) Their scenes together are bathed in the soft glow of candlelight, giving the feeling of a cherished erotic memory. These sequences are a direct contrast to the figures of death from his later paintings--some quite ghoulish--who leap from their canvases near the end of the film to almost literally scare the old man to death
The dancer upstairs
by John Malkovich
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6 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 560 WorldCat member libraries worldwide As a Latin American nation nears collapse, idealistic policeman Agustin Rejas faces his greatest challenge: to catch the mysterious terrorist leader Ezequiel. Mass panic sets in as the terrorist attacks become more ferocious, and Rejas finds himself drawn to Yolanda, his daughter's beautiful ballet teacher. As the search for Ezequil comes nearer, he and Yolanda must choose between love, country or self
L'esquive
by Abdellatif Kechiche
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5 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in French and held by 451 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Krimo and Lydia, two childhood friends with opposite personalities, share their affection, arguments, and jealousies as they prepare for a school stage production
La niña de tus ojos Girl of your dreams
by Fernando Trueba
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10 editions published between 1998 and 2004 in Spanish and held by 391 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In Civil War torn Spain, Germany invites a group of filmmakers to shoot two versions of the Andalusian musical drama "The girl of your dreams" in Berlin. Happy to leave the war behind them, the troupe of Spaniards starts filming in Hitler's Berlin. The hospitality upon their arrival has more to do with the youthful charms of Macarena Granada. What's more, the only Andalusion-looking extras in Germany are the gypsies and Jewish prisoners in a nearby concentration camp. When Macarena befriends one of the prisoners, the troupe must decide if the movie is more important than their lives
Lucía, Lucía
by Twentieth Century Fox
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2 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in Spanish and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "A woman's search for her missing husband ignites a dangerous and unexpectedly romantic adventure. It's a wild ride through the mysterious territory of identity, as Lucia finds herself in a triangle of love and friendship with a reawakened passion for life that's different from anything she ever imagined!"--Container back cover
I have nothing to say and I am saying it
by John Cage
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4 editions published between 1990 and 2013 in English and held by 303 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The life, music, and philosophy of the composer John Cage. Includes performances of his music, and comments by Merce Cunninghan, Yoko Ono, and Laurie Anderson
Jamoń, jamón
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16 editions published between 1992 and 2007 in Spanish and held by 277 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The hilarious, sexy, complex story of two young lovers, the pregnant Sylvia and José Luis. When they announce their engagement, his mother hires the town's sexiest man to lure Sylvia and break them up. Chaos and comedy follow
A matador's mistress
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2 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 247 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The story of legendary Spanish matador Manolete and his romantic quest for his hot-tempered girlfriend Lupe Sino's heart, which continued until 1947, when he died in the bull ring at age 30
La comunidad Common wealth
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2 editions published in 2000 in Spanish and held by 237 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Julia, a hard-working real estate agent, finds 300 million pesetas hidden in a dead man's apartment, and is forced to face the wrath of a very peculiar community of neighbors led by an unscrupulous administrator
Soldados de Salamina
by David Trueba
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5 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in Spanish and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "El escritor Rafael Sánchez huyó de ser fusilado, en los últimos días de la Guerra Civil española. Una novelista, tiempo despues, se da a la tarea de encontrar y unir las piezas de esta enigmatica historia, sin saber que en el camino se encontrara con varias cosas, incluso con ella misma ..."--Container
La Celestina
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3 editions published in 2005 in Spanish and held by 209 WorldCat member libraries worldwide When beautiful maiden Melibea does not return the love of young knight Calisto, he turns to the sorceress Celestina for help. The maiden and knight are joined, but Calisto's servants begin to feel jealous when he rewards Celestina for her help. Feeling that they also played a part in his winning over Melibea, the servants begin to plot revenge
No se lo digas a nadie
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8 editions published between 1998 and 2009 in Spanish and held by 163 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Based on the alleged autobiography of gay Peruvian talk show host Jaime Bayly, this is the story of Joaquin, a troubled youth from a well-to-do family in Peru, who must overcome the domineering influences of his macho, racist father and obsessively religious mother to discover his true sexual nature
Segunda piel Second skin
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4 editions published between 2000 and 2003 in Spanish and held by 158 WorldCat member libraries worldwide When Elena discovers that her husband is involved in a passionate affair with another man, he tries desperately to convince her - and himself - that the affair was a mistake. But he soon finds that his love is real. When Elena's husband is encouraged to start a new life, one that is true to his real feelings, this strange triangle takes a turn that no one expects
El embrujo de Shanghai Shanghai spell
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2 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in Spanish and held by 141 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "This historical epic paints a lush yet realistic version of Barcelona in the 1940s. It follows the story of Dani, a young boy whose father was killed in the brutal violence of the Spanish Civil War. It is the start of a hot Spanish summer, and Dani is enlisted to care for a crazy neighbor--a Captain who is suffering posttraumatic stress and on an obsessive quest to close down a local industrial plant. Along with having to care for this damaged soul, Dani finds himself drawn to an older woman, the beautiful daughter of an anarchist who is dying of tuberculosis."--Http://movies.yahoo.com
Libertarias
by Vicente Aranda
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7 editions published between 1996 and 2004 in Spanish and held by 141 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Spain, July 19, 1936. The Spanish Civil War has just begun and women as always play their part in this human tragedy. Maria, an innocent young nun, is forced to leave the convent after the arrival of the revolutionary troops in Barcelona. She takes refuge in a brothel where she meets a group of "Libertarias," women "drafted" as freedom fighters
Tierra
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10 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in Spanish and held by 137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "Called to fumigate the land after a plague of woodlice imparts a distinctive, earthy taste to the wine, Angel tries vainly to keep body and soul together even as he falls in love with demure, unhappily married Angela and in lust with the highly sexed Mari: women reflective of his own split personality. Is he insane-- or is he really connected to the cosmos?"--Container
Gaudi afternoon
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2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 136 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Alone in a foreign city, Cassandra must solve a family's darkest, deepest secrets before she can confront her own past
Son de mar
by José Juan Bigas Luna
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3 editions published in 2004 in Spanish and held by 132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In a small village in the Mediterranean, Martina falls in love with Ulises, the new high school teacher. They marry and begin a happy life until Ulises disappears during a fishing trip. Martina remarries and Ulises suddenly returns
El portero The goalkeeper
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2 editions published in 2000 in Spanish and held by 102 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A former football star finds himself weighing difficult options in Spain after the Civil War. Once the goalie for a championship soccer team in Madrid, but as Spain struggles to get back on its feet following the Civil War, he's reduced to traveling the countryside, hustling money from strangers who think they can get a penalty kick past him. He finds himself in a small Asturian town, where he becomes infatuated with a single mother who watches over her young son and her brother, who is still nursing wounds he suffered as a soldier with the Resistance. He must also has to contend with a member of the Civil Guard who makes no secret of his sexual interest. He decides he'd like to stick around for a while, so he takes a job doing chores for a rough-hewn but good-natured Catholic priest; soon, he gets a troubling offer from the leader of the local branch of the Civil Guard. He must represent the Civil Guard in a local penalty kick competition, and while he's in no position to refuse, he's also not sure he wants to accept more
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Adultery Amateur theater Apartment dwellers Apartment houses Artists Ballet dancers Bullfighters Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Communities Composers Expatriate artists France France--Bordeaux (Aquitaine) Gay men Germany Goya, Francisco, Helènides de Salamina, Homosexuality Latin America Love Manners and customs Manolete, Man-woman relationships Mexico Middle-aged women Military deserters Missing persons Money Mothers and sons Motion pictures Motion pictures, Spanish Painters Peru Police Reporters and reporting Romance drama (Comedy) Sánchez-Mazas, Rafael, Seduction Sex customs Sisters Spain Suburban gangs Teenagers Terrorists Theatrical companies Triangles (Interpersonal relations) United States Witches Women real estate agents Women--Sexual behavior
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