Medem, Julio 1958-Overview
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Julio Medem
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Julio Medem
Los amantes del Círculo Polar Lovers of the Arctic Circle
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23 editions published between 1998 and 2007 in Spanish and Multiple languages and held by 487 libraries worldwide After a chance meeting as eight-year-olds, Ana and Otto come to live under the same roof when Ana's mother and Otto's father marry. As the two grow older, they begin to discover an attraction for each other, delving deeper and deeper into a forbidden love. Destiny tears the family apart, but years later they are given one last chance to be reunited.
Lucía y el sexo Sex and Lucia
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19 editions published between 2002 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 333 libraries worldwide After the loss of her long-time boyfriend, Lucía seeks refuge on a quiet Mediterranean island where she meets a new man and begins to discover the dark secrets of her past relationship.
Vacas
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15 editions published between 1991 and 2010 in Spanish and held by 201 libraries worldwide A saga spanning over half a century of the twisted goings on between families in Northern Spain. From the Carlist Wars of 1875 to the Spanish Civil War in the thirties, the fathers, sons and grandsons are locked in an absurdly stubborn and emotionally exhausting conflict. Sometimes there seems to be no escape from how family ties dictate our fate.
Tierra
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14 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 175 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.
The red squirrel La ardilla roja
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16 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in Spanish and held by 160 libraries worldwide Jota, a troubled former pop star is the sole witness to the crash of a motorcycle ridden by a young woman. After learning of the woman's amnesia Jota pretends to be her lover, naming her Lisa and creating a fictitious life for her. Then the two take a vacation to the Red Squirrel campsite. But there may be more to Lisa than meets the eye...
Los amantes del Círculo Polar
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23 editions published between 1998 and 2007 in Spanish and English and held by 80 libraries worldwide Two lovers are about to embark on an erotic odyssey that will take them to the ends of the earth. A story of love and sexual awakening so powerful it will alter their course forever.
La ardilla roja
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19 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in Spanish and No Linguistic content and held by 64 libraries worldwide Jota, a troubled former pop star is the sole witness to the crash of a motorcycle ridden by a young woman. After learning of the woman's amnesia Jota pretends to be her lover, naming her Lisa and creating a fictitious life for her. When "Lisa" has recovered physically, Jota takes her on vacation to a campground called "The Red Squirrel."
Lucía y el sexo
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24 editions published between 2001 and 2004 in 4 languages and held by 56 libraries worldwide Lucia, a waitress living in Madrid, seeks refuge on a Mediterranean island when her long-time boyfriend ends their relationship.
Vacas
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23 editions published between 1991 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 52 libraries worldwide The story is set in a small Basque village, from 1875 to 1936. Two neighbor families compete between themselves for their cows, land and women, while two wars come and go. Divided into four different episodes that span through three generations of men and cows, the motion picture keeps somehow its continuity because the same actors play the main roles (the cows change though!).
La pelota vasca la piel contra la piedra = Euskal pelota : larrua harriaren kontra
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1 edition published in 2003 in Spanish and held by 50 libraries worldwide Documentary about the Basque nationalist movement in Spain, with at least seventy juxtaposed interviews interspersed with documentary footage and clips from other films on the topic ; the sport of jai alai serves a visual metaphor for the conflict.
Hola, estás sola
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5 editions published between 1996 and 2003 in Spanish and held by 42 libraries worldwide Niña is a 20 year-old woman from Valladolid who lives with her divorced father, an authoritarian and conservative man. Trini is of the same age and has lost her mother. For Niña and Trini, Valladolid and their families have nothing to offer, so they go on an adventurous voyage to the Costa del Sol in the south of Spain.
Tierra
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22 editions published between 1995 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 39 libraries worldwide Angel is called in to fumigate the land after a plague of woodlice imparts a distinctive, earthy taste to the wine. He falls in love with the married Angela while lusting after Mari, women reflective of his own split personality.
Vacas
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1 edition published in 2001 in Spanish and held by 33 libraries worldwide A saga spanning over half a century of the twisted goings on between families in Northern Spain. From the Carlist Wars of 1875 to the Spanish Civil War in the thirties, the fathers, sons and grandsons are locked in an absurdly stubborn and emotionally exhausting conflict. Sometimes there seems to be no escape from how family ties dictates our fate.
La pelota vasca, la piel contra la piedra
by Julio Medem
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2 editions published in 2003 in Spanish and held by 31 libraries worldwide
La pelota vasca la piel contra la piedra = Euskal pilota : larrua harriaren kontra
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5 editions published between 2004 and 2009 in Spanish and Multiple languages and held by 28 libraries worldwide Documentary about the Basque nationalist movement in Spain, with 69 interviews interspersed with documentary footage and film excerpts.
Caótica Ana
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6 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in Spanish and held by 26 libraries worldwide A naïve young artist living with her father in an Ibiza cave sets out to explore life on her own terms
Mari en la tierra ; Tierra
by Julio Medem
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2 editions published in 1997 in Spanish and held by 23 libraries worldwide
Room in Rome
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3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 19 libraries worldwide "In hotel room in the center of Rome, two young women who have just met go on a physical journey which will touch their souls"--Www.ifcfilms.com.
Caótica Ana : guión cinematográfico
by Julio Medem
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2 editions published in 2007 in Spanish and held by 19 libraries worldwide
Lucia y el sexo Lucia et le sexe
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3 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in Spanish and held by 18 libraries worldwide Lorsque Lucia apprend la mort de son fiancé, un écrivain avec qui elle a vécu pendant six ans une vie sentimantale et sexuelle très riche, elle part trouver refuge sur une île méditerranéenne. Là-bas, bien que baignée dans une atmosphère où elle respire l'air frais et profite du soleil, Lucia commence à découvrir les coins obscurs de sa relation passée... more
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Amnesia Autonomy and independence movements Basques Bergman, Ingmar,--1918-2007 Bigamy Country life Cows Criticism, interpretation, etc. Documentary films Documentary films Drama ETA (Organization) Families Fathers and sons Feature films Feature films Female friendship Fiction films Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired First loves Foreign films Friendship in children History Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Intimacy (Psychology) Italy--Rome Love Man-woman relationships Medem, Julio,--1958- Mediterranean Region--Islands of the Mediterranean Motion picture plays Motion picture plays, Spanish Motion picture producers and directors Motion pictures Motion pictures, Spanish Motion pictures--Aesthetics Nationalism Political violence Romance drama (Comedy) Romance films Social history Spain Spain--País Vasco Techiné, André Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Video recordings Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Women--Sexual behavior Young women
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Alternative Names
Lafont, Julio Médem.
Lafont Sanjuán Mendzábal, Julio, 1958-
Médem Lafont, Julio.
Medem Lafont, Julio 1958-
Mendzábal, Julio Lafont Mendzábal, 1958-
Sanjuán Mendzábal, Julio Lafont, 1958-
Languages
Spanish
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English (23) German (16) Multiple languages (11) No Linguistic content (7) Undetermined (6) French (6) Basque (6) Danish (1) Covers
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