Document: film country of production: Spain / Document: film language: Spanish

1. "Acteon" - El tiempo en el cine moderno

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

José María Quijano Otero

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Acteon — Grau, Jorge — Spain — 1965

2. "Non" or the vain glory of command

Record type:

document

Document type:

distributor materials

Document author(s):

Manoel de Oliveira

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, cost info, distribution co, filmography, and production co

Number of pages:

6

Related films:

Non, ou a vã glória de mandar (No, or the vain glory of command) — Oliveira, Manoel de — Portugal; France; Spain — 1990

3. 'A blend of purity and perversity' from Spain

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Bernard Weiner

Publication date:

1976 Oct 17

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

El espíritu de la colmena (The spirit of the beehive) — Erice, Víctor — Spain — 1973

4. 'Beehive' - a cinematic poem

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Bernard Weiner

Publication date:

1976 Dec 21

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

El espíritu de la colmena (The spirit of the beehive) — Erice, Víctor — Spain — 1973

5. 'Dark Habits' kicks off gay festival

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Dita Sullivan

Publication date:

1988 Jun 12

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Entre tinieblas (Dark habits) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1983

6. 'Flower' an elegant, witty celebration of women

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Kevin Thomas

Publication date:

1996 Mar 13

Document source:

Los Angeles Times

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, distribution co, filmography, and production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

La flor de mi secreto (The flower of my secret) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1995

7. 'High Heels' starts well, then teeters and falls

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

David Armstrong

Publication date:

1992 Dec 20

Document source:

San Francisco Examiner

Document contains:

bibliography and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Tacones lejanos (High heels) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain; France — 1991

8. 'J'aime les contest de Noël tristes'

Record type:

document

Document type:

interview

Document author(s):

Ange-Dominique Bouzet

Publication date:

1997 Oct 29

Document source:

Libération

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Carne trémula (Live flesh) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain; France — 1997

9. 'Kika' collapses under the weight of its own clutter

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Janet Maslin

Publication date:

1994 May 27

Document source:

Oakland Tribune

Document contains:

bibliography

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Kika — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain; France — 1993

10. 'Kika' suffers from mood swings

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Mick LaSalle

Publication date:

1994 May 27

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

bibliography and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Kika — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain; France — 1993

11. 'Labyrinth of passion'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Henry Sheehan

Publication date:

1990 Jun 30

Document source:

Hollywood Reporter

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, distribution co, and filmography

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Laberinto de pasiones (Labyrinth of passion) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1982

12. 'Law of Desire': a gay melodrama that tickles

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Michael Sragow

Publication date:

1987 Jul 03

Document source:

San Francisco Examiner

Document contains:

bibliography and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

La ley del deseo (Law of desire) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1987

13. 'Law of Desire,' from Spain

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Janet Maslin

Publication date:

1987 Mar 27

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, and distribution co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

La ley del deseo (Law of desire) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1987

14. 'Law of desire'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Charles Ryweck

Publication date:

1987 Apr 10

Document source:

Hollywood Reporter

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

La ley del deseo (Law of desire) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1987

15. 'Letters' could win a young girl's heart

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Judy Stone

Publication date:

1990 Jan 26

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Cartas del parque (Letters from the park) — Alea, Tomás Gutiérrez — Cuba; Spain — 1988

16. 'Matador'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Dwight Brown

Publication date:

1988 Jun 21

Document source:

Hollywood Reporter

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, and distribution co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Matador (The bullfighter) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1986

17. 'Matador' gets away with murder

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Barbara Shulgasser

Publication date:

1988 Jun 10

Document source:

San Francisco Examiner

Document contains:

bibliography and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Matador (The bullfighter) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1986

18. 'Matador' is a kinky tale of the bullfight

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Judy Stone

Publication date:

1988 Jun 10

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

bibliography and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Matador (The bullfighter) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1986

19. 'Matador,' a surrealist sex comedy

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Vincent Canby

Publication date:

1988 Sep 16

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, distribution co, and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Matador (The bullfighter) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1986

20. 'My advice to everyone'

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Glenn Whipp

Publication date:

2002 Dec 24

Document source:

Daily News (Los Angeles)

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Hable con ella (Talk to her) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 2002

21. 'Pepi, Luci, Bom...'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Samir Hachem

Publication date:

1989 Nov 02

Document source:

Hollywood Reporter

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, and distribution co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón (Pepi, Luci, Bom and other girls on the heap) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1980

22. 'Solas'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Mick LaSalle

Publication date:

2000 Nov 10

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Solas (Alone) — Zambrano, Benito — Spain — 1999

23. 'Strawberry and chocolate' is sweet

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

David Armstrong

Publication date:

1994 Oct 08

Document source:

San Francisco Examiner

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Fresa y chocolate (Strawberry and chocolate) — Alea, Tomás Gutiérrez; Tabío, Juan Carlos — Cuba; Mexico; Spain — 1993

24. 'Strawberry and chocolate' rates two scoops on the flavor meter

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Paul Freeman

Publication date:

1995 Feb 10

Document source:

West County Times

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Fresa y chocolate (Strawberry and chocolate) — Alea, Tomás Gutiérrez; Tabío, Juan Carlos — Cuba; Mexico; Spain — 1993

25. 'Strawberry' dares Castro Cuba

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

David Armstrong

Publication date:

1995 Feb 10

Document source:

San Francisco Examiner

Document contains:

bibliography and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Fresa y chocolate (Strawberry and chocolate) — Alea, Tomás Gutiérrez; Tabío, Juan Carlos — Cuba; Mexico; Spain — 1993

26. 'Strawberry' director champions Cuba's disenfranchised

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

B. Ruby Rich

Publication date:

1995 Feb 10

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Fresa y chocolate (Strawberry and chocolate) — Alea, Tomás Gutiérrez; Tabío, Juan Carlos — Cuba; Mexico; Spain — 1993

27. 'Strawberry' explores the flavors of Cuban life

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Edward Guthmann

Publication date:

1995 Feb 10

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

bibliography and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Fresa y chocolate (Strawberry and chocolate) — Alea, Tomás Gutiérrez; Tabío, Juan Carlos — Cuba; Mexico; Spain — 1993

28. 'Talk to her'

Record type:

document

Document type:

press kit

Document author(s):

Pedro Almodóvar

Document source:

Sony Pictures Classics

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, cost info, distribution co, and filmography

Number of pages:

27

Related films:

Hable con ella (Talk to her) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 2002

29. 'This' deserves all the laughter it generates

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Publication date:

1985 Feb 01

Document source:

Miami News

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?!! (What have I done to deserve this?) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1984

30. 'Tie me up! Tie me down!'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Samir Hachem

Publication date:

1990 May 03

Document source:

Hollywood Reporter

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, and distribution co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Átame! (Tie me up! Tie me down!) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1990

31. 'Tie me up!': Almodóvar flair for the offbeat in knots

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Michael Sragow

Publication date:

1990 May 25

Document source:

San Francisco Examiner

Document contains:

bibliography and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Átame! (Tie me up! Tie me down!) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1990

32. 'Tristana'

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Raymond Durgnat

Publication date:

1974 Sep

Document source:

Film Comment

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

9

Related films:

Tristana — Buñuel, Luis — Spain; France; Italy — 1970

33. 'Volver'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Ray Bennett

Publication date:

2006 May 20

Document source:

Hollywood Reporter

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, distribution co, and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Volver (To return) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 2006

34. 'What Have I Done' depicts a funny, unfamiliar Spain

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Richard Grenier

Publication date:

1985 Mar 30

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?!! (What have I done to deserve this?) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1984

35. 'Women on the verge...'

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Dwight Brown

Publication date:

1988 Sep 20

Document source:

Hollywood Reporter

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, and distribution co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1988

36. (Movie) monster in their midst

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Walter Addiego

Publication date:

2006 Jun 08

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

El espíritu de la colmena (The spirit of the beehive) — Erice, Víctor — Spain — 1973

37. 3 fables of love

Record type:

document

Document type:

exhibitor manual

Publication date:

1963

Document source:

Janus Films

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, distribution co, filmography, and production co

Number of pages:

6

Related films:

Les quatre vérités (Three fables of love) — Blasetti, Alessandro; Clair, René; Bromberger, Hervé — France; Italy; Spain — 1962

38. A Spanish haunt

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Charles Michener

Publication date:

1976 Oct 11

Document source:

Newsweek

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

El espíritu de la colmena (The spirit of the beehive) — Erice, Víctor — Spain — 1973

39. A black take on post-Franco Spain

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Steve Jensen

Publication date:

1985 Sep 11

Document source:

San Francisco Bay Guardian

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?!! (What have I done to deserve this?) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1984

40. A comedy by Almodóvar shows he's cheered up

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Caryn James

Publication date:

1996 Mar 08

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

La flor de mi secreto (The flower of my secret) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1995

41. A complex film on sin and pride

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Paul V. Beckley

Document source:

New York Herald Tribune

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Viridiana — Buñuel, Luis — Spain; Mexico — 1961

42. A director on the verge of a cinematic success?

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Janet Maslin

Publication date:

1992 May 29

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, and distribution co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón (Pepi, Luci, Bom and other girls on the heap) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 1980

43. A film schooling

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Carina Chocano

Publication date:

2004 Dec 10

Document source:

Los Angeles Times

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, distribution co, filmography, and production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

La mala educación (Bad education) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 2004

44. A final journey into the heart of Cuba

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Larry Rohter

Publication date:

1997 July 20

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Guantanamera — Alea, Tomás Gutiérrez; Tabío, Juan Carlos — Cuba; Germany; Spain — 1995

45. A flirtation across the borders

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Caryn James

Publication date:

1994 Sept 24

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, distribution co, and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Fresa y chocolate (Strawberry and chocolate) — Alea, Tomás Gutiérrez; Tabío, Juan Carlos — Cuba; Mexico; Spain — 1993

46. A frosty family reunion

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Todd McCarthy

Publication date:

2009 May 18

Document source:

Variety

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, distribution co, filmography, and production co

Number of pages:

2

Related films:

Tetro — Coppola, Francis Ford — United States; Argentina; Italy; Spain — 2009

47. A gently surreal story of human need

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Elvis Mitchell

Publication date:

2002 Nov 22

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Hable con ella (Talk to her) — Almodóvar, Pedro — Spain — 2002

48. A great film we may never see

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Richard Eder

Publication date:

1976 Sep 12

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

El espíritu de la colmena (The spirit of the beehive) — Erice, Víctor — Spain — 1973

49. A mother's selfless love and dignity

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Stephen Holden

Publication date:

2000 Sep 08

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, distribution co, and production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

Solas (Alone) — Zambrano, Benito — Spain — 1999

50. A moving Spanish film of childhood terrors

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Bernard Weiner

Publication date:

1974 Oct 21

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

El espíritu de la colmena (The spirit of the beehive) — Erice, Víctor — Spain — 1973

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1. "Acteon" - El tiempo en el cine moderno

2. "Non" or the vain glory of command

3. 'A blend of purity and perversity' from Spain

4. 'Beehive' - a cinematic poem

5. 'Dark Habits' kicks off gay festival

6. 'Flower' an elegant, witty celebration of women

7. 'High Heels' starts well, then teeters and falls

8. 'J'aime les contest de Noël tristes'

9. 'Kika' collapses under the weight of its own clutter

10. 'Kika' suffers from mood swings

11. 'Labyrinth of passion'

12. 'Law of Desire': a gay melodrama that tickles

13. 'Law of Desire,' from Spain

14. 'Law of desire'

15. 'Letters' could win a young girl's heart

16. 'Matador'

17. 'Matador' gets away with murder

18. 'Matador' is a kinky tale of the bullfight

19. 'Matador,' a surrealist sex comedy

20. 'My advice to everyone'

21. 'Pepi, Luci, Bom...'

22. 'Solas'

23. 'Strawberry and chocolate' is sweet

24. 'Strawberry and chocolate' rates two scoops on the flavor meter

25. 'Strawberry' dares Castro Cuba

26. 'Strawberry' director champions Cuba's disenfranchised

27. 'Strawberry' explores the flavors of Cuban life

28. 'Talk to her'

29. 'This' deserves all the laughter it generates

30. 'Tie me up! Tie me down!'

31. 'Tie me up!': Almodóvar flair for the offbeat in knots

32. 'Tristana'

33. 'Volver'

34. 'What Have I Done' depicts a funny, unfamiliar Spain

35. 'Women on the verge...'

36. (Movie) monster in their midst

37. 3 fables of love

38. A Spanish haunt

39. A black take on post-Franco Spain

40. A comedy by Almodóvar shows he's cheered up

41. A complex film on sin and pride

42. A director on the verge of a cinematic success?

43. A film schooling

44. A final journey into the heart of Cuba

45. A flirtation across the borders

46. A frosty family reunion

47. A gently surreal story of human need

48. A great film we may never see

49. A mother's selfless love and dignity

50. A moving Spanish film of childhood terrors

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