Fernando Méndez-Leite
Director · b. 1944 · Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Movies9
MovieDocumentaryA dauntless film director, an enfant terrible in his early days, confrontational with censorship, always pushing the boundaries of freedom of expression, chronicler of the darkest corners of the transition, De la Iglesia will fall into the clutches of drug addiction, being forgotten and sometimes repudiated for more than a decade before eventually shaking off the ostracism to make films once again, that habit he could never kick.
Movie6.3DocumentaryIn Spain, on May 11, 1896, at the Price circus, the first moving images ever shown in the country are projected. From that event, the Spanish actor Antonio Resines intends to compile a series of anecdotes to shape the amazing history of Spanish cinema, holding several conversations with prominent figures of the Spanish film industry.
Movie7.0DramaTV MovieAdaptation of Ernesto Sábato's work, directed by José Luis Cuerda Juan Pablo Castel, a moderately famous painter, visits Larrea's office to tell him how he met María Iribarne at a painting exhibition. He recounts why he followed her upon realizing she understood his painting, and why he killed her after months of searching, finally establishing contact with her and experiencing a passionate and tumultuous love affair.
MovieDocumentaryJavier Espada's documentary about the making of Bunuel's masterpiece "Los Olvidados".
Movie6.4DocumentaryHistoryA look at the life and work of Spanish filmmaker and film critic Fernando Méndez-Leite, as he writes his memoirs and a novel with autobiographical resonances.
La memoria del cine: una película sobre Fernando Méndez-Leite
The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite
2023 · 5 votes
Movie5.0DocumentaryA walk through the work of Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010) that is neither a documentary nor a narrative movie, but a tribute to one of the greatest directors of Spanish cinema. Anything can happen: the performers are not themselves, but their characters; there are no interviews, but greetings; a series of entrances and exits. A joyful reunion, a celebration of life.
Por la gracia de Luis
2009 · 1 votes
Movie3.0DocumentaryEduardo Ducay: el cine que siempre estuvo ahí
2015 · 2 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryLa extraña pareja: Pajares y Esteso
2008 · 2 votes
Movie6.7DocumentaryHistoryA portrait of the actress and singer Pepa Flores, an incarnation of the recent history of Spain, who, in just twenty-five years of intense career, went from being Marisol, child prodigy of the Franco dictatorship, to being one of the first communist militants, icon of the Transition; an idol of the masses who became a discreet person after having claimed her right to remain silent.
Marisol: llámame Pepa
2024 · 3 votes