tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post3414453150343861507..comments2024-02-05T03:04:14.407+01:00Comments on A Film A Day: Thursday Movie Picks: Non-English Language Movies - SpanishSonia Cercahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-55020199191214052902016-05-17T21:51:41.581+02:002016-05-17T21:51:41.581+02:00Well, I watched Biutiful only because I wanted to ...Well, I watched Biutiful only because I wanted to watch all Inarritu's movies. I ended up falling for it.Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-24646149862463412722016-05-17T21:48:46.485+02:002016-05-17T21:48:46.485+02:00All About My Mother is perhaps the best of the thr...All About My Mother is perhaps the best of the three, but the other two are great as well, so I'm sure you'll like them.Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-54440570942203295282016-05-17T21:45:42.529+02:002016-05-17T21:45:42.529+02:00Bardem is basically great in everything he does.Bardem is basically great in everything he does.Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-88918848313233247342016-05-17T21:43:41.002+02:002016-05-17T21:43:41.002+02:00I would have gone with three film with Bardem but ...I would have gone with three film with Bardem but I've only seen 2 that are in Spanish. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-74924244695013715632016-05-17T21:42:33.337+02:002016-05-17T21:42:33.337+02:00I haven't seen any of your picks but I think I...I haven't seen any of your picks but I think I'll check out Before Night Falls because of Bardem. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-36384044462536128572016-05-17T21:36:18.824+02:002016-05-17T21:36:18.824+02:00I haven't seen it but I've read the storyl...I haven't seen it but I've read the storyline and seems interesting. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-13094339803057422862016-05-13T04:27:29.615+02:002016-05-13T04:27:29.615+02:00I also picked All About My Mother and enjoyed that...I also picked All About My Mother and enjoyed that film very much. I haven't seen the other 2 but I have wanted to see Buitiful but, of course, haven't yet.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-6565699585729255792016-05-12T17:55:23.506+02:002016-05-12T17:55:23.506+02:00I love All About My Mother, but then, I love Pedro...I love All About My Mother, but then, I love Pedro so of course I love this brilliantly crafted film. I wrote about it for an exam for my Alevels, so easy to write about this story. I haven't seen the other two but had wanted to.Katie Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176992567322682222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-44078633478244050182016-05-12T16:57:14.466+02:002016-05-12T16:57:14.466+02:00I also went with The Sea Inside. Bardem was great ...I also went with The Sea Inside. Bardem was great in that and in Buitiful. I haven't seen the first pick.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-4374695993434198542016-05-12T15:48:39.546+02:002016-05-12T15:48:39.546+02:00I have seen all of these and really like all of th...I have seen all of these and really like all of them. Like that you have two wonderful performances by Bardem. Great picks.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-8211365801138084512016-05-12T15:13:53.801+02:002016-05-12T15:13:53.801+02:00I liked All About My Mother when I saw it years ag...I liked All About My Mother when I saw it years ago but it's been so long now that the details of it are hazy. I do remember it being an excellent film though.<br /><br />Bardem, who is in one of my choices as well, is fantastic in Sea Inside but I expected to like the overall film more than I did. Still for him alone the picture's worth seeing.<br /><br />I've heard of Biutiful but haven't gotten to it yet.<br /><br />This week was tougher for me, I haven't seen many Spanish language films. Somehow when I was compiling I completely forgot Almodovar which made it all the tougher but did finally come up with three.<br /><br />Before Night Falls (2000)-Based on the writings of Cuban author Reinaldo Arenas this film spans his lifetime through his country youth, embracing of the Revolution and his later persecution as a writer and openly gay man in Castro's Cuba, his escape in the Mariel Harbor exodus of 1980, exile and death in the United States. Not a pleasant film but worthwhile. Javier Bardem is staggering in the lead, earning a well-deserved Oscar nomination. <br /><br />Burnt Money (2000)-Argentine action thriller about two violent bank robbers who are also lovers, a bank job they pull that goes wrong and the pursuit and standoff that follows. Very erotic for this type of action film, based on actual events.<br /><br />Tristana (1970)-Luis Buñuel directed this murky tale of emotional battery and vicious score settling. Tristana (Catherine Deneuve) is orphaned and taken under the protection of respected elder Don Lope (Fernando Rey). He takes advantage of the situation and makes her a virtual prisoner while demoralizing her to break her spirit, eventually the tables are turned in an unexpected fashion. Good acting by Deneuve, Rey and Franco Nero but the characters are ultimately all a pretty loathsome bunch to care too deeply about. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667410643073985006.post-81780521424883707102016-05-12T15:10:54.130+02:002016-05-12T15:10:54.130+02:00Interesting choices, though I haven't seen the...Interesting choices, though I haven't seen them myself but I also picked a Alejandro Amenábar film called Thesis. Myerlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772428029534463716noreply@blogger.com