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The Best of Spanish Fiction

Explore a collection of compelling Spanish dramas and historical tales set in various centuries and locations, including feudal Navarra, 19th century Mallorca, Franco's Spain, and post-Civil War era. Delve into love, politics, class struggles, and friendships depicted in these captivating narratives.

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The Best of Spanish Fiction

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  1. The Best of Spanish Fiction

  2. AKELARRE Director: Pedro Olea (1984) Drama. Sorcery. Cast: Silvia Munt, José Luis López Vázquez, Mari Carrillo, Walter Vidarte, Patxi Bisquert, Iñaki Miramón, Javier Loyola, Félix Rotaeta, Mariví Bilbao 17th century. In a smallvillage in Navarra, a feudal lord withthehelp of aninquisitorbegins a crusadeagainstsorcery and paganism. 1984: Berlin Festival: Officialselection

  3. BEARN O LA SALA DE MUÑECAS Director: Jaime Chávarri (1983) Drama Cast: Fernando Rey, Ángela Molina, Amparo Soler Leal, Imanol Arias, Alfredo Mayo, Juana Ginzo, Concha Bardem, William Layton, Eduardo MacGregor Mallorca, 1865. Funerals are held by the Lords of Bearn, whose motto has always been "rather die than mix my blood”. The chaplain Juan Mayol, orphan who doesn’t know his past, decides to reconstruct the history of the Family : The journey of Don Antonio to Paris , his return to Bearn , the visit to the Pope and his passion for his niece Doña Xima . Almost folkloric chronicles about decline of Mallorcan aristocracy that Chávarri turns in a work of jewelry. Miguel ÁngelPalomo; El País journal

  4. CATORCE ESTACIONES Director: Antonio Giménez Rico (1991) Drama. Historical. Cast: Géraldine Danon, Juan Luis Galiardo, Jacques Penot, Mónica Randall, Santiago Ramos, Joaquín Hinojosa, Javier Loyola, Michel Tugot-Doris In times of Franco´s political era, Simon, a man who just got out of jail , must kill a professor who is against the dictatorship. But Simon falls in love of the wife of his target. Spanish and French cast in a film thatbringsus a lovestory in themiddle of one of themostdifficultSpanishhistoricalmoments. A coldmurderedwithpassionalfeelings.

  5. LUNA DE LOBOS Director: Julio Sánchez Valdés (1987) Drama. Histórical. Cast: Santiago Ramos, Antonio Resines, Álvaro de Luna, Kiti Mánver, Fernando Vivanco At theend of Spanish civil war (1936 – 1939), some republican fighterscontinuethebattlewith guerrilla operations. Ramiro, Santiago y Gildo, threemilicians, are persecutedby a Benemérita patrolwith a commandingsagentthatis in lovewiththesamewomanthat Ramiro. Toearnmoney and escape to France theydistrain a mine owner. Antonio Resines, currentpresident of thespanish film academy, starsthis film based in the novel of thesamenamewrittenby Julio Llamazares.

  6. PELOTAS (SEASON 2) El terrat producciones (2009) Comedy Cast: Ángel de Andrés López, Javier Albalá, Belén López, Celia Freijeiro, Carlota Urdiales, Blanca Apilánez… “Pelotas” (Balls) tells the daily life of friends that meet each Sunday morning to see the Union Football Club, the small soccer team in its neighborhood. Pelotas brings the debut in television fiction of José Corvacho and Juan Cruz, winners of a Goya award for the short film “Tapas”

  7. LAS SONATAS DE VALLE-INCLÁN RTVE (1981) 11 episodes based on a novel Sonatas Cast: Manolo Sierra Director: Miguel Picazo Scriptwritter: Enrique Llovet “Las sonatas de Valle-Inclán” is a TV series produced by RTVE based on the seasonal sonatas written by Ramón Valle-Inclán, the famous writter born in 1866. The main character, the marquis of Bradomín, is a self-potrait of the writter. The Summer sonata happens in Mexico, while the Winter one occur in Italy.

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