Acclaimed director Pedro Almodovar reteams with his muse Penelope Cruz for a moving and tragic story of one man's struggle with his self and a love lost that threatens to tear everything he has ever known.
Acclaimed director Pedro Almodovar reteams with his muse Penelope Cruz for a moving and tragic story of one man's struggle with his self and a love lost that threatens to tear everything he has ever known.
Based on the controversial and bestselling novel, (Insatiable) by Valerie Tasso, comes the tale of a women's sexual adventures in the modern world.
Once upon a time there was a little girl who had never known her mother. She grew up learning the art of her father a famous bullfighter but was despised by her evil stepmother. One day she ran away with a troupe of dwarves and became a legend. Starring Maribel Verdú (Pan's Labyrinth) Daniel Giménez Cacho (How I Spent My Summer Vacation Bad Education) and Ángela Molina (Broken Embraces That Obscure Object of Desire) Blancanieves is a stark and beautiful visualisation of the classic fairy-tale of Snow White. Set in southern Spain in 1920s Blancanieves is a tribute to silent films. Special Features: Trailer Making Of
Just after boarding a train, much to the surprise of his fellow passengers, a man pours a bucket of water over a young girl on the platform. Over the next few hours he explains (and we see in flashback) how he became obsessed by her (so much so that he failed to notice that she was played by two different actresses, representing different sides of her personality), and how she tantalised him, but would never allow him to satisfy his desire for her...
From writer/director Paco Cabezas, Neon Flesh is the most original film of the year, packed with wild humor and gritty violence it is a crime thriller like no other.Ricky, a criminal turned businessman, prepares for the release of his mother from prison. To honor her release he decides to set up a brand new brothel by enlisting the help of a pimp, his junkie girlfriend and a transsexual. But when he picks up his mother he discovers she is in the early stages of Alzheimer's and has no idea who he is. However that's just the start of his problems, Ricky has located his business on brutal crime lord El Chino's patch... and he doesn't take kindly to competition.Neon Flesh is a Tarantino style thriller that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go, a whirlwind of energy, violence and an ending you will never forget.
Just after boarding a train, much to the surprise of his fellow passengers, a man pours a bucket of water over a young girl on the platform. Over the next few hours he explains (and we see in flashback) how he became obsessed by her (so much so that he failed to notice that she was played by two different actresses, representing different sides of her personality), and how she tantalised him, but would never allow him to satisfy his desire for her...
All About My Mother: A birthday treat turns into heart-rending tragedy for single mother Manuela (Cecilia Roth) when her teenage son is killed in a car accident after a performance of 'A Streetcar Named Desire' starring his favourite actress Huma Roja (Marisa Paredes). Determined to exorcise her overwhelming guilt Manuela goes to Barcelona to finally tell his father about the son he never knew he had. There the reason why she has kept the identity of her forbidden lover a secret for so long is revealed. He is a transvestite named Lola who is dying from an AIDS related illness. However in confronting her own past Manuela forges a new future with Lola's transsexual best friend Agrado (Antonia San Juan) church social worker Sister Rosa (Penelope Cruz) and Huma when her play comes to town. But even as the women from different fringes of society form a bond further heartbreak misfortune and ultimate joy lies in store for each. Live Flesh: Victor Plaza (Liberto Rabal) is a child of Franco's Spain born on a bus that was taking his mother a prostitute to the hospital. In spite of this Victor is young and life has not destroyed his trust in people particularly Elena (Francesca Neri) the daughter of a diplomat and the woman with whom he shares his first sexual experience. Victor believing the experience was not a casual one soon discovers things are not usually as straightforward as one would hope. Nerves a gun and two policeman are involved when Victor tries to see Elena again and a violent encounter changes all their lives. A policeman Sancho (Jose Sancho) precipitates a violent incident into which Victor is dragged. David (Javier Barden) is hit by a stray bullet that leaves him paralyzed and in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Victor is blamed and sent to prison where he watches helplessly as David becomes a paralympics star with Elena - now his wife. Fate however intervenes again. When Victor is released from prison he visits his mother's grave only to find Elena and David at the cemetery. Now Victor has the chance to settle old scores - but from his moment on they are all locked in a game which has only just begun. Talk To Her (Hable Con Ella): After a chance encounter at a theater two men Benigno and Marco meet at a private clinic where Benigno works. Lydia Marco's girlfriend and a bullfighter by profession has been gored and is in a coma. It so happens that Benigno is looking after another woman in a coma Alicia a young ballet student...
A triple bill of classic Luis Bunuel films, comprising 'That Obscure Object Of Desire', 'Phantom Of Liberty' and 'The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie'. That Obscure Object Of Desire: A passenger on a train pours a bucket of water over a young girl at the platform. Seemingly a random act, the man recounts in flashback how he came to be so obsessed with the girl... Phantom Of Liberty: Perhaps Bunuel's most surreal film, consisting of a series of loosely realted vignettes. <...
After a bull dies in an arena, its remains are transported throughout Belgium, France, and Spain, where various characters cross its path.
Laurence wants Alain. So does Christophe. Alain doesn't know what he wants. Men women commitment and freedom are luring him in every direction but he is incapable of choosing. Or unwilling. When he encounters sexy dangerous Marc the only way to get close to him is to become the messenger of Marc's passion for Babette an entrancing woman whose charms Alain also cannot resist. By this time Christophe has moved into Alain's flat and Laurence is expecting his child and his hand in
Never judge a man until you've walked a mile in his moccasins. Piedras (Stones) is the story of the conflicting trajectory of five women whose lives are anchored to a brothel on the outskirts of Madrid. All are endeavoring to remove the stones that insistently appear in their path or worse in their shoes. They are five Cinderella's in search of prince charming and a new chance in life. Together this motley crew struggles to scrape through life and stay happy learning to look beyond the quality of the shoes that they wear and to appreciate their quirky personality traits.
3 visions. 2 fighters. 1 dream. Their time is now. Relocated to America, Alek is an immigrant from the Soviet Union who was a talented boxer in his day, but he was not allowed on the Russian national team because of his religion. Depressed and discouraged, he meets two young amateur boxers, one street-smart, the other clean-cut, and starts to feel alive again. As their coach, he trains them for glory, but not without trouble...
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