Luis García Berlanga

Luis García Berlanga

One of the best known filmmakers in the world and director of some of the most famous films of Spanish cinema, tender in his vision of the characters, but satirical to the point of biting in his social analysis, clearly critical despite the censorship of the Franco regime. He was born in 1921 into a wealthy Valencian family. After the Second World War, he studied at the Escuela Oficial de Cine (IIEC/EOC), where he would later become a professor. There he met Juan Antonio Bardem, and together they made their first film. His narrative ability, together with the sharpness of his satire, bordering on nonsense, made him a popular filmmaker, but also valued by critics. Nevertheless, within his comic line he oscillates between tenderness and the grotesqueness of his choral comedies. Between both extremes are his first films, written in collaboration with Rafael Azcona, in which he develops a black humor, characteristic of both, corrosive denunciations of social hypocrisy and the death penalty. In recent years he was president of the Filmoteca Nacional de España and director of a collection of erotic novels and short stories.

  • Title: Luis García Berlanga
  • Popularity: 2.747
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1921-07-12
  • Place of Birth: Valencia, España
  • Homepage: https://berlangafilmmuseum.com
  • Also Known As: Luis G. Berlanga, Luis Gª Berlanga, Luis García-Berlanga Martí, Berlanga, Луис Гарсия Берланга
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Luis García Berlanga Movies

  • 2000
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    La ley del cholo II

    La ley del cholo II

    3 2000 HD

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  • 2022
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    El joven Berlanga

    El joven Berlanga

    6.5 2022 HD

    The early days of the future genius of Spanish cinema Luis García Berlanga, from his birth in Valencia in 1921 to his departure to Madrid in...

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  • 2023
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    The First Look

    The First Look

    1 2023 HD

    The foundation in Madrid of the Institute of Investigations and Cinematographic Experiences (IIEC) in 1947, has been the most important event in the...

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  • 1980
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    Erotic Stories

    Erotic Stories

    3.7 1980 HD

    A set of nine stories whose central theme is eroticism. The different directors of the film deal from philosophical aspects to others that are almost...

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  • 1981
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    A Tied Blasé

    A Tied Blasé

    1 1981 HD

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  • 2005
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    Calle Bardem

    Calle Bardem

    6 2005 HD

    A documentary on the revolutionary life and career of director Juan Antonio Bardem, including interviews with many of his colleagues, including Luis...

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  • 1959
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    Streetcar for Sale

    Streetcar for Sale

    7 1959 HD

    This excellent short film written by the magnificent filmmaker duo of Luis García Berlanga and screenwriter Rafael Azcona was to be part of a...

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  • 2004
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    From Kuleshov to Berlanga

    From Kuleshov to Berlanga

    5 2004 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Invisible Half: Luis García Berlanga's The Executioner

    The Invisible Half: Luis García Berlanga's The Executioner

    1 2012 HD

    Documentary about Spanish director Luis García Berlanga's "The Executioner" (1963)

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  • 1985
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    A la pálida luz de la luna

    A la pálida luz de la luna

    3.3 1985 HD

    Carmen leaves her husband Julio to go live with an intellectual who has made a career in the United States. While, Julio goes away to live of rent to...

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  • 2005
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    Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

    Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

    6.2 2005 HD

    How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the motion pictures in order to make them easier to...

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  • 1967
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    Las pirañas

    Las pirañas

    5.7 1967 HD

    Ricardo is an executive who has great success with women and behaves almost like a play-boy. His wife, Carmen, an attractive housewife without...

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  • 2009
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    Por la gracia de Luis

    Por la gracia de Luis

    5 2009 HD

    A 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...

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  • 1984
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    De mica en mica s’omple la pica

    De mica en mica s’omple la pica

    2 1984 HD

    A young man who likes the good life and easy money gets a proposition to represent a shady business company in Europe.

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  • 2011
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    Enrique Herreros

    Enrique Herreros

    6.5 2011 HD

    The story of Enrique Herreros (1903-1977), cartoonist, advertiser, poster designer, talent manager, actor, producer and filmmaker, and the most...

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  • 1965
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    October in Madrid

    October in Madrid

    5.9 1965 HD

    Initially a made-to-order documentary on Spain, the film becomes an open-ended work-in-the-making about the creative process. “Settling in the...

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  • 1968
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    Tuset Street

    Tuset Street

    1 1968 HD

    Barcelona 1967. The pop culture revolution. Jordi (Patrick Bauchau) is a rich playboy who runs around with a bunch of high-end hippies, smoking,...

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  • 1969
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    Sharon vestida de rojo

    Sharon vestida de rojo

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1968
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    Días de viejo color

    Días de viejo color

    4.5 1968 HD

    In the Easter holidays of 1967, three friends come to Torremolinos willing to flirt and experience strong emotions. Contact with a new environment,...

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  • 1968
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    No somos de piedra

    No somos de piedra

    7 1968 HD

    Lucas, typical average Spaniard, shy, gray and repressed, is married to sanctimonious Enriqueta, so he is always aware of other women, although the...

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  • 1963
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    The Executioner

    The Executioner

    7.6 1963 HD

    An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after...

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  • 1963
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    The Executioner

    The Executioner

    7.6 1963 HD

    An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after...

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  • 1953
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    Welcome Mr. Marshall!

    Welcome Mr. Marshall!

    7.395 1953 HD

    A small Spanish town, Villar del Río, is alerted to the upcoming visit of American diplomats and its ruling townsmen begin preparations to...

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  • 1953
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    Welcome Mr. Marshall!

    Welcome Mr. Marshall!

    7.395 1953 HD

    A small Spanish town, Villar del Río, is alerted to the upcoming visit of American diplomats and its ruling townsmen begin preparations to...

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  • 1999
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    París-Tombuctú

    París-Tombuctú

    5.7 1999 HD

    The frustration and vital weariness of Michel des Assantes, a prestigious plastic surgeon in Paris, is unbearable: he has a wife whom he does not...

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  • 1985
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    The Heifer

    The Heifer

    6.754 1985 HD

    During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on...

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  • 1962
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    Placido

    Placido

    7.6 1962 HD

    In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless...

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  • 1954
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    Boyfriend in Sight

    Boyfriend in Sight

    5.3 1954 HD

    In 1914, a young woman is taken to a coastal resort by her parents to find her a suitable husband.

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  • 1954
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    Boyfriend in Sight

    Boyfriend in Sight

    5.3 1954 HD

    In 1914, a young woman is taken to a coastal resort by her parents to find her a suitable husband.

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  • 1949
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    Paseo por una guerra antigua

    Paseo por una guerra antigua

    4 1949 HD

    Madrid, Spain. A mutilated man, a war veteran, walks, leaning on a crutch, through the stadium of the Ciudad Universitaria, a place that still...

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  • 1949
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    Paseo por una guerra antigua

    Paseo por una guerra antigua

    4 1949 HD

    Madrid, Spain. A mutilated man, a war veteran, walks, leaning on a crutch, through the stadium of the Ciudad Universitaria, a place that still...

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  • 1957
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    Miracles of Thursday

    Miracles of Thursday

    6.75 1957 HD

    In Fontecilla, a Spanish village in decline, the mayor and other illustrious citizens hatch a crazy plan to revitalize tourism.

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  • 1957
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    Miracles of Thursday

    Miracles of Thursday

    6.75 1957 HD

    In Fontecilla, a Spanish village in decline, the mayor and other illustrious citizens hatch a crazy plan to revitalize tourism.

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  • 1981
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    National Heritage

    National Heritage

    7.087 1981 HD

    After the death of General Franco, the Leguineche family leaves their estate of Los Tejadillos, where they have remained for decades in voluntary...

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  • 1982
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    National III

    National III

    5.955 1982 HD

    In order to solve economic problems, "Leguineche" family decide to move to France with their limited belongings.

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  • 1993
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    Everyone Off to Jail

    Everyone Off to Jail

    6.13 1993 HD

    A prison in Valencia hosts an event recognizing political prisoners jailed during Franco’s reign. The reunion proves more raucous than the...

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  • 1974
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    Life Size

    Life Size

    5.55 1974 HD

    When Michel gets the life-sized sex doll he ordered, shipped directly from Japan, he is only intrigued by it at first. Then the silent...

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  • 2002
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    El sueño de la maestra

    El sueño de la maestra

    5.2 2002 HD

    The teacher explains to her students, step by step and with full details and live examples, how are the different types of execution: the electric...

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  • 1956
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    The Rocket from Calabuch

    The Rocket from Calabuch

    7.375 1956 HD

    Professor Hamilton, a naive Nuclear scientist who once thought bombs were good for humanity, realizes his mistake and runs away from his inventions....

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  • 1953
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    That Happy Couple

    That Happy Couple

    6.44 1953 HD

    Juan and Carmen are a humble couple living in Madrid. She does the housework and he works as an electrician in a film studio. Their dreams of...

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  • 1970
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    Long Live the Bride and Groom

    Long Live the Bride and Groom

    5.8 1970 HD

    Leo Pozas, native from Burgos and high bank clerk, arrives to a town on the Costa Brava, with his mother to marry Loli. Unexpectedly, Leo's mother...

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  • 1987
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    Moors and Christians

    Moors and Christians

    5.684 1987 HD

    A peculiar family, which owns a nougat factory, decides to set out on a trip to Madrid in order to advertise its products in a Food Fair. Besides the...

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  • 1987
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    Moors and Christians

    Moors and Christians

    5.684 1987 HD

    A peculiar family, which owns a nougat factory, decides to set out on a trip to Madrid in order to advertise its products in a Food Fair. Besides the...

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  • 1978
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    The National Shotgun

    The National Shotgun

    6.8 1978 HD

    A catalan manufacturer of intercoms travels to Madrid, accompanied by his mistress, to attend a hunt that he has organized. Its main purpose is to...

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  • 1978
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    The National Shotgun

    The National Shotgun

    6.8 1978 HD

    A catalan manufacturer of intercoms travels to Madrid, accompanied by his mistress, to attend a hunt that he has organized. Its main purpose is to...

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  • 1962
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    The Four Truths

    The Four Truths

    3.6 1962 HD

    "Les quatre vérités" aka "The Four Truths" is a movie anthology that consists of four segments, all loosely parodying fables from the...

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  • 1977
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    Una noche embarazosa

    Una noche embarazosa

    4.9 1977 HD

    An Italian taxicab driver is used as a "breeding man" to save the inheritance of a wealthy family in Mexico.

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  • 1967
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    Las pirañas

    Las pirañas

    5.7 1967 HD

    Ricardo is an executive who has great success with women and behaves almost like a play-boy. His wife, Carmen, an attractive housewife without...

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  • 1974
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    To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday

    To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday

    5.9 1974 HD

    Count Fernando, called Didino, a shy and sexually repressed man, lives under the oedipal authority of countess Mafalda, his bloodsucking and...

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  • 1964
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    Strange Voyage

    Strange Voyage

    7.3 1964 HD

    In a small town near Madrid, Paquita and her brother Venancio, both single and with a childish personality, live under the shadow of their bossy...

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  • 1957
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    Miracles of Thursday

    Miracles of Thursday

    6.75 1957 HD

    In Fontecilla, a Spanish village in decline, the mayor and other illustrious citizens hatch a crazy plan to revitalize tourism.

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  • 1959
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    We Are 18 Years Old

    We Are 18 Years Old

    5.4 1959 HD

    Comedy about the surreal holiday of two teenage Spanish girls, where they meet a bizarre assortment of villains and new friends.

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  • 1962
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    Placido

    Placido

    7.6 1962 HD

    In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless...

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  • 1963
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    Death and the Lumberjack

    Death and the Lumberjack

    7 1963 HD

    An organ grinder called “El Rubio” has the crank of his street organ confiscated because he did not have his identification papers in...

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  • 1999
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    París-Tombuctú

    París-Tombuctú

    5.7 1999 HD

    The frustration and vital weariness of Michel des Assantes, a prestigious plastic surgeon in Paris, is unbearable: he has a wife whom he does not...

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  • 1985
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    The Heifer

    The Heifer

    6.754 1985 HD

    During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on...

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    The Heifer

    The Heifer

    6.754 1985 HD

    During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on...

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  • 1950
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    El circo

    El circo

    6 1950 HD

    Madrid, Spain, 1949. The Circo Americano arrives in the city. While the big top is pitched in a vacant lot, the troupe parades through the grand...

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  • 1993
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    Everyone Off to Jail

    Everyone Off to Jail

    6.13 1993 HD

    A prison in Valencia hosts an event recognizing political prisoners jailed during Franco’s reign. The reunion proves more raucous than the...

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  • 1993
    imgMovies

    Everyone Off to Jail

    Everyone Off to Jail

    6.13 1993 HD

    A prison in Valencia hosts an event recognizing political prisoners jailed during Franco’s reign. The reunion proves more raucous than the...

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  • 1953
    imgMovies

    That Happy Couple

    That Happy Couple

    6.44 1953 HD

    Juan and Carmen are a humble couple living in Madrid. She does the housework and he works as an electrician in a film studio. Their dreams of...

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  • 1959
    imgMovies

    Streetcar for Sale

    Streetcar for Sale

    7 1959 HD

    This excellent short film written by the magnificent filmmaker duo of Luis García Berlanga and screenwriter Rafael Azcona was to be part of a...

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    National Heritage

    National Heritage

    7.087 1981 HD

    After the death of General Franco, the Leguineche family leaves their estate of Los Tejadillos, where they have remained for decades in voluntary...

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    National III

    National III

    5.955 1982 HD

    In order to solve economic problems, "Leguineche" family decide to move to France with their limited belongings.

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Las pirañas

    Las pirañas

    5.7 1967 HD

    Ricardo is an executive who has great success with women and behaves almost like a play-boy. His wife, Carmen, an attractive housewife without...

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  • 2002
    imgMovies

    El sueño de la maestra

    El sueño de la maestra

    5.2 2002 HD

    The teacher explains to her students, step by step and with full details and live examples, how are the different types of execution: the electric...

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  • 1974
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    Life Size

    Life Size

    5.55 1974 HD

    When Michel gets the life-sized sex doll he ordered, shipped directly from Japan, he is only intrigued by it at first. Then the silent...

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  • 1956
    imgMovies

    The Rocket from Calabuch

    The Rocket from Calabuch

    7.375 1956 HD

    Professor Hamilton, a naive Nuclear scientist who once thought bombs were good for humanity, realizes his mistake and runs away from his inventions....

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Long Live the Bride and Groom

    Long Live the Bride and Groom

    5.8 1970 HD

    Leo Pozas, native from Burgos and high bank clerk, arrives to a town on the Costa Brava, with his mother to marry Loli. Unexpectedly, Leo's mother...

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  • 1962
    imgMovies

    Placido

    Placido

    7.6 1962 HD

    In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless...

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  • 1958
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    Familia provisional

    Familia provisional

    5 1958 HD

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  • 1970
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    6 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E1

    7 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E2

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E1

    7 1970 HD

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