The art of motion-picture making within the nation of Spain or by Spanish filmmakers abroad is collectively known as Spanish Cinema. European cinema is the cinema of Europe. ... The Cinema of Albania had its start in the years 1911-1912. ... Cinema of Armenia was born on April 16, 1923, when the Armenian State Committee on Cinema was established by the government decree. ... Austria has produced a number of films in the cinema industry. ... The film industry in Azerbaijan dates back to 1898. ... The Cinema of Belgium // History Early history While the invention of the cinématographe by the French Lumière brothers is widely regarded as the birth of cinema, a number of developments in photography preceded the advent of film. ... A full list of films produced in Bosnia-Herzegovina. ... // Directors Slatan Dudow Rangel Valtchanov Nikola Kovachev Sophia Peer Vulo Radev Dimitar Petkov- Opashkata Na Diavola aka Devils Tail Nikola Korabov Ivan Andonov Ludmil Staikov Metodi Andonov Zornitsa-Sophia Vladimir Yanchev Nikolai Volev Actors and actresses See also List of Bulgarian actors Stoyan Bachvarov Rusi Chanev Georgi Cherkelov Stefan... The cinema of Croatia has suffered in recent years, with quality films being few and far between in comparison to other countries. ... The Czech Republic (both as an independent country and as a part of former Czechoslovakia) was a seedbed for many acclaimed film directors. ... Danish cinema pioneer Peter Elfelt, a photographer, was the first Dane to make a film. ... Cinema in Estonia started in 1908 with the production of a newsreel about Swedish King Gustav IV’s visit to Tallinn. ... Norwegian Anneke von der Lippe as the Faroese Barbara in the 1997 Danish motion picture The Faroe Islands do not have a long history of cinema. ... In Finnish cinema, Aki Kaurismäki is a big name. ... The art of motion-picture making within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad is collectively known as French cinema. ... The Cinema in Georgia is one of the best known and recognized cinematography of the world. ... Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the very beginnings of the medium at the end of the 19th Century and German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film. ... // In the spring of 1897, the Greeks of Athens had the opportunity and privilege to watch the first cinematic attempts (short movies in journal). The projection of an animated movie resulted in excited reactions and the new-seen spectacle became a usual matter of discussion. ... Hungary has had a notable cinema industry for some time. ... Iceland has had a notable cinema industry for some time. ... The Irish film industry has grown somewhat in recent years thanks partly to the promotion of the sector by Bord Scannán na hÉireann (The Irish Film Board) and the introduction of heavy tax breaks. ... The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had discovered the medium, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera. ... . ... Cinema of Lithuania came into existence in the late 1980s with the documentary films by director Arūnas Matelis, and was allowed to develop once Lithuania became independent on September 6, 1991. ... The Luxembourg film industry is quite small, but this is unsurprising given that the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has a population of only about 400,000 people. ... Montenegro has been the site of many domestic films. ... The Dutch film industry has long been renowned for its documentaries. ... Norway has had a notable cinema industry for some time. ... // Directors Józef Arkusz Stanisław Bareja Aleksander Ford Wojciech Has Agnieszka Holland Jerzy Hoffman Jerzy Kawalerowicz Krzysztof Kieślowski -- The Three Colors trilogy, The Decalogue Jan Jakub Kolski Kazimierz Kutz Juliusz Machulski Andrzej Munk Marek Piwowski Roman Polański Ladislas Starevich Wladyslaw Starewicz Andrzej Wajda Krzysztof Zanussi Andrzej Zulawski... Portuguese cinema has a long tradition, reaching back to the birth of the medium in the late 19th century. ... The Cinema of Romania came into being as an affective reality. ... The Russian Empire (1896-1917) The first films seen in Russia were via the Lumiere Brothers, in Moscow and St. ... The first films seen in the Russian Empire were via the Lumière brothers, in Moscow and St. ... Serbia (both as an independent country and as part a part of former Yugoslavia) has been home to many internationally acclaimed films and directors. ... // Vlado Bahna Stanislav Barabáš Paľo Bielik Eduard Grečner Dušan Hanák Elo Havetta Juraj Herz Martin Hollý Juraj Jakubisko Ján Kadár Otakar Krivánek Viktor Kubal Leopold Lahola Andrej Lettrich Miroslav Luther Juraj Nvota Stanislav Párnický Peter Solan Martin Šulík Štefan Semjan Štefan... . ... Soviet Cinema should not be used as a synonym for Russian Cinema. Although Russian language films predominated, several of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union contributed films reflecting elements of their pre-Soviet culture, language and history, although sometimes censored by the Central Government. ... Swedish cinema is one of the most widely-known national cinemas in the world, and certainly the most prominent of Scandinavia. ... Cinema of Switzerland // List of Swiss films Charles-Georges Duvanel Kurt Früh Jean-Luc Godard Claude Goretta Leopold Lindtberg Franz Schnyder Casimir Sivan Alain Tanner Anne-Marie Blanc Zarli Carigiet Heinrich Gretler Max Haufler Emil Hegetschweiler World cinema Swiss Films Swiss Film Directory Categories: | | ... The first film showing in Turkey was held in the Yildiz Palace, Istanbul in 1896. ... Michael Caine in Get Carter (1971). ... Cinema in Ukraine One of the largest film production studios in Ukraine is the Olexandr Dovzhenko Film Studios, located in Kiev, Ukraine. ... The historical country of Yugoslavia had a notable cinema industry of its own. ...

In recent years, Spanish cinema has achieved high marks of recognition as a result of its creative and technical excellence. In the long history of Spanish cinema, the great filmmaker Luis Buñuel was the first to achieve universal recognition, followed by Pedro Almodóvar in the 1980s. Spanish cinema has also seen international success over the years with films by directors like Segundo de Chomón, Florián Rey, Luis García Berlanga, Carlos Saura, Julio Medem and Alejandro Amenábar. Woody Allen, upon receiving the prestigious Prince of Asturias Award in 2002 in Oviedo remarked: When I left New York, the most exciting film in the city at the time was Spanish, Pedro Almodovar's one. I hope that Europeans will continue to lead the way in film making because at the moment not much is coming from the United States." Luis Buñuel Portolés (February 22, 1900 – July 29, 1983) was a Spanish-born filmmaker who worked mainly in Mexico and France, but also in his native country and the United States. ... Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (pronounced ) (born September 24, 1951, in Calzada de Calatrava, Spain) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... La casa hechizada (1906) Satán se divierte (1907) El Hotel eléctrico (1908) Segundo Víctor Aurelio Chomón y Ruiz (October 17, 1871 in Teruel - May 2, 1929) was one of the pioneering Spanish film directors of who produced many short films in France. ... Florián Rey (real name Antonio Martínez del Castillo), born at La Almunia de Doña Godina, (Zaragoza), January 25, 1894 - death at Benidorm (Alicante), April 11, 1962 was the most successful Spanish film director in the 20s and 30s. ... Luis García Berlanga (b. ... Carlos Saura (born 4 January 1932, Atarés, Huesca) is a Spanish film director. ... Julio Medem (born 21 October 1958) is a Spanish writer and film director. ... Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972 in Santiago, Chile) is a Spanish film director, widely considered one of the most important Spanish directors working today even though he has directed only four films. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... The Prince of Asturias Awards (in Spanish: Premios Príncipe de Asturias) is a series of annual prizes given in Spain by the Fundación Príncipe de Asturias to individuals from around the world who make notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, or public affairs. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Non-directors have obtained less international notability. Only the cinematographer Néstor Almendros, the actress Penelope Cruz and the actors Fernando Rey, Antonio Banderas, Javier Bardem and Fernando Fernán Gómez have obtained some recognition outside of Spain. Mexican actor Gael García Bernal has also recently received international notoriety in films by Spanish directors. A Cameraman-Reporter during a MINUSTAH mission in 2007 (Photo: Patrick-André Perron A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera (the art and science of which is known as cinematography). ... Néstor Almendros (born October 30, 1930 – March 4, 1992) was a Spanish cinematographer. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Penelope Cruz Penélope Cruz Sánchez, nicknamed simply Pe, (born April 28, 1974) is a Spanish actress. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Fernando Rey Fernando Casado DArambillet, known as Fernando Rey, (September 20, 1917 - March 9, 1994) was born in A Coruña, Spain, then known as La Coruña, the son of Colonel Casado Veiga. ... José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born August 10, 1960), better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor and singer who has starred in several high-profile Hollywood films including Ballistic: Ecks vs. ... Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born March 1, 1969) is a Spanish actor. ... Fernando Fernández Gómez (born August 28, 1921) was born in Lima, Peru, the son of actress Carola Fernán-Gómez. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Today, only 10 to 20% of box office receipts in Spain are generated by domestic films, a situation that repeats itself in many nations of Europe and the Americas. The Spanish government has therefore implemented various measures aimed at supporting local film production and movie theaters, which include the assurance of funding from the main national television stations. The trend is being reversed with the recent screening of mega productions such as the €30 million film Alatriste (starring Viggo Mortensen), the Academy Award winning Spanish/Mexican film Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno), Volver (starring Penelope Cruz), and Los Borgia (€10 million), all of them sold-out blockbusters in Spain. Alatriste is a film-in-progress by the Spanish director Agustín Díaz Yanes, based on the main character of a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Las aventuras del Capitán Alatriste (The Adventures of Captain Alatriste in English). ... Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. ... Pans Labyrinth (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno, literally The Labyrinth of the Faun) is a Spanish, Academy Award-winning,[2] fantasy[1][3] film written and directed by Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro. ... Volver (Spanish: to return (specifically: to return to a place), (IPA pronunciation: )) is a 2006 Academy Award-nominated Spanish film by director Pedro Almodóvar. ... Penelope Cruz Penélope Cruz Sánchez, nicknamed simply Pe, (born April 28, 1974) is a Spanish actress. ...

Another aspect of Spanish cinema mostly unknown to the general public is the appearance of English-language Spanish films such as The Machinist (starring Christian Bale) The Others (starring Nicole Kidman), Basic Instinct II (starring Sharon Stone), and Milos Forman’s Goya's Ghosts (starring Javier Bardem and Natalie Portman). All of these films were produced by Spanish firms. This attests to the dynamism and creativity of Spanish directors and producers. (More on this below.) The Machinist (also known as El Maquinista) is an English-language Spanish psychological thriller film that was released in 2004. ... Christian Charles Philip Bale (also known professionally as Christian Morgan Bale; born 30 January 1974) is a Welsh-born, English[2][3] method actor who is known for his roles in the films American Psycho, Equilibrium, Batman Begins and The Prestige, among others. ... The Others has been the name of various films and TV series: In film: The Others, a 2001 film by Alejandro Amenábar, starring Nicole Kidman and Christopher Eccleston. ... Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967), is an iconic Australian[1] Academy Award winning actress. ... Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning American actress, producer, and former fashion model. ... Jan Tomáš Forman (born February 18, 1932), better known as Miloš Forman, is a film director, actor and script writer. ... Goyas Ghosts is a 2006 film directed by Academy Award winner MiloÅ¡ Forman (Amadeus, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest) and written by MiloÅ¡ Forman and Jean-Claude Carrière. ... Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born March 1, 1969) is a Spanish actor. ... Natalie Portman (Hebrew: נטלי פורטמן), born Natalie Hershlag (Hebrew: נטלי הרשלג) on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel[1] is a Golden Globe-winning, Academy Award-nominated Israeli-American actress. ...

Origins

The first Spanish film exhibition took place on May 5, 1895 in Barcelona. Exhibitions of Lumière films were screened in Madrid and Barcelona in May and December of 1896, respectively. is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 22 - First display of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière (private screening). ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... For the article about the Lumière brothers, see there An artists impression of Lumiere Lumiere is a skyscraper development that is under construction in Leeds, England. ... See also: 1895 in film 1896 1896 films 1897 in film 19th century in film years in film film Events January - In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W. Paul developed their own film projector, the Theatrograph (later known as the Animatograph). ...

Segundo de Chomón

The matter of which Spanish film came first is in doubt. The first was either Salida de la misa de doce de la Iglesia del Pilar de Zaragoza (Exit of the Twelve O'Clock Mass from the Church of El Pilar of Zaragoza) by Eduardo Jimeno Peromarta, Plaza del puerto en Barcelona (Plaza of the Port of Barcelona) by Alexandre Promio or the anonymous film Llegada de un tren de Teruel a Segorbe (Arrival of a Train from Teruel in Segorbe). It is also possible that the first film was Riña en un café (Brawl in a Café) by the prolific filmmaker Fructuós Gelabert. These films were all released in 1897. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... La casa hechizada (1906) Satán se divierte (1907) El Hotel eléctrico (1908) Segundo Víctor Aurelio Chomón y Ruiz (October 17, 1871 in Teruel - May 2, 1929) was one of the pioneering Spanish film directors of who produced many short films in France. ... See also: 19th century in film 1896 in film 1897 1898 in film years in film film Events 125 people died during a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris after a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the projector lamp. ...

The first Spanish film director to achieve great success internationally was Segundo de Chomón, who worked in France and Italy but made several fantasy famous films in Spain such as El Hotel eléctrico (avalaible to see it on its page). La casa hechizada (1906) Satán se divierte (1907) El Hotel eléctrico (1908) Segundo Víctor Aurelio Chomón y Ruiz (October 17, 1871 in Teruel - May 2, 1929) was one of the pioneering Spanish film directors of who produced many short films in France. ... El Hotel eléctrico is a 1908 silent Spanish comedy film fantasy directed by Spanish pioneer Segundo de Chomón. ...

The height of silent cinema

In 1914, Barcelona was the center of the nation's film industry. The españoladas (historical epics of Spain) predominated until the 1960s. Prominent among these were the films of Florián Rey, starring Imperio Argentina, and the first version of Nobleza Baturra (1925). Historical dramas such as Vida de Cristóbal Colón y su Descubrimiento de América (The Life of Christopher Columbus and His Discovery of America) (1917), by the French director Gerald Bourgeois, adaptations of newspaper serials such as Los misterios de Barcelona (The Mysteries of Barcelona) starring Joan Maria Codina (1916), and of stage plays such as Don Juan Tenorio, by Ricardo Baños, and zarzuelas (comedic operettas), were also produced. Even the Nobel Prize-winning playwright Jacinto Benavente, who said that "in film they pay me the scraps," would shoot film versions of his theatrical works. Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The epic film is a film genre typically featuring expensive production values and dramatic themes. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Florián Rey (real name Antonio Martínez del Castillo), born at La Almunia de Doña Godina, (Zaragoza), January 25, 1894 - death at Benidorm (Alicante), April 11, 1962 was the most successful Spanish film director in the 20s and 30s. ... Magdalena Nile del Rio (born December 26, 1906 in Buenos Aires, Argentina; died August 22, 2003 in Málaga, Spain) was a professional singer and movie actress who was much better known as Imperio Argentina. ... See also: 1924 in film 1925 1926 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films Ben-Hur His People The Unholy Three The Freshman Movies released Movies released in 1925 include: Ben-Hur, starring Ramon Novarro. ... See also: 1916 in film 1917 1918 in film years in film film Events Technicolor is introduced Top grossing films Cleopatra Movies released Movies released in 1917 include: The Adventurer, a Charlie Chaplin short. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... // Events November 19 - Samuel Goldfish (later renamed Samuel Goldwyn) and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Company (the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers). ... Operetta (literally, little opera) is a performance art-form similar to opera, though it generally deals with less serious topics. ... Nobel Prize medal. ... Jacinto Benavente Jacinto Benavente y Martínez (August 12, 1866 – July 14, 1954), awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1922, was one of the foremost Spanish dramatists of the 20th century. ...

In 1928, Ernesto Giménez Caballero and Luis Buñuel founded the first cine-club (film society), in Madrid. By that point, Madrid was already the primary center of the industry; 44 of the 58 films released up until that point had been produced there. See also: 1927 in film 1928 1929 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. ... Luis Buñuel Portolés (February 22, 1900 – July 29, 1983) was a Spanish-born filmmaker who worked mainly in Mexico and France, but also in his native country and the United States. ... A film society is a membership club where people can watch Private screenings of films which would otherwise not be shown in mainstream cinemas. ...

The rural drama La aldea maldita (The Cursed Village) (Florian Rey, 1929) was a hit in Paris, where, at the same time, Buñuel and Dalí premiered Un chien andalou (An Andalusian Dog). Un chien andalou has become one of the most well-known avant-garde films of that era. See also: 1928 in film 1929 1930 in film 1920s in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events The days of the silent film were numbered. ... Luis Buñuel Portolés (February 22, 1900 – July 29, 1983) was a Spanish-born filmmaker who worked mainly in Mexico and France, but also in his native country and the United States. ... Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí y Domènech, Marquis of Pubol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), was a Spanish (Catalan) surrealist painter. ... = Luis Buñuel | writer = Luis Buñuel Salvador Dalí | starring = Pierre Batcheff Simone Mareuil Luis Buñuel Salvador Dalí Jaime Miravilles | music = | cinematography = Albert Duverger Jimmy Berliet | editing = Luis Buñuel | released = June 6, 1929 | runtime = 16 min. ... A work similar to Marcel Duchamps Fountain Avant garde (written avant-garde) is a French phrase, one of many French phrases used by English speakers. ...

The crisis of sound

By 1931, the introduction of audiophonic foreign productions had hurt the Spanish film industry to the point where only a single title was released that year. // Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Winstead Mata Hari, starring Greta Garbo and Lionel Barrymore City Lights starring Charles Chaplin Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ Best Actor: Fredric March - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ...

In 1935, Manuel Casanova founded the Compañía Industrial Film Española S.A. (Spanish Industrial Film Company Inc, CIFESA) and introduced sound to Spanish film-making. CIFESA would grow to become the biggest production company to ever exist in Spain. Sometimes criticized as an instrument of the right wing, it nevertheless supported young filmmakers such as Luis Buñuel and his pseudo-documentary Las Hurdes: Tierra Sin Pan (Breadless Land). In 1933 it was responsible for filming 17 motion pictures and in 1934, 21. The most notable success was Benito Perojo´s La verbena de la paloma (The Dove's Verbena). By 1935 production had risen to 37 films. See also: 1934 in film 1935 1936 in film 1930s in film years in film film Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). ... Manuel F. Casanova, MD, is the Gottfried and Gisela Kolb Endowed Chair in Outpatient Psychiatry and a professor of anatomical sciences and neurobiology at the University of Louisville. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... Luis Buñuel Portolés (February 22, 1900 – July 29, 1983) was a Spanish-born filmmaker who worked mainly in Mexico and France, but also in his native country and the United States. ... See also: 1932 in film 1933 1934 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events British Film Institute founded. ... See also: 1933 in film 1934 1935 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) finally purchased the film rights to The Wizard of Oz from Frank J. Baum for $40,000. ... Benito Perojo (Madrid, June 14, 1894 - Madrid, November 11, 1974), was a successful Spanish film director and film producer. ... See also: 1934 in film 1935 1936 in film 1930s in film years in film film Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). ...

The Civil War and its aftermath

Around 1936, both sides of the Civil War began to use cinema as a means of propaganda and censorship. A typical example of this is Luis Buñuel's España 1936, which also contains much rare newsreel footage. The pro-Franco side founded the National Department of Cinematography, causing many actors to go into exile. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Soviet Propaganda Poster during the World War II. The text reads Red Army Fighter, SAVE US! Chinese propaganda poster from during the Cultural Revolution. ... Censorship is defined as the removal and/or withholding of information from the public by a controlling group or body. ... Luis Buñuel Portolés (February 22, 1900 – July 29, 1983) was a Spanish-born filmmaker who worked mainly in Mexico and France, but also in his native country and the United States. ... A documentary short made by Luis Buñuel about the early days of the Spanish Civil War. ... General Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892–20 November[1] 1975), commonly abbreviated to Francisco Franco (pron. ...

The new regime then began to impose obligatory dubbing to highlight directors such as Ignacio F. Iquino, Rafael Gil (Huella de Luz (Footstep of Light) (1941)), Juan de Orduña (Locura de amor (Craziness of Love) (1948)), Arturo Román, José Luis Sáenz de Heredial (Raza) (Race) (1942)) with scripts of Franco's and Edgar Neville's. They also began to highlight Fedra (1956), by Manuel Mur Oti. For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

For its part, Marcelino, pan y vino (Marcelino, Bread and Wine) (1955) from Ladislao Vajda would trigger a trend of child actors, such as those who would become the protagonists of "Joselito," "Marisol," "Rocío Durcal" or "Pili y Mili." Marcelino Pan y Vino [lit. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Joselito on the cover of one of his albums. ... Josefa Flores González, better known as Marisol or Pepa Flores, is a Spanish singer and actress. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Finally, in the 1950s, the influence of Neorealism became evident in the works of new directors such as Antonio del Amo, Arturo Nieves Conde, Juan Antonio Bardem, and Luis García Berlanga. In the conversations of Salamanca, Juan Antonio Bardem summed up cinema of postwar Spain in a manifesto that has become famous for its harshness: "Real Spanish cinema is politically inefficient, socially false, intellectually infirm, aesthetically void and industrially weak." Juan Antonio Bardem (2 June 1922 Madrid - 30 October 2002 Madrid) was a Spanish screen writer and director, best known for Muerte de un Ciclista (1955) which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. ... Luis García Berlanga (b. ...

Juan de Orduña would later have an enormous commercial hit with El Último Cuplé (The Final Variety Song) (1957), with leading actress Sara Montiel. Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Sara Montiel (born March 10, 1928) is a Spanish actress. ...

Buñuel sporadically returned to Spain to film the shocking Viridiana (1961) and Tristana (1970), two of his biggest films. Viridiana is a 1961 film directed by Luis Buñuel and produced in Spain by Gustavo Alatriste. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tristana is a 1970 film by Luis Buñuel based on a novel by Benito Pérez Galdós, starring Catherine Deneuve and Fernando Rey. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

The new Spanish cinema

In 1962, José María García Escudero became the Director General of Cinema, propelling forward state efforts and the Escuela Oficial de Cine (Official Cinema School), from which emerged the majority of new directors, generally from the political left and those opposed to the Franco dictatorship. Among these were Mario Camus, Miguel Picazo, Francisco Regueiro, Manuel Summers, and, above all, Carlos Saura. Apart from this line of directors, Fernando Fernán Gómez made the classic El extraño viaje (The Strange Trip) (1964). From television came Jaime de Armiñan, author of Mi querida señorita (My Dear Lady) (1971). Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... Mario Camus (Santander,April 20, 1935) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. ... Manuel Summers Rivero (July 4, 1935 - June 12, 1993) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. ... Carlos Saura (born 4 January 1932, Atarés, Huesca) is a Spanish film director. ... Fernando Fernández Gómez (born August 28, 1921) was born in Lima, Peru, the son of actress Carola Fernán-Gómez. ... Jaime de Armiñán, (March 9, 1927, Madrid) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. ...

From the so-called Escuela de Barcelona, originally more experimentalist and cosmopolitan, come Vicente Aranda, Jaime Camino, and Gonzalo Suárez, who made their master works in the 1980s. Vicente Aranda is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer born in Barcelona on 9 November 1926. ... Gonzalo Suárez Morilla (July 30, 1934, Oviedo), is a Spanish writer, screenwriter and film director. ...

The San Sebastian International Film Festival is a major film festival supervised by the FIAPF. It was started in 1953, and it takes place in San Sebastián every year. Alfred Hitchcock, Audrey Hepburn, Steven Spielberg, Gregory Peck, Elizabeth Taylor are some of the stars that have participated in this festival, the most important in Spain and one of the best cinema festivals in the world. The San Sebastian International Film Festival was founded in 1953 in San Sebastian, Spain. ... The FIAPF (Fedération International des Associations de Producteurs de Films; English: International Federation of Film Producers Associations), created in 1977, is an organization composed with 31 member associations from 25 of the leading audiovisual production countries. ... Location Image:Donostia (San Sebastian), Euskadi location. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929 – January 20, 1993) was an Academy Award-winning Anglo-Dutch actress of film and theatre, Broadway stage performer, ballerina, fashion model, and humanitarian. ... Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ... Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Oscar-winning American film actor. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

The Festival de Cine de Sitges, now known as the Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya (International Film Festival of Catalonia), was started in 1967. It is considered one of the best cinematographic contests in Europe, and is the best in the specialty of science fiction film. The Festival de Cine de Sitges (also known as Festival Internacional de Cinema de Cataluña) is one of the most recognizable film festivals held in Europe and considered the worlds best festival specializing in science fiction film. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

The cinema of the democratic era

With the end of dictatorship, censorship was greatly loosened and cultural works were permitted in other languages spoken in Spain besides Spanish, resulting in the founding of the Catalan Institute of Cinema, among others.

At the beginning, the popular phenomena of striptease and landismo (from Alfredo Landa) triumph. During the democracy, a whole new series of directors base their films either on controversial topics or on revising the country's history. Jaime Chávarri, Víctor Erice, José Luis Garci, Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, Eloy de la Iglesia, Pilar Miró and Pedro Olea were some of these who directed great films. Montxo Armendáriz or Juanma Bajo Ulloa's "new Basque cinema" has also been outstanding; another prominent Basque director is Julio Medem. A stripper using a stripper pole to dance around. ... Alfredo Landa Areitio (born March 3, 1933) was born on Pamplona, Navarra (Spain). ... Jaime Chávarri de la Mora (b. ... Víctor Erice (born 30 June 1940) is a Spanish film director. ... José Luis Garci (born January 20, 1944 in Madrid, Spain) is a director, producer, writer, and actor in Spanish cinema. ... Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (Torrelavega, Cantabria January 2, 1940) is an awarded Spanish screenwriter and film director. ... Eloy de la Iglesia Eloy de la Iglesia (Zarautz, January 1, 1944 – † Madrid, March 23, 2006) was an Spanish screenwriter and film director. ... Pilar Miró (Madrid, April 20, 1940 – † Madrid, October 19, 1997) was an awarded Spanish screenwriter, film director. ... Pedro Olea (June 30, 1938, Bilbao ) is a Spanish screenwriter, film producer and film director. ... Montxo Armendariz (Real name= Ramón Armendariz Barrios), (Born Olleta, Orbaibar, in Navarra 1949)is an awarded Spanish screenwriter and film director. ... Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa (born January 1st, 1967) is a Spanish film director. ... Julio Medem (born 21 October 1958) is a Spanish writer and film director. ...

The Spanish cinema, however, depends on the great hits of the so-called Madrileño comedy by Fernando Colomo or Fernando Trueba, the sophisticated melodramas by Pedro Almodóvar, Alex de la Iglesia and Santiago Segura's black humour or Alejandro Amenábar's works, in such a manner that, according to producer José Antonio Félez, "50% of total box office revenues comes from five titles, and between 8 and 10 films give 80% of the total" during the year 2004. Fernando Trueba ( January 18, 1955 in Madrid) is an awarded Spanish screenwriter and film director. ... Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (pronounced ) (born September 24, 1951, in Calzada de Calatrava, Spain) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. ... Álex de la Iglesia (born December 4, 1965) is a Spanish film director. ... Santiago Segura Silva (born July 17, 1965) is a Spanish film actor, scriptwriter, producer and director. ... Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972 in Santiago, Chile) is a Spanish film director, widely considered one of the most important Spanish directors working today even though he has directed only four films. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On the other hand, Spanish pornographic cinema has flourished in the city of Barcelona; one of its stars is Nacho Vidal. Pornographic films are motion pictures that explicitly depict sexual intercourse and other sexual acts, typically for the purpose of sexual arousal in the viewer. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1987, a year after the founding of the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España, the Goya Awards were created to recognize excellence in many aspects of Spanish motion picture making such as acting, directing and screenwriting. The first ceremony took place on March 16, 1987 at the Teatro Lope de Vega, Madrid. The ceremony continues to take place annually around the end of January, and awards are given to films produced during the previous year. The award itself is a small bronze bust of Francisco de Goya created by the sculptor José Luis Fernández. Two Much is a 1995 comedy/romance film directed by Fernando Trueba and starring Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah and Danny Aiello. ... Fernando Trueba ( January 18, 1955 in Madrid) is an awarded Spanish screenwriter and film director. ... Juan Manuel Bajo Ulloa (born January 1st, 1967) is a Spanish film director. ... Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley is a 1998 Spanish dark comedy written, directed and starred by Santiago Segura. ... Santiago Segura Silva (born July 17, 1965) is a Spanish film actor, scriptwriter, producer and director. ... Poster for Todo sobre mi madre All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) is a 1999 film written and directed by the Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar, starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan and Penélope Cruz. ... Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (pronounced ) (born September 24, 1951, in Calzada de Calatrava, Spain) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. ... Álex de la Iglesia (born December 4, 1965) is a Spanish film director. ... The Others is a 2001 Spanish psychological thriller film by the Spanish director Alejandro Amenábar, starring Nicole Kidman. ... Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972 in Santiago, Chile) is a Spanish film director, widely considered one of the most important Spanish directors working today even though he has directed only four films. ... The Other Side of the Bed film poster The Other Side of the Bed a. ... Emilio Martínez-Lázaro is a Spanish film director famous for such films as The Other Side of the Bed and His Masters Voice. ... Javier Fesser (Madrid, 1964) is a Spanish film director and publicist. ... Mar adentro (English title: The Sea Inside) is a 2004 film by the Chilean-Spanish director Alejandro Amenábar, written by Mateo Gil and Amenábar. ... Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972 in Santiago, Chile) is a Spanish film director, widely considered one of the most important Spanish directors working today even though he has directed only four films. ... Santiago Segura Silva (born July 17, 1965) is a Spanish film actor, scriptwriter, producer and director. ... Volver (Spanish: to return (specifically: to return to a place), (IPA pronunciation: )) is a 2006 Academy Award-nominated Spanish film by director Pedro Almodóvar. ... Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (pronounced ) (born September 24, 1951, in Calzada de Calatrava, Spain) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... The Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España (Spanish for Spanish Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences, AACCE) is a Spanish professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Spanish cinema. ... The Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spains main national film awards. ...

English language Spanish films

Spanish newspaper El Mundo recently took notice of a phenomenon little-known to general audienes when it wrote: "A new style of producing has been created in our country. world-class stars, English-language shoots and big budgets. Production companies like KanZaman are currently involved in various ambitious projects that import the ways and customs of Hollywood to our industry." English language Spanish films produced by Spanish companies include The Machinist (starring Christian Bale), The Others (starring Nicole Kidman), Basic Instinct II (KanZaman, Spain) (starring Sharon Stone), and Milos Forman’s Goya's Ghosts (Xuxa Produciones, Spain) (starring Javier Bardem and Natalie Portman), Two Much (starring Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith. The Machinist (also known as El Maquinista) is an English-language Spanish psychological thriller film that was released in 2004. ... Christian Charles Philip Bale (also known professionally as Christian Morgan Bale; born 30 January 1974) is a Welsh-born, English[2][3] method actor who is known for his roles in the films American Psycho, Equilibrium, Batman Begins and The Prestige, among others. ... The Others has been the name of various films and TV series: In film: The Others, a 2001 film by Alejandro Amenábar, starring Nicole Kidman and Christopher Eccleston. ... Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967), is an iconic Australian[1] Academy Award winning actress. ... Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning American actress, producer, and former fashion model. ... Jan Tomáš Forman (born February 18, 1932), better known as Miloš Forman, is a film director, actor and script writer. ... Goyas Ghosts is a 2006 film directed by Academy Award winner MiloÅ¡ Forman (Amadeus, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest) and written by MiloÅ¡ Forman and Jean-Claude Carrière. ... Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born March 1, 1969) is a Spanish actor. ... Natalie Portman (Hebrew: נטלי פורטמן), born Natalie Hershlag (Hebrew: נטלי הרשלג) on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel[1] is a Golden Globe-winning, Academy Award-nominated Israeli-American actress. ... Two Much is a 1995 comedy/romance film directed by Fernando Trueba and starring Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah and Danny Aiello. ... José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born August 10, 1960), better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor and singer who has starred in several high-profile Hollywood films including Ballistic: Ecks vs. ... Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957 in New York City) is an Academy Award-nominated American film actress. ...

KanZaman (Spain) and Recorded Picture Company (UK) co-produced Sexy Beast (starring Ben Kingsley) in 1999. Other films co-produced by KanZaman include: The Reckoning (starring Paul Bettany and Willem Dafoe); The Bridge of San Luis Rey, based on the Pulitzer prize winning Thornton Wilder novel of the same name and starring Robert de Niro, Harvey Keitel, Kathy Bates and Pilar Lopez de Ayala; Mike Barker’s A Good Woman (starring Helen Hunt and Scarlett Johansson), and Sahara (starring Mathew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz). In 2004, KanZaman established Reino del Cielo s.l. through which it co-produced Ridley Scott’s epicKingdom of Heaven (starring Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson), making it the biggest production in the history of Spanish cinema. Sexy Beast (2001) is a British film directed by Jonathan Glazer, starring Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley and Ian McShane. ... Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE, (born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning British actor. ... The Reckoning is a murder-mystery set during the medieval period. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... William Dafoe, Jr. ... The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a 1927 novel by American author Thornton Wilder that tells the story of several interrelated people who happen to be on an Inca rope-fiber suspension bridge in Peru, and the events that lead up to them being on the bridge at the... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... Image:Thorntonwilderteeth. ... Robert Mario De Niro Jr. ... Harvey Keitel (born May 13, 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor from New York City. ... Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an Academy Award-winning American theatrical, film, and television actress, and a stage and television director. ... Pilar López de Ayala on the cover of the Spanish entertainment magazine Doblecero, April 2006. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A Good Woman is a 2004 film based on the Oscar Wilde play Lady Windermeres Fan and directed by Mike Barker. ... Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an Emmy, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning American actress, perhaps most widely known for her role in the television sitcom Mad About You. ... Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress. ... Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. ... Penelope Cruz Penélope Cruz Sánchez, nicknamed simply Pe, (born April 28, 1974) is a Spanish actress. ... The Kingdom of Heaven (or the Kingdom of God, Hebrew מלכות השמים, malkhut hashamayim, Greek basileia tou theou) is a key concept detailed in all the three major monotheistic religions of the world — Islam, Judaism and Christianity. ... Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom[1] (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor. ... William John Liam Neeson OBE (born June 7, 1952) is an Oscar-nominated Irish actor. ...

Spanish films

• List of Spanish films

A list of the most notable films produced in the Cinema of Spain, ordered by year of release. ...

See also

• World cinema

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External links

• Ministry of Culture of Spain, Cinema Web
• Site specialized in Spanish Cinema (Spanish)
• Filmax Producciones Spanish company dedicated to creation, production, post-production, distribution and exhibition movies
• KanZaman Spanish audiovisual production company responsible for high-profile English-language films
• El Deseo Producciones Film production company owned by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar
• european-films.net Reviews, trailers, interviews, news and previews of recent and upcoming European films (in English)
• Official website of Viva Pedro series celebrating the film's of Pedro Almodovar