Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
(1988) [M]

This colourful hit put director Pedro Almodovar on the international map and cemented the reputation of its star, Carmen Maura. The film is a peppy little soap bubble as TV actress Pepa (Maura) wakes up to find a note from her lover, Ivan (Fernando Guillun), informing her he is leaving. Desperate...  More

All About My Mother
(1999) [M]

A birthday treat turns into heart-rending tragedy for single-mother Manuela when her teenage son is killed in a car accident after a performance of A Streetcar Named Desire starring his favourite actress Huma Roja. Determined to exorcise her overwhelming guilt, Manuela goes to Barcelona to...  More

The Flower Of My Secret
(1995)

Spain's high priest of hip returns with a brilliant combination of his familiar stylized comedy and a new departure into full-blooded melodrama. Leo leads a secret double life as an author of romantic fiction. However her success as the best-selling Amanda Gris hasn't brought her happiness and...  More

Carmen
(1983) [M]

The director of a dance company in modern-day Spain decides to stage a dance production of Bizet's 'Carmen', and goes in search of an appropriate leading lady. During the course of the rehearsals, the plot of the production and reality becomes inextricably intertwined. Spanish dialogue with...  More

Tango
(1998) [PG]

This is the seductive world of the tango, stunningly brought to life by acclaimed director Carlos Saura, Grammy-award winning composer Lalo Schifrin and Oscar winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro.

Mario Suarez is a director, determined to make the ultimate tango movie. After his wife...  More

Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro)
(1958) [PG]

From the moment it first appeared at the Cannes Film Festival in 1959 - where it won the Palme d'Or - it was clear Black Orpheus was a very special film. Adapted from the ancient Greek myth, Orpheus and Eurydice, we are transported to modern day Rio de Janeiro in Camus’ stunning interpretation...  More

Jamon Jamon
(1992) [M]

Headstrong senorita Silvia (Penelope Cruz) becomes pregnant to village mummy's boy Jose (Jordi Mulla). Silvia's father has left town and her mother Carmen (Anna Galiena) is forced to become the town prostitute. Jose's overbearing mother Conchita (Stefania Sandrelli) fears her son will marry the...  More

Open Your Eyes (Abre Los Ojos)
(1997) [M]

From Alejandro Amenabar, director of The Others, Open Your Eyes (remade by Cameron Crowe as Vanilla Sky) is a stylish and intriguing mix of fantasy and horror, exploring the collision between dreams and reality. Fate has always smiled on Cesar (Eduardo Noriega) until now. The night he meets his...  More

Flamenco
(1995) [G]

As a hall fills with performers, a narrator says that flamenco came from Andalucia, a mix of Greek psalms, Mozarabic dirges, Castillian ballads, Jewish laments, Gregorian chants, African rhythms, and Iranian and Romany melodies. The film presents thirteen rhythms of flamenco, each with song,...  More

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
(1990) [R]

Ricky is released from a mental hospital, and knows exactly what he wants to do. He hunts down Marina, a porn film star he once had sex with, and tries to convince here to be his wife. She is a bit reluctant, so he ties her up... Will this approach endear him to her?

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