Alhambra Tales

Alhambra Tales 1950

8.80

Mariquilla is a beautiful gypsy who is in love with Lucas, a soldier of the garrison in the Alhambra, but her father wants to marry her with Don Cosme, a rich old clerk for the service of the mayor. Soon, the girl asks for help to the governor of Granada, a gentleman who has always had a great adoration for the girl.

1950

Sonatas

Sonatas 1959

4.60

In the fall of 1824 Javier Montenegro, Bradomin Marquis is spared death hanging by Captain Casares, and in return, the Marquis agrees to help him escape to America. Adaptation of "Sonata de Otoño" and "Sonata de Estío" of Ramón María del Valle-Inclan, which included elements Bardem later works of the author.

1959

The Hand in the Trap

The Hand in the Trap 1961

6.40

This haunting drama concerns a young woman on vacation from boarding school who discovers her aunt cloistered in the attic.

1961

Fulano y Mengano

Fulano y Mengano 1957

6.30

Eudosio and Carlos were imprisoned by mistake. Now out of prison, are trying to get a job and to adapt to a society that rejects them.

1957

L'uomo dai calzoni corti

L'uomo dai calzoni corti 1958

5.00

Salvatore, known as "bread loaf", escapes from Caltanissetta's brewery to find his mother he never met. Before arriving in Venice, he stays in a small sea village where he meets people of various kinds.

1958

A través de San Sebastián

A través de San Sebastián 1960

1

A peculiar walk through the Basque city of San Sebastián along twisting roads never traveled by guidebook users.

1960

At Five in the Afternoon

At Five in the Afternoon 1961

5.00

Spain's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1960

1961

Letter of Sanabria

Letter of Sanabria 1955

10.00

At the end of 1954, Eduardo Ducay, Juan Julio Baena and Carlos Saura travelled to the region of Sanabria (province of Zamora) to make a commissioned documentary on the construction of a system of reservoirs. Much of the filmed material was unusable due to a technical problem, but Ducay rescued part of it and combined it with voice-over to construct a work on absences.

1955