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Hispanoamérica: Song of Life and Hope 2024 star_border 8.8
A renewed and truthful vision of how Spanish America was born and prospered, an epic story developed over more than three hundred years, that of those who bequeathed to humanity an immense architectural, sculptural, pictorial, literary and musical heritage.

Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel 2022 star_border 7.4
French writer Jean-Claude Carrière (1931-2021) traces the life and work of Spanish painter Francisco de Goya (1746-1828).

7 Lakes, 7 Lives 2021
Dabiz Riaño explores the scenic lakes of Eastern Europe in this ode to being differently-abled and the wonder of being alive.

Spain: The First Globalization 2021 star_border 7.8
A new reading of the historical period that began with the reign of the Catholic Monarchs (1479-1516) and the discovery of America (1492), as well as an analysis of its undeniable influence on the subsequent evolution of the history of Spain and the world.

Francisco de Goya: The Dream of Reason 2019 star_border 7.3
French writer Jean-Claude Carrière traces the life and work of Spanish painter Francisco de Goya (1746-1828).

Altamira: el origen del arte 2018
A documentary to 'rediscover' the so called Sistine Chapel of Rock Art and to tell the story of the discovery of a cave and some paintings that astonished the world 138 years ago. Filming this documentary lead its director, José Luis López Linares, through many rock caves around the world, grasping information about the life of the Magdalenian man -who lived twenty thousand years ago- and about an art form, the paintings, that make Altamira "the Prado museum of prehistory".

El amor y la muerte 2018
Documentary that recreates the biography of the Catalan composer and pianist Enrique Granados (1867-1916), his trips to Madrid, Paris and New York, his sensitive nature, the struggle to make his way in life despite the family economic straits and his first successes The story, built from vintage images, is interspersed with versions of the Granados repertoire by interpreters such as Rosa Torres-Pardo, Evgeny Kissin, Cañizares, Arcángel, Rocío Márquez, Carlos Álvarez and Nancy Fabiola Herrera, among others.

El corazón del Teatro Real 2018 star_border 8
Documentary about an emblematic institution of the Spanish Arts, Madrid's Teatro Real, or Royal Theatre, released to celebrate it's 2nd centenary anniversary.

Dancing Beethoven 2017 star_border 8.9
A journey through the preparation and hardworking process of ballet dancers and musicians for a unique spectacle in Tokio that Béjart choreographed with the Ninth symphony of Beethoven. Béjart ballet dances with Tokio ballet and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Israel. A marvellous combination of dancers movements and expression of different feelings along the four movements of the symphony with absolute elegance and strength.

Jerez y el misterio del Palo Cortado 2015 star_border 9
Documentary about the wines of Jerez, particularly the delicious "Palo Cortado"

The Thrill of Nature 2009
Joaquín Sorolla is one of the most internationally well known Spanish painters of his time and one of the key figures of Spanish art history. This film traces the life and work of this artist coinciding with the retrospective exhibition held at the Museo del Prado from May to September 2009, the most important selection of works both inside and outside Spain. A perfect way to understand the art of Sorolla, fully connected with his life.

Hécuba: un sueño de pasión 2006 star_border 8
What we tend to identify with the acting profession has little to do with what is really this profession. Thirty-six Spanish actors reflect on their work and contrasted their experiences. As thread, the contrast between the voices of veterans and images of young theater students , for whom everything is still possible. Among the many actors are interviewed Javier Bardem, Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril, Carmen Maura, Fernando Fernán Gómez, José Luis López Vázquez, José Coronado, Emma Suarez, Alberto San Juan, Ariadna Gil, Ana Belén, Pilar Lopez de Ayala and many other.