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Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón de Angelis (born 5 November 1968) is a Spanish-Italian film actress. Biography She was born in Rome on 5 November 1968, to a Spanish father , a history lecturer exiled from Francoism, and an Italian mother, Fiorella de Angelis, a lecturer. She was named after Aitana Alberti, Rafael Alberti's daughter. The latter dedicated Aitana Sánchez-Gijón some verses upon her birth. She and her parents moved to Madrid when she was 1 year old. She made her television debut as an actress at age 16 in the high school series '' Segunda enseñanza'', playing Sisi, a lesbian teenager. Her breakthrough role as Elena in the 1989 film ''Bajarse al moro'' launched her career. Best known for her career in Spanish cinema, Sánchez-Gijón first became known internationally for her portrayal of Victoria Aragon, a pregnant and abandoned Mexican-American winegrower's daughter who is helped by travelling salesman Paul Sutton (Keanu Reeves) in '' A Walk in the Clouds'' (1995) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Goya Awards
The 31st Goya Awards were presented at the Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel in Madrid on 4 February 2017 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2016. Actor and comedian Dani Rovira was the master of ceremonies for the third time in a row. Nominations were announced on 14 December 2016 by Javier Cámara and Natalia de Molina. ''A Monster Calls (film), A Monster Calls'' received the most nominations with twelve, followed by ''Smoke & Mirrors (2016 film), Smoke & Mirrors'' and ''The Fury of a Patient Man'' with eleven nominations each. ''The Fury of a Patient Man'' won Best Film, as well as Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay and Best New Director, but ''A Monster Calls (film), A Monster Calls'' won the most awards, with nine awards, including Best Director. Actress Emma Suárez won two awards on the same night: Best Actress for ''Julieta (film), Julieta'' and Best Supporting Actress for ''La próxima piel''. Winners and nominees Major awards Other award nominees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrapellejos
''Jarrapellejos'' is a 1988 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico based on the 1914 novel of the same name by Felipe Trigo. Set in La Joya, Extremadura, the plot straddles between the social denunciation and the costumbrismo, ''costumbrista'' portrait, featuring the misdeeds of local ''cacique'' Jarrapellejos. Cast Release Distributed by Warner Española, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 19 February 1988. It was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival. See also * List of Spanish films of 1988 References Bibliography * External links * 1988 films 1980s Spanish-language films 1988 drama films Films directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico Spanish drama films 1980s Spanish films Films based on Spanish novels Films set in Extremadura {{1980s-Spain-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanza Final (Gayarre)
''Romanza final'' is a 1986 biographic film about opera singer Julián Gayarre. It was directed by José María Forqué. Cast *José Carreras – Julián Gayarre *Sydne Rome – Alicia *Antonio Ferrandis *Susana Campos *Montserrat Caballé *Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Awards This film was nominated for Best Art Direction at the 1st Goya Awards The 1st Goya Awards were presented at the Lope de Vega Theatre (Madrid), Teatro Lope de Vega, Madrid on 17 March 1987, and was presented by Fernando Rey. ''Voyage to Nowhere'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees Major award nominee ... in 1987. References External links *''Romanza final (Gayarre)''on Filmoteca.org 1986 films Biographical films about singers Films about opera Films set in Spain Films shot in Spain Films about classical music and musicians Films set in the 19th century Cultural depictions of Spanish men Cultural depictions of classical musicians {{bio-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Cinematographic Arts And Sciences Of Spain
The Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain ( es, Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España, links=no) is a professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Spanish cinema. Founded in 1986, it is responsible for the annual Goya Awards, Spain's principal film awards. It is headquartered in Madrid. It is a founding member of the Film Academy Network Europe (FAN) and the Ibero-American Federation of Academies of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (FIACINE). History The seed of the academy lies in a meeting of film industry professionals convened by producer at Madrid's O'Pazo Restaurant on 12 November 1985. A list of attendees to the meeting is listed as follows: * Luis García Berlanga, director * Carlos Saura, director * , unit production manager * , unit production manager * José Sacristán, actor * Charo López, actress * , film editor * , film editor * , screenwriter * José Nieto, musician * Carlos Suárez, cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Machinist
''The Machinist'' is a 2004 psychological thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Scott Kosar. It stars Christian Bale as the title character, a machinist struggling with guilt, paranoia, and delusion after being unable to sleep for an entire year. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, John Sharian, and Michael Ironside appear in supporting roles. The film drew attention due to Bale's commitment, having lost in preparation for his role. Upon release, ''The Machinist'' was well received by critics, with praise for Bale's performance, and grossed $8.2 million on a $5 million budget. In later years it has gained a cult status. Plot Trevor Reznik is a machinist whose insomnia has led to him becoming emaciated. His appearance and behavior keep his coworkers away, and they eventually turn against him when he is involved in an accident, which causes his coworker, Miller, to lose his left arm. Trevor, who was distracted by an unfamiliar coworker named Ivan, is b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Anderson (film Director)
Brad Anderson (born 1964) is an American film director, producer and writer. A director of thriller and horror films and television projects, he is best known for having directed ''The Machinist'' (2004), starring Christian Bale, psychological horror film ''Session 9'' (2001) and ''The Call (2013 film), The Call'' (2013), starring Halle Berry. He also produced and directed several installments of the Fox Broadcasting Network, Fox science fiction television series ''Fringe (TV series), Fringe''. Early in his career, he directed the romantic comedies ''Next Stop Wonderland'' (1998) and ''Happy Accidents (film), Happy Accidents'' (2000). Biography Early life Anderson was born in Madison, Connecticut, the son of Pamela Taylor Anderson, a community services administrator. He is the nephew of Emmy Award-winning actress Holland Taylor. Before he began his film career, he attended Bowdoin College, where he academic major, majored in anthropology and Russian. He then went to London t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Not Scared
''I'm Not Scared'' ( it, Io non ho paura, ''I Am Not Afraid'') is a 2003 Italian crime mystery thriller film directed by Gabriele Salvatores. Francesa Marciano and Niccolò Ammaniti wrote the script, basing it on Niccolò Ammaniti's successful 2001 Italian novel with the same name. The story is set during Italy's " Years of Lead", a time in the 1970s riddled with terrorism and kidnapping, and tells the story of a nine-year-old boy who discovers a terrible crime committed by the entire population of his southern Italian town. Plot The action of the film takes place in 1978, in a fictional town called Acqua Traverse in Southern Italy, during the hottest summer of the century and the infamous Years of Lead. A nine-year-old boy named Michele Amitrano and a group of his friends set out on a race across scorched wheat fields to a deserted farmhouse. Michele's sister tags along but falls over, breaking her glasses, and she calls out to Michele, who runs back to her. Michele quickly c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niccolò Ammaniti
Niccolò Ammaniti () is an Italian writer, winner of the Premio Strega in 2007 for ''As God Commands'' (also published under the title ''The Crossroads''). He became noted in 2001 with the publication of ''I'm Not Scared'' (''Io non ho paura''), a novel which was later made into a movie directed by Gabriele Salvatores. Biography Niccolò Ammaniti was born in Rome. He studied Biological Sciences at university, and though he did not complete his degree, his first novel, '' Branchie'' (published by Ediesse in 1994, and then by Einaudi in 1997), drew on his unfinished dissertation. In 1999, ''Branchie'' was adapted into a movie with the same title. In 1995 Ammaniti and his father Massimo published the essay ''Nel nome del figlio''. In 1996 he appeared with his sister in the low-budget movie '' Growing Artichokes in Mimongo''. A short novel written with Luisa Brancaccio for the anthology ''Gioventù Cannibale'' edited by Daniele Brolli came out in 1996, as did a collection of short s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriele Salvatores
Gabriele Salvatores (born 30 July 1950) is an Italian Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Naples, Salvatores debuted as a theatre director in 1972, founding in Milan the Teatro dell'Elfo, for which he directed several avant-garde pieces until 1989. In that year, he directed his third feature film, ''Marrakech Express'', which was followed in 1990 by '' Turné''. Both films shared a group of actor-friends, including Diego Abatantuono and Fabrizio Bentivoglio, who will be present in many of his later movies. ''Turné'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. In 1991, Salvatores received international praise for '' Mediterraneo'', which won an Academy Award as best foreign film. It also won three David di Donatello, the most important award for Italian cinema, and a Silver Ribbon. In 1992, he released '' Puerto Escondido'', from the eponymous novel by Pino Cacucci, in which Abatantuono and Bentivoglio we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Chávarri
Jaime Chávarri (born 20 March 1943) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter, best known for his films ''El desencanto'' and ''Bicycles Are for the Summer, Las bicicletas son para el verano''. Life and career Chávarri comes from a prominent family. His mother María de la Mora y Maura (1907 – Segovia, Sotosalbos, 1 November 2001) was a maternal granddaughter of Antonio Maura. He had already graduated as a lawyer, when he entered the Escuela Oficial de Cine (EOC) in 1968.D’Lugo, ''Guide to the Cinema of Spain'', p. 139 He abandoned his formal film studies in his second year, moving into film criticism. He wrote for ''Film Ideal'' magazine. His first film industry job was an assistant director to José Luis Borau. while devoting his spare time to make two feature-length films in Super 8 film, super 8: ''Run, Blancanieves, Run'' in 1967, and ''Ginebra en los infiernos'' in 1969. He worked with Ivan Zulueta in his series for Spanish television named ''Último grito'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chambermaid On The Titanic
''The Chambermaid on the Titanic'' ( es, La camarera del Titanic, french: La Femme de chambre du Titanic, it, L'immagine del desiderio) is a 1997 French-Italian-Spanish drama film directed by Bigas Luna, starring Oliver Martinez, Romane Bohringer and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón. It is based on the 1991 novel ''La Femme de chambre du Titanic'' by Didier Decoin. The film is known variously by its French title, ''La Femme de chambre du Titanic'', and also by the shortened English title ''The Chambermaid'', which was adopted in late August 1998 to avoid the impression that it was trying to cash in on the success of James Cameron's popular film, ''Titanic'', which was released the year before ''The Chambermaid on the Titanic'' made its US debut. Plot In 1912, the protagonist, Horty, leads an uneventful life as a foundry worker in the Lorraine region of northern France with his wife, Zoe, "the most beautiful woman in town." The owner of the foundry where Horty works, Simeon, lusts after Zoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |