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El Sacerdote
''El Sacerdote'' ( en, The Priest) is a 1978 Spanish film directed by Eloy de la Iglesia and starring Simón Andreu, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba and Esperanza Roy. The plot centres around a Catholic priest who suffers a personal crisis when his sexuality is suddenly awakened. Unable to reconcile his deep conservative religious faith with his sexual obsession, he spirals into a path of self-punishment. The script was first offered to Pilar Miró.Bentley, '' A Companion to Spanish Cinema'', p. 235 Plot Father Miguel is a conservative thirty six year old Catholic priest. In the changing Spain of 1966 Miguel's religious community tries to implement the doctrines given by the Second Vatican Council and adapt to the new realities of the country. Father Miguel opposes any form of religious modernization. He clashes with Father Luis, a fellow priest of his community who employs more modern tactics of religious instruction. Miguel begins to experience a personal crisis when his repressed sexual ...
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Eloy De La Iglesia
Eloy de la Iglesia (1 January 1944 – 23 March 2006) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. De la Iglesia was an outspoken gay socialist filmmaker who is relatively unknown outside Spain despite a prolific and successful career in his native country. He is best remembered for having portrayed urban marginality and the world of drugs and juvenile delinquency, with many of his films dealing with the theme of homosexuality. Part of his work is closely related to the phenomenon popularly known in Spain as quinqui films, to which he contributed several works. De la Iglesia took risk in his films that captured the struggles of the underclass, portraying the everyday, unidealized lives of powerless characters portrayed genuinely with flaws and vices. They are an example of commitment to the immediate reality, going against the conformist outlook of most movies of its time. Beyond their debatable aesthetic merits, his film served a document of the Spanish marginality of the l ...
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Simón Andreu
Simón Andreu Trobat (born 1 January 1941) is a Spanish actor. He has appeared in more than 180 films and television shows since 1961. In 2013 he was awarded with the Nosferatu Award at the Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya for his long career. Selected filmography * ''Rocío from La Mancha'' (1963) * '' The Good Love'' (1963) * ''Constance aux enfers '' (1963) * '' Ballad of a Bounty Hunter'' (1968) * ''Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion'' (1970) * ''Death Walks on High Heels'' (1971) * ''Bad Man's River'' (1971) * ''Spaniards in Paris'' (1971) * ''The Blood Spattered Bride'' (1972) * ''Death Walks at Midnight'' (1972) * ''Those Dirty Dogs'' (1973) * ''Children of Rage'' (1975) * '' Hidden Pleasures'' (1977) * ''El sacerdote'' (1979) * '' Flesh+Blood'' (1985) * ''El viaje a ninguna parte'' (1986) * '' Fine Gold'' (1989) * ''Prince of Shadows'' (1991) * '' The Shooter'' (1995) * '' The Sea'' (2000) * ''Die Another Day'' (2002) - Dr. Alvarez * ''Be ...
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Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba (born 26 September 1942) is a Spanish film and television actor. Personal Caba is the son of actors and Irene Caba Alba and brother of and Julia, both dedicated to acting too. From his mother side, he is the grandson of actress and the great-grandson of actor . He is the nephew of actress Julia Caba Alba and granduncle of actress Irene Escolar. He was born on 26 September 1942 at Valladolid's Calle Platerías while his parents were on tour, moving to Madrid three days later. He studied philosophy and began acting while at university. Following a stage debut in 1962, he made his feature film debut in Jess Franco's ''El llanero'' (1963). Awards He has won two Goya Awards as Best Supporting Actor for his roles in ''La comunidad'' and ''El cielo abierto''. Selected filmography Film References External links * 1942 births Living people People from Valladolid Spanish male film actors Spanish male television actors Best Supporting Actor Goya ...
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Esperanza Roy
Esperanza Fuentes Roy (born 22 November 1935) is a Spanish actress. Career Roy began acting with revue shows before she debuted in film in 1962. Prior to acting, Roy had trained professionals as a dancer. In the 1970s, Roy would appear in several horror films, including Jesús Franco's thriller ''X-312: Flight to Hell'' (1971), ''A Candle for the Devil'' (1973) opposite Aurora Bautista and Judy Geeson, the zombie film ''Return of the Blind Dead'' (1973) and erotic movie ''La Zorrita en Bikini'' (1976), directed by Ignacio F. Iquino. Personal life Her husband is the Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ... film director Javier Aguirre Fernández. Filmography References External links * 1935 births Living people Spanish film actresses Spanish vede ...
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Spain
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1978 In Film
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows: Events * February 6 – David Begelman resigns as president of Columbia Pictures. * March 1 – Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial. After recovery a few weeks later, the casket is sealed in a concrete vault prior to reburial. * March – Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for ''The Empire Strikes Back'', but dies only two weeks later. * June – Daniel Melnick becomes head of Columbia Pictures after the David Begelman scandal. * June 4 – '' Grease'', starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. It becomes the highest-grossing musical ever and Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film. * July 20 – Alan Hirschfield is fired as president and CEO of Columbia Pictures. He is ...
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Cinema Of Spain
Cinema may refer to: Film * Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking ** Filmmaking, the process of making a film * Movie theater (US), called a cinema elsewhere, a building in which films are shown TV * Home cinema tries to replicate the movie theater at home * Cinema or Movie mode, a picture mode characterized by warmer color temperatures Music Bands * Cinema (band), a band formed in 1982 by ex-Yes members Alan White and Chris Squire * The Cinema, an American indie pop band Albums * ''Cinema'' (Andrea Bocelli album), released 2015 * ''Cinema'' (The Cat Empire album), released 2010 * ''Cinema'' (Elaine Paige album), released 1984 * ''Cinema'' (Nazareth album), or the title song, released 1986 * ''Cinema'', a 2009 album by Brazilian band Cachorro Grande * ''Cinema'', a 1990 album by English music ...
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Pilar Miró
Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero (20 April 1940 in Madrid – 19 October 1997 in Madrid) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. She was the General Director of RTVE from 1986 to 1989. In the 1990s, she directed the television broadcasts of the weddings of the daughters of King Juan Carlos I. Her film ''Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven'' was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival in 1981. Her 1986 film ''Werther'' was entered into the main competition at the 43rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. In 1992, her film '' Beltenebros'' won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. Her film '' El pájaro de la felicidad'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. In 1995, she was a member of the jury at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. On 18 March 1995, she directed the television broadcast of Infanta Elena's wedding in the Seville Cathedral. On 4 O ...
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Second Vatican Council
The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the , or , was the 21st Catholic ecumenical councils, ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. The council met in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome for four periods (or sessions), each lasting between 8 and 12 weeks, in the autumn of each of the four years 1962 to 1965. Preparation for the council took three years, from the summer of 1959 to the autumn of 1962. The council was opened on 11 October 1962 by Pope John XXIII, John XXIII (pope during the preparation and the first session), and was closed on 8 December 1965 by Pope Paul VI, Paul VI (pope during the last three sessions, after the death of John XXIII on 3 June 1963). Pope John XXIII called the council because he felt the Church needed “updating” (in Italian: ''aggiornamento''). In order to connect with 20th-century people in an increasingly secularized world, some of the Church's practices needed to be improved, and its teaching needed to be presente ...
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Cilice
A cilice , also known as a sackcloth, was originally a garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair (a hairshirt) worn close to the skin. It is used by members of various Christian traditions (including the Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Methodist, and Scottish Presbyterian churches) as a self-imposed means of repentance and mortification of the flesh; as an instrument of penance, it is often worn during the Christian penitential season of Lent, especially on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and other Fridays of the Lenten season. Hairshirt cilices were originally made from coarse animal hair, as an imitation of the garment worn by John the Baptist that was made of camel hair, or sackcloth, which throughout the Bible, was worn by people repenting. Cilices were designed to irritate the skin; other features were added to make cilices more uncomfortable, such as thin wires or twigs. In modern Christian religious circles, cilices are simply any device worn for the same p ...
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África Pratt
África Ruiz Prats, known as África Pratt (born 18 September 1946) is a former Spanish actress and vedette. She was born in 1946 in Larache. After her father's death, who was a soldier, she moved with her mother to Iberian Peninsula, where she studied in Alfaro. She then stayed seven years in Madrid studying ballet, so she debuted as a vedette at Celia Gámez company. She first appeared in magazines, such as ''Lui''. In 1960s she appeared on stage in ''Colomba'' and ''Su Excelencia la Embajadora''. With Alfredo Alaria she appeared in ''Japón, mon amour'', and finally she was hired by Zorí and Santos. From 1973 she starred in ''Tío ¿de verdad que vienen de París?'' along Alfredo Landa, ''Cuentos de las sábanas blancas'', ''Los bingueros'', ''Un lujo a su alcance'' along Concha Velascom Arturo Fernández and Nadiuska, ''La llamaban La Madrina'', ''¡Qué gozada de divorcio!'' along Andrés Pajares, ''Quiero un hijo tuyo'', ''El cura ya tiene hijo'' and ''Al este del oest ...
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Queta Claver
Queta Claver (June 24, 1929 – May 3, 2003) was a Spanish actress, singer, and dancer, known for her " vedette" roles in stage revues. Early life Enriqueta Claver Delás was born in València, Spain in 1929 (some sources give 1932). Her mother was actress Enriqueta Delás. Claver attended the Conservatorio de València. Career Films featuring Queta Claver included ''La bella Mimí'' (1960), ''El vikingo'' (1972), ''Tamaño natural'' (1974), ''Los buenos días perdidos'' (1975), ''Los placeres ocultos'' (1977), ''El sacerdote'' (1978), ''El diputado'' (1978), ''La colmena'' (1982), ''El pico'' (1983), ''Tiempo de silencio'' (1986), ''Voyage to Nowhere'' (1986), ''Colegas'' (1987) ''Montoyos y Tarantos'' (1989), and ''Beltenebros'' (1991). Claver also appeared in plays and especially in revues, beginning with ''Un crimen vulgar'' (1950). She was also seen in ''Moreno tiene que ser'', ''Doña Mariquita de mi corazón'', ''¡Cinco minutos nada menos!'', ''A vivir del cuento'', ...
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