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Kiko De La Rica
Kiko de la Rica (born 6 April 1965) is a Spanish cinematographer. He contributed to more than forty films including ''Sex and Lucia'' and ''The Last Circus''. Career De la Rica won the Best Cinematography award for ''Torremolinos 73'' at the Cinespaña Festival in Toulouse. He received nominations for the Goya Award for Best Cinematography for ''Common Wealth'', ''Sex and Lucia'', ''The Last Circus'', and ''Witching & Bitching'', and won the award for ''Blancanieves'' in 2013. He also received the Golden Camera 300 award at the Manaki Brothers Film Festival in 2013 for ''Blancanieves''. Filmography * ''El reino de Víctor'' (1989) Short * ''Mirindas asesinas'' (1991) Short * ''Ana y los Davis'' (1994) Short * ''Malditas sean las suegras''(1994) Short * ''Salto al vacío'' (1995) * ''Adiós Toby, adiós'' (1995) Short * ''Pasajes '' (1996) * ''Marisma'' (1997) Short * ''Sólo se muere dos veces'' (1997) * ''Muerto de amor'' (1997) Short * ''Entre todas las mujeres '' (1998) * ''Pec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilbao
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The Oxford Murders (film)
''The Oxford Murders'' is a 2008 British-French-Spanish drama film directed by Álex de la Iglesia. This thriller film is adapted from the 2003 novel of the same name by Argentine mathematician and writer Guillermo Martínez. The film stars Elijah Wood, John Hurt, Leonor Watling and Julie Cox. Plot In 1993, Martin (Elijah Wood), a US student at the University of Oxford, wants Arthur Seldom (John Hurt) as his thesis supervisor. He idolises Seldom and has learned all about him. He takes accommodation in Oxford at the house of Mrs. Eagleton (Anna Massey), an old friend of Seldom. Also in the house is her daughter, Beth (Julie Cox), who is her full-time caregiver – which she resents bitterly – and a musician by occupation. In a public lecture, Seldom quotes Wittgenstein's '' Tractatus'' to deny the possibility of absolute truth. Hoping to impress his idol, Martin disputes this, asserting his faith in the absolute truth of mathematics: "I believe in the number pi". Seldom hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Births
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Republic, Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El árbol De La Sangre
''The Tree of Blood'' ( es, link=no, El árbol de la sangre) is a 2018 Spanish-French drama film written and directed by Julio Medem. It stars Úrsula Corberó and Álvaro Cervantes alongside Najwa Nimri, Maria Molins, Patricia López Arnaiz, Daniel Grao, Joaquín Furriel, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Luisa Gavasa, José María Pou and Ángela Molina. Cast Production A Spanish-French co-production, the film was produced by Arcadia Motion Pictures, Galatea Films, Diamond Films España, Aixerrota Films and Noodles Production, with the participation of EiTB and Movistar+ and support from ICAA and Eurimages. Shooting locations included the Basque Country, Catalonia and Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ .... Release Distributed by Diamond Films, the film was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empowered (film)
''Empowered'' ( es, Sin rodeos, links=no) is a 2018 Spanish comedy film directed by Santiago Segura which consists of a remake of the 2016 Chilean film '' No Filter'' (). The cast is led by Maribel Verdú. Plot At a first glace everything seems to click in Paz's life. However, deep down, she has a serious problem: she cannot express her emotions to others, causing her much distress. She goes to a shamanic doctor, who prescribes her a potion. The effect of the potion is that Paz begins to express absolutely everything she is thinking about, without beating around the bush. Cast Production ''Empowered'' was written by Benigno López, Marta González de Vega and Santiago Segura, adapting the original screenplay of '' No Filter'' by Diego Ayala and Nicolás López. The film was produced by Bowfinger International Pictures S.L. alongside Sin Filtro la película AIE and Atresmedia Cine, with the participation of Movistar+. The budget was valued at €3,894,000, receiving a help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abracadabra (2017 Film)
''Abracadabra'' is a 2017 Spanish-French fantasy black comedy-drama film written and directed by Pablo Berger. It stars Maribel Verdú, Antonio de la Torre & José Mota. It was shortlisted as one of the three films to be selected as the potential Spanish submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. However, it was not selected, with '' Summer 1993'' being selected as the Spanish entry. Plot Carmen (Verdú) is married to Carlos (De la Torre), a rude, emotionally abusive construction worker who barely pays any attention to his wife and teenage daughter. One night, during a wedding, Carlos pretends to offer himself for the act of Carmen's cousin, supermarket security guard and amateur hypnotist Pepe (Mota), but he instead crashes Pepe's performance as his idea of a joke. However, he ends up unexpectedly affected by the hypnosis, to the point of holding Pepe hostage with a knife for a moment while everybody believes he is still joki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki, Love To Love
''Kiki, Love to Love'' ( es, Kiki, el amor se hace, links=no) is a 2016 Spanish sex comedy film directed by Paco León. It is a remake of the Australian film '' The Little Death''. Cast Production Penned by Paco León and Fernando Pérez, the screenplay is a remake of the 2014 Australian film '' The Little Death'' by Josh Lawson. The film is a Telecinco Cinema and Vértigo Films production, and it had the participation of Mediaset España and Movistar+. Shooting started on 10 August 2015 in Madrid. Release Distributed by Vértigo Films, the film was theatrically released on 1 April 2016. Reception Jonathan Holland of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' summed up the film as "feel-good fun, interestingly twisted". Andrea G. Bermejo of ''Cinemanía'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, finding (positively) surprising "the elegance with which Paco León tells his stories, the warm photography, the comedy, and the careful aesthetics of the film". Accolades , - , rowspan = "9" ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Ma (2015 Film)
''Ma Ma'' ( es, Ma ma) is a 2015 Spanish drama film directed by Julio Medem. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot Magda (Penélope Cruz) is an unemployed teacher. She is diagnosed with breast cancer and battles the disease. This creates unexpected bonds with people close to her. Cast * Penélope Cruz as Magda * Luis Tosar as Arturo * Asier Etxeandia as Julián * Àlex Brendemühl as Raúl * Silvia Abascal as Nurse * Teo Planell * Samuel Viyuela * Virginia Ávila as ICU Nurse * Anna Jiménez as Natasha * Elena Carranza as TV reporter Awards and nominations See also * List of Spanish films of 2015 A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in 2015 in Spain. When applicable, the domestic theatrical release date is favoured. Films Box office The five highest-grossing Spanish feature films in 2015, by domestic b ... References External links * * 2015 films 2015 dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pray For Me
Pray for Me may refer to: Films * '' Pray for Me: The Jason Jessee Film'', a documentary film about professional skateboarder Jason Jessee * '' Francis: Pray for Me'', a 2015 film about Pope Francis Music Albums * ''Pray for Me'', an album by YG, 2022 Songs * "Pray for Me" (song), a song by the Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar, 2018 * "Pray for Me", a song by Michael W. Smith from the album ''I 2 (EYE)'', 1988 * "Pray for Me", a song by the Jayhawks from the album ''Tomorrow the Green Grass'', 1995 * "Pray for Me", a song by Mobb Deep from the album ''Infamy'', 2001 * "Pray for Me", a song by Sixx:A.M. from the album ''The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack'', 2007 * "Pray for Me", a song by G-Eazy from the album '' The Beautiful & Damned'', 2017 * "Pray for Me", a song by Reks from ''Grey Hairs'', 2008 * "Pray for Me", a 2014 song by rapper Bizarre See also *"Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me "Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me" is a song written by Larry Cordle and Larry Shell, and recorded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messi (2014 Film)
''Messi'' is a 2014 documentary film directed by Álex de la Iglesia. The film explores the rise of Argentine football player Lionel Messi who, at the time of the film's release, played for FC Barcelona. Production The film focuses on Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, from his youth in Rosario to becoming one of the world's greatest players at FC Barcelona, and features Jorge Valdano discussing the qualities of Messi with Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff and former Argentina manager César Luis Menotti. In making the film, Iglesia said he was influenced by Orson Welles' Citizen Kane and Woody Allen's Broadway Danny Rose. The film was produced by Mediapro and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Reception After the film's premiere during the Venice Film Festival in 2014, Andrew Barker of ''Variety'' wrote that "the film is well shot and very briskly edited" and praised the choice to include figures throughout Messi's career and to not include Messi himself, but complained that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vida Inesperada
''The Unexpected Life'' ( es, La vida inesperada, links=no) is a 2014 Spanish-American comedy-drama film directed by and written by Elvira Lindo, which stars Javier Cámara, Carmen Ruiz, Raúl Arévalo, Tammy Blanchard and Sarah Sokolovic. Plot The plot concerns the developments following the meeting of Juanito (who settled in New York hoping to pursue an acting career), with his cousin (), who arrives in NYC to pay Juanito a visit. Cast Production A Spanish-American co-production, ''The Unexpected Life'' was produced by Ruleta Media and La Vida Inesperada AIE alongside LVI Inc., with the participation of TVE, Canal+ and Cosmopolitan TV, collaboration of Numérica Films and support from ICAA and IVAC. Shooting began in New York City in March 2013. Release The film was presented to the main competition of the 17th Málaga Film Festival on 28 March 2014, screened at the Teatro Cervantes. Distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain, the film opened in Spani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As Luck Would Have It
''As Luck Would Have It'' ( es, La chispa de la vida, links=no) is a 2011 Spanish drama film directed by Álex de la Iglesia. It stars José Sánchez Mota and Salma Hayek. Mota plays an unemployed advertising executive who has a potentially life-threatening accident. Deciding to make the most of his predicament, he hires an agent and encourages a media frenzy as he struggles to survive. Plot Roberto Gómez, a former advertising executive, has been unemployed for several years. Though he is happily married, he is depressed and feels as if he has failed his family. His wife, Luisa, attempts to cheer him up as he leaves for an interview with a former business partner and friend, Javier Gándara. When Roberto arrives, his former co-workers are distant and cold. Gándara tells him that there are no positions available, and Roberto leaves dejected. Remembering that his wife wants to vacation at the hotel where they spent their honeymoon, he impulsively drives off to visit it, only to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
