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The Dumbfounded King
''El rey pasmado'' (English: The Dumbfounded King) is a 1991 French-Portuguese-Spanish comedy-historical film directed by Imanol Uribe and written by Joan Potau and Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. The screenplay was based on Torrente's 1989 novel ''Crónica del rey pasmado''. Plot Story set in 17th century Spanish court, where King Philip IV, on a getaway with Count of Peña Andrada, is stunned to see the naked body of Marfisa, a prostitute of the town (in a pose reminiscent of the Rokeby Venus). After this discovery, the king decides to see the naked body of his wife, Queen Elisabeth of France. Due to this the Grand Inquisitor is obliged to convene a meeting of theologians to discuss the matter. Both sides of the debate are represented by the figure of the friar Villaescusa, which ensures that the claim of the king is a serious sin that can bring punishment on the whole country and the Father Almeida, a Jesuit missionary who replies that the luck of the governed depends on the ability ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imanol Uribe
Imanol Uribe (born 28 February 1950) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He won the Goya Award for Best Director and Best Screenplay for the 1994 thriller '' Running Out of Time''. Biography Born in San Salvador on 28 February 1950 to parents from Biscay, Uribe was raised since age 7 in Biscay. After earning a licentiate degree in journalism, he joined the , leaving the latter with a reputation of politically combative filmmaker. From 1982 to 2004, he was married to María Barranco, whom with he has had one child in common. He has won the Goya Award for Best Director for ''Días contados'' as well as the San Sebastian Film Festival's Golden Shell The Golden Shell ( es, Concha de Oro; eu, Urrezko Maskorra) is the highest prize given to a competing film at the San Sebastián Film Festival. It was introduced in 1957. In 1953 and 1954, the highest prize had been called the Gran Premio. In 19 ... for ''Bwana''. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesuit
, image = Ihs-logo.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = ChristogramOfficial seal of the Jesuits , abbreviation = SJ , nickname = Jesuits , formation = , founders = , founding_location = , type = Order of clerics regular of pontifical right (for men) , headquarters = Generalate:Borgo S. Spirito 4, 00195 Roma-Prati, Italy , coords = , region_served = Worldwide , num_members = 14,839 members (includes 10,721 priests) as of 2020 , leader_title = Motto , leader_name = la, Ad Majorem Dei GloriamEnglish: ''For the Greater Glory of God'' , leader_title2 = Superior General , leader_name2 = Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ , leader_title3 = Patron saints , leader_name3 = , leader_title4 = Ministry , leader_name4 = Missionary, educational, literary works , main_organ = La Civiltà Cattolica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Aguilar (writer)
Carlos Aguilar (born 1958) is a Spanish film critic and novelist. Early life and education Carlos Aguilar was born in Madrid in 1958 and in 1979 started to write fanzines, among them one about fantasy cinema, ''Morpho'', and in the meantime he studied Psychology at the Autonomous University of Madrid, and then Cinema in the Imaginary Arts Workshop. Career Aguilar made his professional debut in 1982 and since then, as well as other cinema related activities (such as collaboration in the organization of festivals and the Filmoteca Española), he has participated in many Spanish and foreign magazines (such as French ''Mad Movies'', German ''Schnitt'', Italian ''Nocturno'' and in Spain ''Nosferatu'', ''Quatermass'', ''Fotogramas'', ''Casablanca'', ''Nickel Odeon'' and ''Cuadernos de la Academia''). Publications In addition to these collaborations in magazines, Carlos Aguilar has published over fifty books on cinema, counting individual and collective works, in Spain, Italy and Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monastery Of Uclés
The Monastery de Santiago de Uclés is in the Spain, Spanish town of Uclés in Castile-La Mancha and was built by the Order of Santiago, whose main headquarters (''Caput Ordinis'', "Head of the order") was in that town. Location The monastery is at the top of a hill to the west of Uclés. It is part of a large complex of buildings built in different historical periods, starting from the Muslim domination, and reaching completion as a fortress while a possession of the Order of Santiago. This was the Order's most important home, and acquired its present aspect as part of the Reconquista. History The hill on which the monastery now stands was the site of a Celtiberians, Celtiberian Castros (Spain), castro, a Bronze Age fortress used by the native Celts. In 893, Al-Fath ben Musa ben Dhi-l-Num, forced to withdraw from Toledo, Spain, Toledo, made ''Uqlish'' (Uclés) his home and capital of the region. He had to fortify the town from attack, and built a new fortress in 896. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viso Del Marqués
Viso del Marqués is a municipality located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2014 census, Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) The municipality has a population of 2,578 inhabitants. It is the site of the Palace of the Marquis of Santa Cruz, built in the late sixteenth century by Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz. Álvaro de Bazan was a senior admiral in the Spanish Navy The Spanish Navy or officially, the Armada, is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Spanish Navy was responsible for a number of major historic achievements in navigation, ..., and created the concept of the Spanish Armadabut died before it was deployed to attack England. The Marquis's palace has been repurposed as the modern headquarters of the National Archive of the Spanish Navy. References External links * Municipalities in the Province of Ciudad Real {{Casti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álvaro De Bazán, 1st Marquess Of Santa Cruz
Álvaro (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname (see Spanish naming customs) of Visigothic origin. Some claim it may be related to the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements ''alf'' "elf" and ''arr'' "warrior", but the absence of Visigothic names containing the particle "alf" or "elf" evident in Kremer's Onomastik suggests that it may come from other forms, like "all" and maybe "ward". Given name Artists *Alvaro (DJ), a DJ *Álvaro Díaz González (born 1972), Chilean screenwriter, producer and director *Álvaro Guerrero, Mexican film actor *Álvaro Guevara, Chilean painter * Álvaro López, British drummer *Álvaro Morte, Spanish film actor *Álvaro Mutis, Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist *Álvaro Pierri, Uruguayan classical guitarist *Álvaro Soler, Spanish singer and songwriter *Álvaro Torres, Salvadoran singer and songwriter Politicians and statesmen *Álvaro Alsogaray (1913 - 2005), Argentine liberal politician. *Álvaro Arzú ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carme Elías
Carme Elías i Boada (born 14 January 1951) is a Spanish film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite .... Selected filmography References External links * Spanish film actresses 1951 births Living people Actresses from Barcelona Best Actress Goya Award winners 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses {{Spain-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Roussel
Anne Roussel (born 6 August 1960) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifty films since 1981. Selected filmography References External links * 1960 births Living people French film actresses {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007) better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director and member of the Royal Spanish Academy for seven years. He was born in Peru while his mother, Spanish actress Carola Fernán-Gómez, was making a tour in Latin America. He would later use her surname for his stage name when he moved to Spain in 1924. Biography The most probable thing, as he wrote in his memoirs, is that he was born in Lima on 28 August 1921, even if his birth certificate indicates that he was born in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. The reason for this is that his mother, the theater actress Carola Fernán Gómez, was touring South America when he was born in Lima, so his birth certificate was issued days later in Argentina, a country whose nationality he retained, in addition to Spanish nationality, which was granted to him in 1984. Being an extramarital son, his father was also the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim De Almeida
Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida (born 15 March 1957) is a Portuguese actor. Almeida began his acting career in theatre during the 1980s, he started his film career appearing on the 1982 action film '' The Soldier'', and later achieved recognition for playing Andrea Bonanno in the 1987 Italian film ''Good Morning, Babylon''. He achieved international fame with his portrayals of Félix Cortez in the 1994 thriller ''Clear and Present Danger'' and Bucho in the 1995 action thriller ''Desperado''. Several years later, he became popular for playing Ramon Salazar on the Fox thriller drama series '' 24'', between 2003 and 2004, and Hernan Reyes in the 2011 film ''Fast Five''. Fluent in several languages, Almeida has worked in several countries in Europe and the Americas, in many film and stage productions, winning some international awards in films like ''Retrato de Família'', ''Adão e Eva'' and ''O Xangô de Baker Street''. His other well-known films include ''The H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Del Sol
Laura del Sol (born 27 November 1961) is a Spanish flamenco dancer and film actress, specially well known for her titular role in Carlos Saura's 1983 film ''Carmen''. She worked with Saura and Antonio Gades in ''El Amor brujo'', and in Italy, she acted in Giuseppe Tornatore's debut '' Il Camorrista''. She was born in Barcelona. Partial filmography * ''¡¡Se armó el belén!!'' (1970) - Actress Child in Spot Tv (uncredited) * ''Carmen'' (1983) - Carmen * '' Las bicicletas son para el verano'' (1983) - Bailarina * '' The Hit'' (1984) - Maggie * ''Los zancos'' (1984) - Teresa * ''The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal'' (1985) - Romilda Pescatore * ''El Amor brujo'' (1986) - Lucía * '' Il Camorrista'' (1986) - Rosaria * '' El viaje a ninguna parte'' (1986) - Juanita Plaza * ''El gran Serafín'' (1987) - Blanchette Medor * ''Daniya, jardín del harem'' (1988) - Laila * ''Disamistade'' (1988) - Domenicangela * '' Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother'' (1989) - Luisa * ''L'aventure extra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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