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ﾃ］geles Gonzﾃ｡lez-Sinde
ﾃ］geles Gonzﾃ｡lez-Sinde Reig (born 7 April 1965) is a Spanish scriptwriter, film director and politician. She served as Minister of Culture of the Government of Spain from April 2009 until December 2011. Her appointment was received with anger and rejection by the Spanish Internet Community, due to Gonzﾃ｡lez-Sinde's opposition to P2P file sharing and the alleged conflict of interest due to her ties to the film industry. A strict anti-piracy law enacted in Spain in December 2011 has become known colloquially as Ley Sinde, or the Sinde Law, as she was seen as the primary backer of the measure. Biography ﾃ］geles Gonzﾃ｡lez-Sinde Reig was born 7 April 1965. She is the daughter of the academy's founder, Josﾃｩ Marﾃｭa Gonzﾃ｡lez-Sinde, Sr. Her brother, Josﾃｩ Marﾃｭa Gonzﾃ｡lez-Sinde, Jr., is also involved in the film industry. Gonzﾃ｡lez-Sinde studied Classics at the Complutense University of Madrid and did a master's degree in Cinema Scriptwriting at the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Sebastiﾃ｡n International Film Festival
The San Sebastiﾃ｡n International Film Festival ( SSIFF; es, Festival Internacional de San Sebastiﾃ｡n, eu, Donostia Zinemaldia) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastiﾃ｡n in September, in the Basque Country. Since its creation in 1953 it has established itself as one of the 14 "A" category competitive festivals accredited by the FIAPF, of which it has one of the lowest budgets. It has hosted several important events of the history of cinema, such as the international premieres of ''Vertigo'', by Alfred Hitchcock (who attended the Festival) and the European premiere of ''Star Wars''. It was the first festival attended by Roman Polanski and has helped advance the professional careers of filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola, Bong Joon-ho and Pedro Almodﾃｳvar. Josﾃｩ Luis Rebordinos has served as the director of the festival since 2011. History The festival was founded in 1953 with the first festival starting on September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academia De Las Artes Y Las Ciencias Cinematogrﾃ｡ficas De Espaﾃｱa
The Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain ( es, Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematogrﾃ｡ficas de Espaﾃｱa, 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 Garcﾃｭa Berlanga, director * Carlos Saura, director * , unit production manager * , unit production manager * Josﾃｩ Sacristﾃ｡n, actor * Charo Lﾃｳpez, actress * , film editor * , film editor * , screenwriter * Josﾃｩ Nieto, musician * Carlos Suﾃ｡rez, cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerardo Herrero
Gerardo Herrero Pﾃｩrez-Gamir (born 28 January 1953) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a prolific promoter of international coproductions and collaborations between Spain and Hispanic American countries. From 1993 to 1994, he chaired the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. His 1997 film '' Comanche Territory'' was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival. Herrero founded Tornasol Films together with Javier Lﾃｳpez Blanco in 1987. He has often co-produced in tandem with Uruguayan producer Mariela Besuievsky, with whom he has also shared a domestic partnership. Filmography as film director *1994: '' Desvﾃｭo al paraﾃｭso'' *1995: '' Malena es un nombre de tango'' (''Malena Is a Name from a Tango'') *1997: '' Territorio Comanche'' (''Comanche Territory'') *1998: '' Frontera Sur'' *1999: '' Amﾃｩrica mﾃｭa'' *2000: '' Las razones de mis amigos'' *2001: '' El lugar donde estuvo el paraiso'' *2003: '' El misterio Galﾃｭndez'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerardo Vera
Gerardo Vera Perales (10 March 194720 September 2020) was a Spanish costume and set designer, opera director, actor, and film and theatre director. Life Vera was born in Miraflores de la Sierra on 10 March 1947. He studied English language and literature in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and theatre in the University of Exeter. He was the director of the Centro Dramﾃ｡tico Nacional (national theatre of Spain) from June 2004 to December 2011. He directed these films: * ''La otra historia de Rosendo Juﾃ｡rez'' (1990) * ''Una mujer bajo la lluvia'' (1992) * ''La Celestina (1996 film), La Celestina'' (1994) * ''Second Skin (2000 film), Second Skin'' (2000) * ''Desire (2002 film), Deseo'' (2003) His staging of the play ''Divinas Palabras'', by Ramﾃｳn Marﾃｭa del Valle-Inclﾃ｡n, was performed at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center Festival 2007, in New York. He won a Goya Award for Costume Design in 1986 for the film ''El Amor brujo (1986 film), El amor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segunda Piel
''Second Skin'' ( es, Segunda piel, links=no) is a 1999 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Gerardo Vera, starring Javier Bardem, Jordi Mollﾃ, Ariadna Gil and Cecilia Roth. Premise Elena and Alberto, a couple from Madrid, have a happy marriage, professional success and a loving son. However, Elena later finds a hotel receipt in Alberto's pocket and discovers that he has been unfaithful to her. To her surprise, the one who has been involved is another man, Diego. Cast Production ''Second Skin'' is a Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel), Antena 3 Televisiﾃｳn, Lolafilms and production. Filming began in March 1999 in Madrid. Shooting locations also included Benicﾃssim. The screenplay was penned by Gerardo Vera alongside ﾃ］geles Gonzﾃ｡lez-Sinde. Other production duties were tasked to Julio Madurga (cinematography) and Roque Baﾃｱos (score). Reception Reviewing for ''Miami New Times'', David Ehrenstein compared the film to ''Making Love'' (1982), considering that the film "is les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lﾃ｡grimas Negras (film)
''Black Tears'' ( es, Lﾃ｡grimas negras, links=no) is a 1998 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Ricardo Franco and Fernando Bauluz. Ricardo Franco's swan song, filming was unfinished upon Franco's death and then completed under assistant director Fernando Bauluz. It stars Ariadna Gil and Fele Martﾃｭnez alongside Elena Anaya, Ana Risueﾃｱo and Elvira Mﾃｭnguez. Plot The plot tracks Andrﾃｩs, a photographer engaged to his long-time girlfriend Alicia who falls romantically for a mentally-ill woman, Isabel (under the guise of 'Ana'), some time after their first encounter when the assault on Andrﾃｩs by Isabel together with another woman, Cinta窶蚤s well as Andrﾃｩs' ensuing kidnapping, humiliation and rape窶杯ook place. Cast Production The screenplay was penned by Ricardo Franco and ﾃ］geles Gonzﾃ｡lez Sinde, based on an original story by Ricardo Franco and Dionisio Pﾃｩrez Galindo. The plot has a backdrop of autobiographical elements reportedly inspired by Ricardo Franco's relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Franco
Ricardo Franco (24 May 1949 in Madrid 窶 20 May 1998 in Madrid) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. Biography Nephew of Jesﾃｺs Franco. He died at 49 years old when he filmed '' Lﾃ｡grimas negras''. He wrote lyrics for pop songs for Tam Tam Go!, "Manuel Raquel" hit for example. "Loco de amor" played Cafﾃｩ Quijano was written by Franco too. Filmography as film director *'' Gospel, el monstruo'' (1969). *'' El desastre de Annual'' (1970). *'' El increﾃｭble aumento de la vida'' (1974). *''Pascual Duarte'' (1975). *'' Los restos del naufragio'' (1978). *'' Disa, cincuenta aniversario'' (1983). *'' Gringo mojado'' (1984). *'' El sueﾃｱo de Tﾃ｡nger'' (1985). *'' Berlﾃｭn Blues'' (1988). *''La mujer de tu vida'' (1988) (TV episode). *''Crﾃｳnicas del mal'' (1991) (TV). *'' La canciﾃｳn del condenado'' (1991). *'' ﾂ｡Oh, cielos!" (1993). *'' Despuﾃｩs de tantos aﾃｱos'' (1994) (documentary) *'' La buena estrella'' (1997). *'' Lﾃ｡grimas negras'' (1998). as screenwriter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Buena Estrella
''Lucky Star'' ( es, La buena estrella, links=no) is a 1997 drama film directed by Ricardo Franco and starring Antonio Resines, Jordi Mollﾃ｡ and Maribel Verdﾃｺ. Critically acclaimed, the film won five Goya Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Antonio Resines), Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Score. Ricardo Franco made just one more film; he died of a heart attack in 1998. Plot Rafael is a kind, good-hearted butcher. He has a lonely life after accidentally castrating himself while cutting meat several years before, but he longs to have a family life, a dream that seems unattainable for him. One early morning when he is driving his truck to his butcher窶冱 shop, he sees a young man assaulting a woman. Rafael cannot help but intervene and jumps out of his vehicle to help her. Taking pity on the girl, he takes her to his home. Her name is Marina and the man who was beating her was her boyfriend, Daniel. Marina, nicknamed One-Eye (for she lost one eye in a childho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Casa De Los Lﾃｭos
La casa de los lﾃｭos (in English, "The house of trouble") was a famous television show on TV channel A3 in Spain for 4 years, 1996 until 2000. Roles The main roles were of Arturo Fernﾃ｡ndez as Arturo Valdﾃｩs, the sister, Lola Herrera, as Pilar Valdﾃｩs and the nurse Florinda Chico Florinda Chico Martﾃｭn-Mora Medal of Merit in Labour, MML (24 April 1926 窶 19 February 2011) was a Spanish actress of film, theater and television. Biography Florinda Chico Martﾃｭn-Mora was born in 1926 in Don Benito (Province of Badajoz, Ba .... It was a comedy about an elderly but seductive scrounger who moves to his sister's house to help her with her four young daughters. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Una Palabra Tuya
''One Word from You'' ( es, Una palabra tuya, links=no) is a Spanish 2008 film directed by ﾃ］geles Gonzﾃ｡lez Sinde based on the novel of the same name by Elvira Lindo. It stars Malena Alterio, Esperanza Pedreﾃｱo and Antonio de la Torre, alongside Marﾃｭa Alfonsa Rosso, Luis Bermejo and Chiqui Fernﾃ｡ndez. Plot After many years without seeing each other, two Rosario meets Milagros, her friend from childhood who works as a taxi driver using a car from her uncle's taxi company. Milagros starts driving her to the bank each morning where she works as a cleaner. Together, they spend lots of time going to restaurants and pubs, but Rosario gets worried about missing so much work and one day she is fired. Milagros admits later that she never had a driving licence, which, combined with her excessive kindness to Rosario, leads her to also be fired. After that, the two women find jobs as street cleaners. In that job, Rosario meets Morsa, with whom she starts a carnal relationship. Rosario li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todos ﾃｭbamos En Ese Tren
Todos or Todosak 窶 was ancient Armenian architect of the 6th窶7th centuries, who built a series of churches in Armenia and Georgia. Today, little is known about Todos' life. Churches * Ateni Sioni Church * Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan 窶 built in interval from 588 to 597 * Jvari (monastery) :''The name of this monastery translated as the "Monastery of the Cross". For the Georgian monastery in Jerusalem with the same name, see Monastery of the Cross.'' Jvari Monastery () is a sixth-century Georgian Orthodox monastery near Mtskheta, ea ... 窶 may be built by Todos in interval from 605 to 642 References {{authority control Armenian architects 7th-century Armenian people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
