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Berta's Motives
''Berta's Motives'' () is a 1984 Spanish black and white film written and directed by José Luis Guerín (in his feature film debut). It stars Silvia Gracia, Arielle Dombasle, Iñaki Aierra, and Rafael Díaz. Plot Taking place in the fictional village of Sotoluego, the plot focus on the maturing of 13-year-old Berta. The monotonous life of the village is upended by the arrival of extravagant Demetrio and the settling of a film crew. Cast Production The film boasted a budget of around 10 million ₧. It was shot in Melque de Cercos, province of Segovia. Release The film had a couple of press screenings on 9 March 1984 at Madrid's Cines Griffith. It was presented in the 'Cine Español' section of the 32nd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1984. It also made it to the programme of the 1984 and to the non-competitive slate of the 35th Berlin International Film Festival (February 1985). It had a commercial release in Barcelona on 13 February 1985. D ...
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José Luis Guerín
José Luis Guerín (born 1960) is a Spanish filmmaker and educator known for '' Train of Shadows'' (1997), ' (2001), and '' The Academy of Muses'' (2015). Style and influences As a young cinephile, Guerín attended many film screenings, made films on Super 8 and 16mm and sought out and befriended many of the filmmakers he admired, including Robert Bresson, Raoul Ruiz and Philippe Garrel. Guerín's films are often described as being influenced by the Lumière Brothers, Howard Hawks, Yasujirō Ozu and John Ford (Guerín went so far as to shoot a film in Cong the setting of Innisfree in Ford's '' The Quiet Man''). Guerín is known for his meditative and intellectually curious work in both documentary and narrative filmmaking. Describing Guerín in an introduction to a series of his films, the programmers of the Harvard Film Archive wrote: "Guerín's films purposefully confound narrative and documentary traditions, discovering rich narrative threads woven into the tapestries of ...
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35th Berlin International Film Festival
The 35th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1985. The retrospective was dedicated to ''Special effects''. The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to '' The Woman and the Strangler'' directed by Rainer Simon and ''Wetherby'' directed by David Hare. Juries The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: * Jean Marais, French actor - Jury President * Max von Sydow, Swedish actor * Alberto Sordi, Italian actor and filmmaker * Regimantas Adomaitis, Soviet actor * Sheila Benson, American journalist and film critic * Wolfgang Kohlhaase, East German writer * Onat Kutlar, Turkish poet, essayist and screenwriter * Luis Megino, Spanish writer and producer * Ingrid Scheib-Rothbart, West-German head of the Goethe-Institut of New York * , West-German producer * István Szabó, Hungarian filmmaker Official Sections Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear: Out of competition * ' ...
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1984 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The year's highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada was '' Beverly Hills Cop''. '' Ghostbusters'' overtook it, however, with a re-release the following year. It was the first time in five years that the top-grossing film did not involve George Lucas or Steven Spielberg although Spielberg directed and Lucas executive produced/co-wrote the third placed '' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom''; Spielberg also executive produced the fourth placed '' Gremlins''. U.S. box office grosses reached $4 billion for the first time and it was the first year that two films had returned over $100 million to their distributors with both ''Ghostbusters'' and ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' achieving this. ''Beverly Hills Cop'' made it three for films released in 1984 after its performance during 1985 t ...
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Films Shot In The Province Of Segovia
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of Visual arts, visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, Sound film, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual Recording medium, medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to ...
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Spanish Coming-of-age Films
Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture **Languages of Spain, the various languages in Spain Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Canada * Spanish River (other), the name of several rivers * Spanish Town, Jamaica Other uses * John J. Spanish (1922–2019), American politician * "Spanish" (song), a single by Craig David, 2003 See also * * * Español (other) * Spain (other) * España (other) * Espanola (other) * Hispania, the Roman and Greek name for the Iberian Peninsula * Hispanic, the people, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain * Hispanic (other) * Hispanism * Spain (other) * National and regional identity in Spain * Culture of Spain The culture of Spain is influenced by its Western w ...
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1980s Spanish Films
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and regent * ...
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1984 Directorial Debut Films
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 9 – Van Halen releases their sixth studio album ''1984'' (''MCMLXXXIV''), which debuts at number 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and will go to sell over 10 million copies in the United States. * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. *January 27 – American singer Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire during the making of the Pepsi commercial. February * February 3 ** John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfe ...
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List Of Spanish Films Of 1985
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 1985. Films References External links Spanish films of 1985at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Spanish Films Of 1985 1985 Spanish Films A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of Visual arts, visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are gen ...
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Sant Jordi Awards
The Sant Jordi Awards (; ) are film prizes awarded annually by the Catalan branch of the Spanish public radio network Radio Nacional de España (RNE), Ràdio 4. The awards were established in 1957. Awards are made in the following categories: Best Debut Feature Film, Best Spanish Film, Best Actress in a Spanish Film, Best Actor in a Spanish Film, Best Foreign Film, Best Actress in a Foreign Film, Best Actor in a Foreign Film, Special Jury Prize, Film Industry Prize, RNE Critics' Prize. Best Spanish Film References External links * Official website * Spanish film awards Culture of Catalonia {{film-award-stub ...
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El País
(; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. It is the second-most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . is the most read newspaper in Spanish online and one of the Madrid dailies considered to be a national newspaper of record for Spain (along with '' El Mundo'' and '' ABC)''. In 2018, its number of daily sales were 138,000. Its headquarters and central editorial staff are located in Madrid, although there are regional offices in the principal Spanish cities (Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Bilbao, and Santiago de Compostela) where regional editions were produced until 2015. also produces a world edition in Madrid that is available online in English and in Spanish (Latin America). History was founded in May 1976 by a team at PRISA which included Jesus de Polanco, José Ortega Spottorno and Carlos Mendo. The paper was designed by Reinhard Gade and Julio Alonso. It wa ...
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Arielle Dombasle
Arielle Dombasle (born April 27, 1953)Dombasle's year of birth has been a subject of much debate, and various sources have given dates ranging from 1953 to 1958. is an American-born French singer, actress, director and model. Her breakthrough roles were in Éric Rohmer's '' Pauline at the Beach'' (1983) and Alain Robbe-Grillet's '' The Blue Villa'' (1995). She has worked with a wide variety of filmmakers, including Werner Schroeter on '' Two'' (2002), Philippe de Broca on ''Amazon'' (2000), Roman Polanski on '' Tess'' (1979), Jean-Pierre Mocky on ''Crédit pour tous'' (2011) and Raoul Ruiz on '' Savage Souls'' (2001). She also starred in the 1984 ABC miniseries ''Lace'' and its 1985 sequel '' Lace II'' and appeared as a guest on ''Miami Vice'' ("Definitely Miami" of Season Two). Dombasle has released thirty-four singles and eleven albums and has directed six movies. Early years She was born Arielle Laure Maxime Sonnery in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Jean-Louis Melchi ...
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