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Anything For Bread
''Anything for Bread'' () is a 1991 Spanish film directed by Enrique Urbizu and written by Luis Marías. Premise The film centres on an armed robbery within a bingo hall, within a background in the underworld of drug dealing, sexual perversion, police corruption and a political assassination. Woven through this are the stories of two very different women from opposite backgrounds. Azucena is a robber fleeing the scene when she is picked up by a young woman, Verónica. Both are vulnerable, having been threatened and betrayed, and soon start fighting against each other to gain the proceeds of the robbery. As they get to know each other, they develop a mutual respect, and this helps them fight the dangerous men who are chasing them. The two women eventually become sisters-in-arms and keep the stolen money. Cast Production The director used Álex de la Iglesia's graphic work for production design.Dona Kercher It was filmed in Bilbao, Bakio, Santurce, Okondo, Getaria, Gipuzkoa a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Urbizu
Enrique Urbizu (born 1962) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. A native of Bilbao, he was one of the few Spanish film directors who brought the film noir into the late Spanish film industry. Urbizu graduated from Universidad del País Vasco The University of the Basque Country (, ''EHU''; , ''UPV''; officially EHU) is a Spanish public university of the Basque Autonomous Community. Heir of the University of Bilbao, initially it was made up of the Faculty of Economic and Business Sc ..., where he did media studies. In 2011, he won the Goya Award for Best Director with the movie '' No Rest for the Wicked''. Filmography ;Films * '' Tu novia está loca'' (1988) * '' Todo por la pasta'' (1991) * '' Como ser infeliz y disfrutarlo'' (1994) * '' Cachito'' (1995) * '' Cuernos de mujer'' (1995) * '' The Ninth Gate'' (1999, script only) * '' La caja 507'' (2002) * '' La vida mancha'' (2003) * '' Adivina quién soy'' (2006) * '' No habrá paz para los malvados'' (2011) * '' Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilbao
Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the Provinces of Spain, province of Biscay and in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the List of cities in Spain by population, tenth largest city in Spain, with a population of more than 347,000 as of 2023. The Bilbao metropolitan area has 1,037,847 inhabitants,Proyecto Audes making it the most populous metropolitan area in northern Spain. The Comarcas of the Basque Country, comarca of Greater Bilbao is the fifth-largest urban area in Spain. Bilbao is also the main urban area in what is defined as the Basque Country (greater region), Greater Basque region. Bilbao is located in the north-central part of Spain, some south of the Bay of Biscay, where the economic s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kit West
Kit West (6 February 1936 – 17 April 2016) was a British special effects artist who was most known for his work in ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', ''Return of the Jedi'' and ''Dune''. Early life Born in London, his early films were government and military training films produced by Realist Film Unit. He served two years in the British Army, where he gained experience in pyrotechnics. Oscar history All these were for Best Visual Effects. * 1981 Academy Awards-''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', award shared with Richard Edlund, Joe Johnston and Bruce Nicholson. Won the Oscar. * 1985 Academy Awards-''Young Sherlock Holmes'', nomination shared with David W. Allen, John R. Ellis and Dennis Muren. Lost to '' Cocoon''. * 1996 Academy Awards-''Dragonheart'', nomination shared with Scott Squires, James Straus and Phil Tippett. Lost to ''Independence Day''. BAFTA award *1983–''Return of the Jedi''-for Best Special Effects-Won, shared with Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren Dennis Mure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Special Effects
The Goya Award for Best Special Effects (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Premio Goya a los mejores efectos especiales'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. The category was first presented at the 2nd Goya Awards, second edition of the Goya Awards with Francisco Teres being the first winner of the award for his work in ''Anguish (1987 film), Anguish'' (1987). Reyes Abades holds the record of the most wins for this category with nine wins followed by Félix Bergés with seven and Raúl Romanillos with six. For their work in ''Pan's Labyrinth'' (2006), David Martí and Montse Ribé won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling but competed and won alongside Emilio Ruiz del Río, Everett Burrell, Reyes Abades and Edward Irastorza in this category at the Goya Awards instead of Goya Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyles, Best Makeup and Hairstyles which was won by José Quetglas and Blanca Sánchez for the same film. Winners and nominees 1980s 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Original Screenplay
The Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay (Spanish ''Premio Goya al mejor guión original'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. For the first two editions of the Goya Awards, only one award for screenplays was presented which included both original and adapted screenplays, with both winners being adaptations, ''Voyage to Nowhere'' in 1986 (based on the novel of the same name by Fernando Fernán Gómez) and '' El bosque animado'' (based on the eponymous novel by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez) in 1987. Since the third edition, two awards are presented separately, Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay. Alejandro Amenábar holds the record for most wins in this category with four victories, winning for '' Tesis'' (1996), '' The Others'' (2001), ''The Sea Inside'' (2004) and ''Agora'' (2009). Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and author. His films are dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Original Score
The Goya Award for Best Original Score (''Mejor música original'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. The category has been presented ever since the first edition of the Goya Awards. Spanish folk band Milladoiro was the first winner of the award for their work in the film ''Half of Heaven'' (1986). Composer Alberto Iglesias holds the record of most wins and nominations for this award, winning eleven times out of seventeen nominations. For the 39th ceremony, the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain The Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain () is a professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Cinema of Spain, Spanish cinema. Founded in 1986, it is responsible for the annual Goya Awards, Spain's princ ... introduced a modification consisting of the requirement of a declaration signed by the producers accrediting the non-submission of AI-generated compositions. In the list below the winne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Supporting Actress
The Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress (Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación femenina de reparto'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. Since its inception, the award has been given to 31 actresses. At the 1st Goya Awards ceremony held in 1987, Verónica Forqué was the first winner of this award for her role in ''Year of Enlightment''. Verónica Forqué, Rosa Maria Sardà, María Barranco and Candela Peña have received the most awards in this category with two awards each. Chus Lampreave and Terele Pávez were nominated on six occasions with each winning one award. As of the 39th Goya Awards, 2025 ceremony, Clara Segura is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Carmen in ''The 47''. Winners and nominees In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release; the ceremonies are always held the following year. 1980s 1990s 2000s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Goya Awards
The 6th Goya Awards were presented in Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ... on 7 March 1992. '' Amantes'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees Major award nominees Other award nominees Honorary Goya * Emiliano Piedra References {{DEFAULTSORT:Goya Awards 06 1991 film awards 1991 in Spanish cinema 1990s in Madrid Events in Madrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo-noir
Neo-noir is a film genre that adapts the visual style and themes of 1940s and 1950s American film noir for contemporary audiences, often with more graphic depictions of violence and sexuality. During the late 1970s and the early 1980s, the term "neo-noir" surged in popularity, fueled by movies such as Sydney Pollack's '' Absence of Malice'', Brian De Palma's '' Blow Out'', and Martin Scorsese's '' After Hours''. The French term ''film noir'' translates literally to English as "black film", indicating sinister stories often presented in a shadowy cinematographic style. Neo-noir has a similar style but with updated themes, content, style, and visual elements. Definition The neologism neo-noir, using the Greek prefix for the word ''new'', is defined by Mark Conard as "any film coming after the classic noir period that contains noir themes and noir sensibility". Another definition describes it as later noir that often synthesizes diverse genres while foregrounding the scaffolding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basque Country (greater Region)
The Basque Country (; ; ) is the name given to the home of the Basque people.Larry Trask, Trask, R.L. ''The History of Basque'' Routledge: 1997 The Basque Country is located in the western Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain on the coast of the Bay of Biscay. Encompassing the Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Communities of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country and Navarre in Spain and the Northern Basque Country in France, the region is home to the Basque people (), their Basque language, language (), culture and traditions. The area is neither linguistically nor culturally homogeneous, and certain areas have a majority of people who do not consider themselves Basque, such as the south of Navarre. The concept is still highly controversial, and the Supreme Court of Navarre has upheld a denial of government funding to school books that include the Navarre community within the Basque Country area. Etymology The name in Basque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrieta
Arrieta (both in Basque and Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the ''comarca'' of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a population of 564 inhabitants as of 2017. Toponym This municipality has its origin in the elizate ''Líbano de Arrieta'', which became a municipality in the 19th century. The toponym ''Arrieta'' comes from the Basque word ''harrieta'', which means "stony place". Celebrities * Santiago Arriaga y Arrien, ''Santiago de Jesús'' (1903–1936): was a priest of the Trinitarian Order. He was assassinated during the Spanish Civil war and beautified in 2007 by the Catholic Church The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid .... * José Ramón Goyenech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getaria, Gipuzkoa
Getaria is a town on the Urola (river), Urola coast, in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, in northern Spain. It borders Zarautz to the east and Zumaia to the west. Getaria is well-known for being the hometown of Juan Sebastián Elcano: a sailor famous for being the first to circumnavigate the world. He was the captain of the ''Victoria (ship), Nao Victoria'', the only ship in Ferdinand Magellan, Magellan's ill-fated fleet to complete the voyage. Today, Getaria is also famous for its restaurants that serve grilled fish and white wine with a Denomination of Origin somewhere in the Getariako Txakolina near the town. The town is also home to the Cristóbal Balenciaga, Cristobal Balenciaga Museum. In May 2012, a two-man team from Getaria won Google's 'Model Your Town' competition by creating a complete 3D representation of their home town. Etymology Traditionally, the name of the city was written as G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
