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Esa Pareja Feliz
''Esa pareja feliz'' (translation: ''That Happy Couple'') is a Spanish comedy film co-written and co-directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and Luis García Berlanga. It was their feature film debut. The film was made in 1951, but not released until 1953. Plot Good-for-nothing, Juan marries Carmen to begin suffering what he thinks her and their friends' scorn at his proven inability to make a living, until he's lured to an apparent sound business that will for sure make them rich. Cast *Fernando Fernán Gómez as Juan Granados Muñoz * Elvira Quintillá as Carmen González Fuentes *Félix Fernández as Rafa *José Luis Ozores as Luis *Fernando Aguirre as Organizador *Manuel Arbó as Esteban *Carmen Sánchez as Dueña del salón de té *Matilde Muñoz Sampedro as Amparo *Antonio García Quijada as Manolo *Antonio Garisa as Florentino *José Franco as Tenor *Alady as Técnico *Rafael Bardem as Don Julián, el Comisario *Rafael Alonso as Gerente Seguros 'La Víspera' *José Orjas *Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Antonio Bardem
Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz (2 June 1922 – 30 October 2002) was a Spanish film director and screen writer, born in Madrid. He was a member of the Communist Party. Bardem was best known for '' Muerte de un ciclista'' (1955) which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, and '' El puente'' (1977) which won the Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1979 film '' Seven Days in January'' won the Golden Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1981 he was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1993 he was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1953 he and Luis García Berlanga founded a film magazine, ''Objetivo'', which existed until 1956. Bardem is the father of director Miguel Bardem and uncle of actor Javier Bardem. Bardem died in Madrid in 2002, at age 80. Filmography Director *''Esa pareja feliz'' (1951, co-directed with Luis García Berlanga) *''Có ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matías Prats
Matías is the Spanish version of Matthias. In Scandinavian languages (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish) and in Portuguese it is unaccented as Matias. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Matías Alemanno, Argentine rugby player *Matías Almeyda, Argentine footballer * Matías Cahais, Argentine footballer * Matías Emilio Delgado, Argentine footballer *Matías Duarte, Chilean computer engineer *Matías Draghi, Argentine footballer * Matías Escobar, Argentine footballer * Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer * Matías Funes, Honduran academic and politician * Matías Moroni, Argentine rugby player *Matías Noble, Argentine footballer * Matías Orlando, Argentine rugby player *Matías Paredes, Argentine hockey player *Matías Pavoni, Argentine footballer *Matías Prats Cañete, Spanish journalist and commentator *Matías Prats Luque, Spanish journalist and anchorman, son of Matías Prats Cañete * Matías Rodríguez, Argentine footballer *Matías Romero, Mexi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Comedy Films
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Spanish Comedy 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 Latin American countries ** Spanish cuisine 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 Both the perceived nationhood of Spain, and the perceived distinctions between different parts of its territory derive from historical, geographical, lingui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Juan Antonio Bardem
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Madrid
This is a list of films whose ''setting'' is Madrid, Spain. 1940s * '' The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks'' ( Edgar Neville, 1944) * ''The Crime of Bordadores Street'' ( Edgar Neville, 1946) 1950s * ''Death of a Cyclist'' ( Juan Antonio Bardem, 1955) * '' Uncle Hyacynth'' ( Ladislao Vajda, 1956) * '' El Pisito'' (Marco Ferreri, 1959) 1960s * '' The Delinquents'' (Carlos Saura, 1960) *''Atraco a las tres'' ( José María Forqué, 1962) * '' The Executioner'' ( Luis García Berlanga, 1963) 1970s *''La cabina'' ( Antonio Mercero, 1972) *'' La escopeta nacional'' ( Luis García Berlanga, 1978) * '' Ogro'' ( Gillo Pontecorvo, 1979) 1980s *'' Pepi, Luci, Bom'' (Pedro Almodóvar, 1980) *'' Bicycles Are for the Summer'' ( Jaime Chávarri, 1984) *'' What Have I Done to Deserve This?'' (Pedro Almodóvar, 1984) *'' Law of Desire'' (Pedro Almodóvar, 1987) 1990s *'' High Heels'' (Pedro Almodóvar, 1991) *''The Day of the Beast'' ( Álex de la Iglesia, 1995) *'' Tesis'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Black-and-white 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 Latin American countries ** Spanish cuisine 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 Both the perceived nationhood of Spain, and the perceived distinctions between different parts of its territory derive from historical, geographical, lingui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Spanish-language Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 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 * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Films
The year 1951 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films United States The top ten 1951 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows: International The highest-grossing 1951 films in countries outside of North America. Worldwide gross The following table lists known worldwide gross figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1951. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1951. This list also includes gross revenue from later re-releases. Events * February 15 – new management takes over at United Artists with Arthur B. Krim, Robert Benjamin and Matty Fox now in charge. * April – French magazine ''Cahiers du cinéma'' is first published. * July 26 – Walt Disney's ''Alice in Wonderland'' premieres; while a disappointment at first and hardly released in theaters, it would later become one of the biggest cult classics in the anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Comedy Films
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel ''Journey Through the Night'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lola Gaos
Dolores Gaos González-Pola (2 December 1921, in Valencia – 4 July 1993, in Madrid), better known as Lola Gaos, was a Spanish film, television and theatre actress. Famous with her works with Luis Buñuel but specially the film '' Furtivos'' where she played the dominant mother. Selected filmography * ''El sotano'' (1949) * '' Esa pareja feliz'' (1953) - Reina en Rodaje * ''El candelabro'' (1956, Short) * ''Susana y yo'' (1957) - Estudiante #2 * ''Un marido de ida y vuelta'' (1957) - Lola * '' Moloka'' (1959) - (uncredited) * ''Un ángel tuvo la culpa'' (1959) - Chantajista * ''Alma aragonesa'' (1961) - Antonia * ''Viridiana'' (1961) - Enedina * ''Prohibido enamorarse'' (1961) - Justina * '' Tres de la Cruz Roja'' (1961) - Madre de Tere * ''Los pedigüeños '' (1961) * ''Salto mortal'' (1962) * ''Atraco a las tres'' (1962) - Hermana de Fernando Galindo (uncredited) * ''Las cuatro verdades'' (1962) * ''Rogelia'' (1962) - Mendiga * ''Millonario por un día'' (1963) - Carmen * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
