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Films Set In Madrid
In the history of motion pictures, many films have been ''set'' in Madrid or a fictionalized version thereof. The list that follows is sorted by the year the film was released. 1940s * '' The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks'' (Edgar Neville, 1944) * '' The Crime of Bordadores Street'' (Edgar Neville, 1946) 1950s * '' Furrows'' ( José Antonio Nieves Conde, 1951) * ''Death of a Cyclist'' (Juan Antonio Bardem, 1955) * '' Uncle Hyacynth'' ( Ladislao Vajda, 1956) * '' Tip on a Dead Jockey'' (Richard Thorpe, 1957) * '' Red Cross Girls'' ( Rafael J. Salvia, 1958) * ''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) * '' The Pleasure Seekers'' (Jean Negulesco, 1964) * '' La ciudad no es para mí'' ( Pedro Lazaga, 1966) 1970s *'' La cabina'' (Antonio Mercero, 1972) *''La escopeta nacional'' ( Luis García Berlanga, 1978) *'' Black Broo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Setting (fiction)
A setting (or backdrop) is the time and geographic location within a narrative, either non-fiction or fiction. It is a literary element. The setting initiates the main backdrop and mood for a story. The setting can be referred to as story world or '' milieu'' to include a context (especially society) beyond the immediate surroundings of the story. Elements of setting may include culture, historical period, geography, and hour. Along with the plot, character, theme, and style, setting is considered one of the fundamental components of fiction. Role Setting may refer to the social milieu in which the events of a novel occur. The elements of the story setting include the passage of time, which may be static in some stories or dynamic in others with, for example, changing seasons. A setting can take three basic forms. One is the natural world, or in an outside place. In this setting, the natural landscapes of the world play an important part in a narrative, along with living cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Pisito
''El Pisito'' is a 1959 Spanish black comedy film directed by Marco Ferreri. The Spanish Ministry of Culture forced the producers to sign the film as co-directed by Spaniard Isidoro M. Ferry. It was co-written by famous Spanish screenwriter Rafael Azcona, who collaborated with Ferreri throughout his career. The film was starred by Spanish actor José Luis López Vázquez in his first leading role. The film depicts widespread poverty in 1950s Madrid. A long-term couple feels unable to marry, because they can not afford the acquisition of a home. They decide that the man will enter a marriage of convenience with the woman's elderly landlady, in hopes of inheriting the lease of the landlady's property. The film was a huge flop when it was released in Spain, but nowadays is a cult classic. The film had troubles with Spanish censorship. In the film, Marco Ferreri and Carlos Saura appear in cameos. Plot In the Madrid of the late 1950s, with a Spain that is barely beginning to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Lazaga
Pedro Lazaga Sabater (3 October 1918 – 30 November 1979) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 90 films between 1948 and 1979. Selected filmography * '' The Black Siren'' (1947) * ''María Morena ''María Morena'' is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by José María Forqué and Pedro Lazaga. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Paquita Rico - María Morena * José María Mompín - Fernando (as José Mª Mompi ...'' (1951) * '' Fog and Sun'' (1951) * '' Three Ladies'' (1960) * '' Gladiators 7'' (1962) * '' Dos chicas locas, locas'' (1964) * '' Sor Citroën'' (1967) * '' Cabaret Woman'' (1974) * '' Naked Therapy'' (1975) * '' Ambitious'' (1976) External links * 1918 births 1979 deaths Spanish film directors Spanish male screenwriters 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Ciudad No Es Para Mí
La ciudad no es para mí () is a 1966 Spanish comedy film directed by Pedro Lazaga and based on the play of the same name by Fernando Lázaro Carreter published under the pen name Fernando Ángel Lozano. It stars Paco Martínez Soria as Agustín Valverde, an old widower peasant from the Aragonese village of Calacierva who decides to go to Madrid to live with his son and daughter-in-law. It was the highest-grossing Spanish film between 1965 and 1968 with 65,645,694 pesetas. Cast * Paco Martínez Soria as Agustín Valverde * Doris Coll as Luciana "Luchi" * Eduardo Fajardo as Dr. Agustín Valverde II * Cristina Galbó as Sara * Alfredo Landa as Genaro * Gracita Morales as Filo * José Sacristán as Venancio * Margot Cottens as Geno * María Luisa Ponte as Carolina * Sancho Gracia Félix Ángel Sancho Gracia (27 September 1936 – 8 August 2012) was a Spanish motion picture and television actor. Career Born in Madrid, Gracia started his acting career in Montevideo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Texas Press
The University of Texas Press (or UT Press) is the university press of the University of Texas at Austin. Established in 1950, the Press publishes scholarly and trade books in several areas, including Latin American studies, Caribbean, Caribbean studies, U.S. Latino studies, Latinx studies, Texana, Native American studies, Black studies, Middle Eastern studies, Jewish studies, gender studies, Film studies, film & media studies, music, art, architecture, archaeology, classics, anthropology, food studies and natural history. The Press also publishes journals relating to their major subject areas. The Press produces approximately one hundred new books and thirteen journals each year. In 2025, the University of Texas Press celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary. During its time in operation, the Press has published more than 4,000 titles. It is a member of the Association of University Presses. History The University of Texas Press was formally founded in 1950, though the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Negulesco
Jean Negulesco (born Ioan Negulescu; – 18 July 1993) was a Romanian Americans, Romanian-American film director and screenwriter.Oliver, Myrna"Jean Negulesco 1900–1993 ''The Los Angeles Times'', 22 July 1993. He first gained notice for his Film noir, film noirs and later made such notable films as ''Johnny Belinda (1948 film), Johnny Belinda'' (1948), ''How to Marry a Millionaire'' (1953), ''Titanic (1953 film), Titanic'' (1953), and ''Three Coins in the Fountain (film), Three Coins in the Fountain'' (1954). He was called "the first real master of CinemaScope". Biography Early life Born in Craiova, Negulesco was the son of a hotel keeper and attended Carol I National College, Carol I High School. When he was 15, he was working in a military hospital during World War I. George Enescu, the Romanian composer, came to play the violin to the war wounded; Negulesco drew a portrait of him, and Enesco bought it. Negulesco decided to be a painter and studied art in Bucharest. Negulesc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pleasure Seekers (1964 Film)
''The Pleasure Seekers'' is a 1964 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Jean Negulesco from a screenplay by Edith Sommer, based on the 1952 novel ''Coins in the Fountain'' by John H. Secondari. The film stars Ann-Margret, Tony Franciosa, Carol Lynley, Gardner McKay, and Pamela Tiffin, with Gene Tierney (in her final film) and Brian Keith. Ann-Margret sings four songs composed by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Scoring of Music – Adaptation or Treatment for Lionel Newman and Alexander Courage. Plot Susie Higgins arrives in Madrid and moves in with her friend Maggie Williams and Maggie's roommate Fran Hobson. Still a virgin, Susie is surprised to find both of the other girls have active dating lives. Secretary Maggie has recently ended an affair and is now seeing her married boss Paul Barton, much to the dismay of Paul's jealous wife Jane. At the same time, Maggie's co-worker Pete McCoy is in love with Maggie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis García Berlanga
Luis García-Berlanga Martí Medal of Merit in Labour, MMT (12 June 1921 – 13 November 2010) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Acclaimed as a pioneer of modern Spanish cinema, his films are marked by social satire and acerbic critiques of Spanish culture under the Francoist Spain, Francoist dictatorship. These include ''Welcome Mr. Marshall!'' (1953), which won the International Prize (Comedy Film) at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival, ''Plácido (film), Plácido'' (1961), nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 34th Academy Awards, 1962, and ''The Executioner (1963 film), The Executioner'' (1963), winner of the International Federation of Film Critics, FIPRESCI Prize at the 24th Venice International Film Festival He kept a long-time collaboration with screenwriter Rafael Azcona, with whom he co-wrote the scripts for seven of his films between 1961 and 1987. Early years Berlanga was born on June 12, 1921, into an affluent family in the city of V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Executioner (1963 Film)
''The Executioner'' () is a 1963 Spanish satirical dark comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was filmed in black and white, and is widely considered a classic of Spanish cinema. The film won several awards, both in Spain and internationally. Plot Amadeo, an executioner in Madrid, meets José Luis, a funeral parlour employee who is going to pick up the prisoner that Amadeo has just executed. José Luis cannot find a girlfriend, since all girls leave him when they find out that he works in a funeral parlour. Amadeo's daughter, Carmen, cannot find a boyfriend, because all the candidates leave when they find out that her father is an executioner. Carmen and José Luis get to know each other and start a relationship that they declare to Amadeo when Carmen becomes pregnant. Amadeo hopes that the government will give him a flat (given that he is a civil servant), but they refuse it because by the time they give it to him, he will be retired. He and his daughter trick José ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José María Forqué
José María Forqué Galindo (8 March 1923 – 17 March 1995) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. Biography He was the father of the actress Verónica Forqué and the director Álvaro Forqué. He died on 17 March 1995 in Madrid at the age of 72 from a liver cancer. He was cremated at Cementerio de la Almudena. He was married to the actress and dramaturge Carmen Vázquez-Vigo, who died on 22 March 2018 at the age of 95. The José María Forqué Awards are named after him. Filmography * 1947 : '' Juventudes de España, bajo una Patria hermosa'' * 1951 : ''María Morena'' * 1951 : '' Fog and Sun'' * 1954 : '' The Devil Plays the Flute'' * 1954 : '' Un Día perdido'' * 1956 : ''The Legion of Silence'' * 1956 : '' Embajadores en el infierno'' * 1957 : '' Whom God Forgives'' * 1958 : '' Un Hecho violento'' * 1958 : '' Night and Dawn'' * 1959 : '' Baila La Chunga'' * 1959 : ''Back to the Door'' * 1960 : '' Maribel and the Strange Family'' * 1960 : '' Police Calling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atraco A Las Tres
''Atraco a las tres'' (Robbery at 3 o'clock) is a 1962 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué. It is inspired by Mario Monicelli's masterpiece ''Big Deal on Madonna Street''. Critic Diego Galán of ''El País'' described it as a magnificent farce and one of the best Spanish comedies. Plot Fernando Galindo, a bank clerk, persuades his colleagues to rob the bank where they work in revenge for manager's dismissal and poor employment conditions. They decide to fake a robbery similar to those featured in films. Despite their careful preparation, the plan fails because a band of real robbers burst into the bank the same day they had planned to carry out their raid. Cast * José Luis López Vázquez as Fernando Galindo * Cassen as Martínez * Gracita Morales as Enriqueta * Katia Loritz as Katia Durán *Manuel Alexandre as Benítez * Agustín González as Cordero * Manuel Díaz González as Don Prudencio * José Orjas as Don Felipe *Alfredo Landa as Castrillo *Rafaela Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
