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Montserrat Carulla
Montserrat Carulla i Ventura (19 September 1930 – 24 November 2020) was a Spanish actress. Career Coming from the amateur theatre, she completed her training with courses at the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona (Barcelona Theatre Institute) at the end of the 1940s. However, it was not until 1960 that she began to work in the professional theatre with ''Soparem a casa'' (''We'll Dine at Home''), by Josep Maria de Sagarra. After two seasons in Madrid, she returned to Barcelona in 1964. Theatre * ''Soparem a casa'' (''We'll Dine at Home''), by Josep Maria de Sagarra * ''El fiscal Recasens'' (''Recasens, the District Attorney'') by Josep Maria de Sagarra * ''Romeo and Juliet'' adaptation by Josep Maria de Sagarra * ''L'enterrament és a les quatre'' (''The Burial is at Four''), by Joan Vila Casas * ''Mort de Dama'' (''Death of a Lady''), by Llorenç Villalonga * ''La filla del mar'' (''Daughter of the Sea''), by Àngel Guimerà * '' Pygmalion'' by Bernard Shaw * ''La viuda trapel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.3 million people, making it the fifth most populous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beauty Queen Of Leenane
''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' is a 1996 dramatic play by Martin McDonagh which was premiered by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway, Ireland. It also enjoyed successful runs at London's West End, Broadway and Off-Broadway. The original London production was nominated for Best New Play at the 1997 Laurence Olivier Awards, and the 1998 Broadway production was nominated for six Tony Awards, winning four, for Best Leading Actress in a Play ( Marie Mullen), Best Featured Actor in a Play ( Tom Murphy), Best Featured Actress in a Play ( Anna Manahan), and Best Direction of a Play ( Garry Hynes). Productions Production history The play received its world premiere when the Druid Theatre Company opened the production at the Town Hall Theatre, Galway on 1 February 1996. It then toured Ireland, stopping off in Longford, Kilkenny and Limerick. It transferred to London's West End, where it opened at the Royal Court Theatre on 29 February 1996. The Druid production then returne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagoll Dagom
Dagoll Dagom is a Catalan theatre company founded in 1974, mostly dedicated to musical theater. They have performed around 5,000 times in Europe and South America. Dagoll Dagom have also created television series and released soundtrack albums. In 2015 they received the Joan Coromines Prize. Works Theatre * ''Yo era un tonto y lo que he visto me ha hecho dos tontos'' (1974) * ''Nocturn per acordió'' (1975) * ''No hablaré en clase'' (1977) * '' Antaviana'' (1978), based on Pere Calders 's tales * ''Nit de Sant Joan'' (1981), with music by Jaume Sisa * ''Glups!'' (1983), based on Gerard Lauzier's comics * ''Antaviana'' (1985), ''revival'' * ''El Mikado'' (1986), (The Mikado), by Gilbert and Sullivan * ''Quarteto da cinque'' (1987) * ''Mar i Cel'' (1988), based on the homonymous work by Àngel Guimerà. * ''Flor de nit'' (1992), written by Manuel Vázquez-Montalbán * ''Historietes'' (1993), a revival of the previous plays * ''T'odio amor meu'' (1995), based on Dorothy Parker's sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Orphanage (2007 Film)
''The Orphanage'' () is a 2007 Gothic supernatural horror film directed by J. A. Bayona in his directorial full-length debut. The film stars Belén Rueda as Laura, Fernando Cayo as her husband, Carlos, and Roger Príncep as their adopted son Simón. The plot centers on Laura, who returns to her childhood home, an orphanage. Laura plans to turn the house into a home for disabled children, but after an argument with Simón, he goes missing. The film is an international co-production between Spain and Mexico. The film's script was written by Sergio G. Sánchez in 1996 and brought to the attention of Bayona in 2004. Bayona asked his long-time friend, director Guillermo del Toro, to help produce the film and to double its budget and filming time. Bayona wanted the film to capture the feel of 1970s Spanish cinema; he cast Geraldine Chaplin and Belén Rueda, who were later praised for their roles in the film. The film opened at the Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2007, where it re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backroads (1997 Film)
''Backroads'' () is a 1997 road movie directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro and written by Ignacio Martínez de Pisón, adapting the latter's novel ''Carreteras secundarias''. It stars Antonio Resines, Fernando Ramallo, Maribel Verdú and Miriam Díaz Aroca. Plot Set in 1974, during the last rales of the Francoist dictatorship, the plot follows the journey of salesman Lozano and his son Felipe driving a Citroën DS along the Spanish coast. Cast Production Penned by Ignacio Martínez de Pisón, the screenplay is an adaptation of Martínez de Pisón's 1996 novel ''Carreteras secundarias''. The films is a Olmo Films, Sogecine, Kaplan and Fernando Trueba PC production, with the participation of Sogepaq and Canal+. Release The film screened out of competition at the 42nd Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in 1997. Distributed by United International Pictures, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 28 November 1997. Accolades , - , rowspan = "center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Name Poisons My Dreams
''Your Name Poisons My Dreams'' () is a 1996 Spanish thriller film directed and co-written by Pilar Miró consisting of an adaptation of the novel ''Tu nombre envenena mis sueños'' by Joaquín Leguina. It stars Carmelo Gómez and Emma Suárez alongside Ángel de Andrés, Anabel Alonso and Toni Cantó. Plot The fiction, starting in 1942, is primarily set in post-Civil War, Francoist Madrid (1940s), focusing on the case pertaining the killings of some Falangists, conveyed from the point of view of inspector Ángel Barciela, the policeman taking over the investigation; there are however another two timelines corresponding to the 1950s, and to the actual war period. Cast Production A film adaptation of Joaquín Leguina's novel ''Tu nombre envenena mis sueños'', the screenplay was penned by Ricardo Franco and Pilar Miró. The film was produced by Sogetel/Central de Producciones Audiovisuales and it had the participation of Sogepaq and Canal Plus. Javier Aguirresar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ventura Pons
Ventura Pons Sala (; 25 July 1945 – 8 January 2024) was a Spanish film director. He mainly directed films in Catalan language, Catalan but also in Spanish language, Spanish and English language, English. Pons directed 32 feature films and is one of the best-known Catalan film directors. His films are continuously programmed in the most prestigious international festivals, almost 810 up to now, and distributed in many countries around the world. Life and career Pons was vice-president of the Spanish Film Academy and the subject of more than 34 international homages and retrospectives: London's ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts), New York's Lincoln Center and in the world's foremost cinematheques, such as those in Los Angeles, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Caracas, Belgrade, Istanbul, Warsaw, Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa, among many others. Pons also received international "Lifetime Achievement Awards" at film festivals in Chicago Film Festival, Chicago, Galway Film Flead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josep Maria Forn
Josep Maria Forn i Costa (; April 4, 1928 – October 3, 2021) was a Spanish actor, film producer and film director. He was born in Barcelona, and began making movies in the 1950s with the short-film ''Gaudí'' (1954) and some commercial movies. His film, ''La piel quemada'' (''Burnt Skin'') (1967), dealt with the migration to Catalonia from other parts of Spain, and was very successful besides the Francisco Franco, Franco's censorship. In 1975, he became the founder and president of Institut de Cinema Català. From 1987 to 1991, he was the director of the cinematography department in the Generalitat de Catalunya, and in 1994, president of Catalan Film Directors College. He received the Creu de Sant Jordi Award by the Generalitat de Catalunya, Catalan Government in 2001. Filmography Director * 1957: ''Yo maté'' * 1959: ''Muerte al amanecer'' * 1960: ''La vida privada de Fulano de Tal'' * 1960: ''La rana verde'' * 1961: ''¿Pena de muerte?'' * 1962: ''La ruta de los narc� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companys, Procés A Catalunya
''Companys, procés a Catalunya'' () is a 1979 Spanish Catalan drama film directed by Josep Maria Forn, based on the last months of the life of the President of Catalonia, President of Catalonia, Lluís Companys, in which he shows his detention by the Nazism, Nazis and his subsequent execution by the Francoist Spain, Spanish Francoists. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Luis Iriondo - Lluís Companys * Marta Angelat - Àngela * Montserrat Carulla - Ramona Companys * Xabier Elorriaga - Fortuny * Pau Garsaball - Miquel * Agustín González (actor), Agustín González - Miembro del Tribunal * Alfred Lucchetti - Juez instructor * Marta May - Carme Ballester * Biel Moll - Urraca Pastor * Ovidi Montllor - Jordi * Conrado Tortosa 'Pipper' - García * Rafael Anglada - Martí References External links * 1979 films Spanish drama films Catalan films 1970s Spanish-language films Catalan-language films 1979 drama films Films direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicente Aranda
Vicente Aranda Ezquerra (; 9 November 1926 – 26 May 2015) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. Due to his refined and personal style, he was one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founding member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the big screen. Aranda was also noted for exploring difficult social issues and variations on the theme of desire while using the codes of melodrama. Love as uncontrollable passion, eroticism and cruelty are constant themes in his filmography. The frank examination of sexuality is one of the trademarks of his work, as seen in his most internationally successful film: '' Amantes'' (1990) ''(Lovers)''. Early life Vicente Aranda Ezquerra was born in Barcelona on 9 November 1926.Vera, ''Vicente Aranda'', p. 13 He was the youngest son in a large and impoverished family who had emigrated from Aragón to Barcelona twenty years before he was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furrows (film)
''Furrows'' () is a 1951 Spanish film directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde, and written by him in collaboration with Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, Eugenio Montes, and Natividad Zaro. It provides an unsettling portrait of post-War Madrid while dictator Francisco Franco was in power. The plot follows the struggles of a Spanish family as it emigrates from the countryside to Madrid circa 1950. Facing difficulties in finding housing and employment, several family members turn to illegal or immoral activities in order to make ends meet, and the traditional family structure disintegrates. Plot The plot begins when the Pérez family of country bumpkins arrive from the countryside at the Madrid train station, disoriented, gawking and loaded down with baggage, including a basket of live chickens. The Pérez family consists of a mother (who is never named in the movie), the fiftyish aged father, Manuel, his older son Pepe (who had visited Madrid during the Spanish Civil War), his younger son, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Plaça Del Diamant
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson *''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 *The La's, an English rock band *L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer *Yung L.A., a rapper *Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 *"La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River *''La'', a Les Gordon album Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings *La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) *''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper *La7, an Italian television channel *LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
