FILMOGRAPHY SPAIN
The videos contained in the list are produced in Spain or are about Spain, it includes culture, history, arts, literature, politics, etc. For further information on a title please use our online catalog or feel free to contact Cindy Badilla-Melendez, the Media Resources Librarian or call (651) 962-5464.
Aguaviva: DP302.T35 A3 2006 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
A documentary look at Aguaviva, a small town in Teruel, Spain, that has been losing population. In order to put an end to this, its mayor made an international call to families willing to emigrate and settle themselves in the town in exchange for work and a residence. The film shows the lives of the newly-arrived and of the rural community that welcomes them, and looks at some of the tensions that come about when two groups come to live together.
Alfonso XIII: DP17 .M46 2005 v.24 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
After reprising key events from Alfonso XIII's early years--most notably the loss of Spain's remaining colonies in 1898--this program traces his reign up to the military debacle at Annual. Vintage film and dramatizations bring early-20th-century Spain to life as they document major challenges to Spanish monarchal rule: Catalan agitation for autonomy, the spread of socialism and anarchism, the execution of Francisco Ferrer Guardia, labor violence, and ongoing warfare in Morocco. Sociocultural aspects of the times, such as the literary Generation of '98, are also singled out.
De Altamira al Util de Metal: DP17 .M46 2005 v.2 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
The discovery of the Altamira caves in the 19th century radically altered the popular perception of early human life on the planet. This program explores the world of the Paleolithic and Mesolithic peoples who called Iberian Peninsula home. Images of artifacts, paintings, and archaeological sites reveal how the ancients of unrecorded history progressed from Stone Age to Bronze Age and from hunting/gathering to agriculture. In addition, re-creations of life in prehistoric times show how modern humans' ancestors worked - and expressed their artistic natures.
America, un Mundo Nuevo: DP17 .M46 2005 v.14 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
After Columbus came the conquistadors: intrepid men who, for good and ill, have left an indelible mark on world history. This program dramatizes the conquests of Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro in the Viceroyalties of New Spain and Peru, stories characterized by courage and brutality--on both sides.
Al Andalus: DP103 .A78 1987 In English
The program depicts the influence of the Moors on Spain and the world as seen in art and architecture which was created in Andalusia.
Al Andulas: DP103 .A43 2006 DVD In English
The program depicts the influence of the Moors on Spain and the world as seen in the art and architecture in Andalusia.
El Año de la Garrapata: PN1997 .A564 2005 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
After nine years of college, Fran has graduated to find he has no desire to devote himself to a career, despite the demands of his parents and successful Ph.D. bound girlfriend. He finds salvation in his friend, Morgan, who is the perfect slacker.
The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World: DP48 .B87 1991 v.1-5 In English
For American Indians, the mirror symbolized power, the sun, the Earth, its four corners, and its people. Now, a "mirror" is being held up to the Old and New Worlds to reflect the diverse cultures of Spanish-speaking countries and peoples, together with the themes, institutions, beliefs, and symbols that have endured or changed through time.
program I. The virgin and the bull -- program II. Conflict of the gods -- program III. The age of gold -- program IV. The price of freedom -- program V. Unfinished business.
Las Cajas Españolas: DP269.8.A7 C3 2004 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Documents the heroic efforts to safeguard Spain's artistic heritage during the Spanish Civil War. The republican government established the Junta de Defensa del Tesoro Artistico during the early days of social upheaval in 1936, later succeeded by an international committee. Some 1,868 crates were eventually evacuated to safety, including much of the contents of the Prado Museum and the National Archaeological Museum. The story of the massive undertaking was suppressed during the Franco regime, but has nonetheless been preserved in the extensive historical footage assembled in this film.
Carlos III: Luces y Sombras del Reformismo Illustrado: DP17 .M46 2005 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Told in flashback during the final days of Charles III's life, this program scrutinizes that enlightened monarch's reign, a period of moderate reformism that required balancing innovation with the heavy weight of tradition. Successful domestic initiatives such as the renovation of Madrid, controversial incidents including the reform riot of 1766 and the expulsion of the Jesuits, and disastrous foreign policy decisions that drew Spain into the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution are each looked at in their turn.
Cities of Light: the Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain: DP101 .C58 2007 DVD In English
Traces the history of Islamic Spain and shows how in Southern Spain the Muslims, Christians and Jews lived together and thrived, and the seeds of the Renaissance were sown, but within a few centuries the fragile union of these people dissipated and the time of tolerance was lost forever. The film provides the viewer with a diverse group of world-class historians and scholars. These experts provide historical context, analysis, and critical perspective, to tell a story of vital importance and offer lessons for our contemporary world.
Columbus: Secrets From the Grave: E112 .C65 2004 DVD In English
Historical investigation, post-9/11 DNA analysis techniques, and handwriting and linguistic analysis re-open the question of Columbus' birthplace and early life.
En Construccion: HT178.S62 E5 2000 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Individualist Spanish filmmaker Jose Luis Guerin spent a year and a half filming what happened as a new apartment building was built in the El Chino neighborhood of Barcelona. Guerin eventually shot 110 hours worth of film, and the film distills his record down to a little over two hours. En Construccion focuses less on the practicalities of raising a building than the impact the project has on those who live in the neighborhood, including a teenage couple squatting in a nearby building, an illegal alien looking for work for himself and his son, and a neighborhood girl who becomes infatuated with one of the construction workers. The death of a stray cat and the discovery of a mass grave during construction also points to the tragic losses that are sometimes part and parcel of progress.
Crucible of Empire: the Spanish-American War: E715 .C79 2007 DVD In English
An account of the United States' war with Spain beginning in 1898 which eventually led to U.S. control of Cuba and the Philippines, and later resulted in the independence of those two countries. Using reenactments, interviews with noted authors and historians, and more than a dozen newly arranged popular songs from the period. The film looks at the influence of race, economics, new technologies and the news media on America's decision to go to war. Filmed in Cuba and the Philippines.
La Cultura: DP48 .C85 1991 In Spanish and English
Presents Spain today revealing the impact on its culture of such historical events as the occupation by the Moors, Christianity and the diverse elements which combined to form the Spain we know in the modern world.
Dali: Maestro de Suenos: ND813.D3 D3 2005 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
This biography combines numerous examples of Salvador Dali's work, dreamlike imagery derived from it, and enigmatic appearances by the painter in archival footage. Interviews with art historians and friends of the Catalonian master offer insight into his strange childhood, his turbulent studies in Madrid, and his emergence as a surrealist and pre-pop icon; his ambivalence toward fascism and his relationship with his authoritarian father are also examined.
La Decadencia de un Imperio de los Austrias a los Borbones: DP17 .M46 2005 v.16 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Charles II was the last of the Spanish Habsburgs. This program follows the continuing decline of Spanish influence during Charles the Bewitched's life and the War of the Spanish Succession that broke out upon his death. The Peace of Utrecht, which marked the triumph of balance of power over hereditary rights of rule, is addressed as well. Dramatizations, artwork, and visits to important locales bring this period to life.
La Decadencia Politica en el Siglo de Oro: DP17 .M46 2005 v.15 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Spain's Golden Age is recognized as the most fertile and glorious era in Spanish arts and letters. Miguel de Cervantes, Francisco de Quevedo, Calderon de la Barca, Diego Velazquez, and many others created works of enduring renown...even as their country fell into ruin. This program contrasts the marvels of the Siglo de Oro through dramatizations, film clips, artwork, and visits to important locales with the ineffectiveness of Kings Philip III and IV--a long period of rule that was largely characterized by political and military decay and disaster.
Discovering Spain: DP43.2 .D57 2001 DVD In English
View the art of Velázquez, El Greco, and Goya in Madrid. Visit El Escorial, a palace monastery so grand, it's called the 8th wonder of the world. See Segovia, home of the Alcazar and a Roman aqueduct that still works. Travel back in time to Toledo. Explore the gypsy caves of Cordoba. Discover Moorish Spain in Granada. See Seville, the city that inspired four operas and Don Quixote. Enjoy the Costa del Sol. Peruse the Salvador Dali museum. Then see Pablo Picass's work in Barcelona, the cultural center of Europe!
End of a Culture: F1411 .E53 1988 In English
The treasures brought back from Mexico by the Spaniards soon resulted in the arrival of more Europeans-adventurers, explorers, missionaries. The rush for gold and silver was on. European diseases and forced labor in the mines decimated the Indian populations. The treasure houses were looted and their contents melted down for bullion.
La Epoca de las Calamidades: DP17 .M46 2005 v.10 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Delves into a period of violence and catastrophe in Spanish history as civil war and ongoing campaigns against the Moors along with the Black Death and economic and agricultural crises ravaged the Iberian Peninsula.
El Espejo Enterrado: Reflexiones Sobre Espana y el Nuevo Mundo: DP48 .E88 1991 v.1-5 In Spanish with No English subtitles
El espejo--para los indios americanos simbolizaba el poder, el Sol, la Tierra y sus cuatro rincones, y su gente. Ahora se esta levantando ante el viejo y el nuevo mundo un "espejo" extraordinario para reflejar las difirentes culturas de los paises y pueblos hispanohablantes, junto con los temas, instituciones, creencias y simbolos que han permanecido o cambiado a traves del tiempo. Carlos Fuentes looks for his ancestors in the mix of people that created Latin America: Spanish, Arab, Jewish, Indian, and African. He asks what is unique in their culture that is cause for celebration in the 500th anniversary year of Columbus.
programa 1. Virgen y el toro -- programa 2. Batalla de los dioses -- programa 3. Edad de oro -- programa 4. Precio de la libertad -- programa 5. Tres hispanidades. (No English subtitles)
Flamenco: GV1796.F55 F5 2003 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
A series of flamenco dances, "an integral part of the Spanish heart and culture" are performed by three hundred dancers and photographed by the master cinematographer, Vittorio Storaro.
Francisco Franco: DP264.F7 F7 1996 In English
Describes Franco's rise to power, his long career as head of the Spanish government, and his great influence on world affairs.
Goya: ND813.G6 .A8 2000 In Spanish with English subtitles
In Bordeaux, France, in the early 1800's, Goya suffers from strange visions and nightmares. Goya reflects on his tumultuous career; a love affair with the beautiful Duchess of Alba and the evil crusade of Napoleon's French army.
Goya: ND813.G6 G6 2004 DVD In English
Under the direction of Paloma Chamorro, this new RTVE production explores the life, works, and epoch of one of Spain's most beloved painters, utilizing images from his pictures, drawings, and exclusive imprints. Avoiding polemic interpretations of Goya's creations, it presents his work within the context of the events of his life and the period in which they were painted.
Las Grandes Potencias se Disputan Iberia: DP17 .M46 2005 v.4 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
After the disappearance of Tartessos, other Iberian locales rose to prominence and flourished--until their successes drew the unwanted attention of rival civilizations. Tracks the history of Iberia during the era of Carthaginian and Roman expansion.
El Greco: Rediscovering the Master: ND813.T4 E4 2003 DVD In English
Describes the life of El Greco, and how his artistic legacy was rescued by a group of young Modernists who discovered his works in a museum in Barcelona, with emphasis on the revival of El Greco's reputation in the late 19th and 20th centuries by such painters as Rusinol and Picasso.
The Impact of Cubism: ND196.C8 I4 2003 DVD In English
Filmed at many museums on both sides of the Atlantic, this program critically examines the following masterpieces of Cubism: Juan Gris' The breakfast table; Marcel Duchamp's Sad young man on a train; Robert Delaunay's Champ de Mars; Sonia Delaunay's Electric prisms; Kasimir Malevich's An Englishman in Moscow; and Umberto Boccioni's Farewells.
En El Inicio de los Tiempos: DP17 .M46 2006 v.1 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Starting with the birth of the universe, this program brings to light the geologic formation of the Iberian Peninsula, the flourishing of the dinosaurs, and the rise of humankind. Using extensive dramatization, En El Inicio de los Tiempos traces the advances of the earliest humans, rendering a detailed and highly plausible scenario of existence during the unrecorded chapters of human history. Maps and photos of archaeological artifacts provide additional insights into life during prehistoric times.
Introduction to Spanish Literature: PQ6032 .L57 2002 In Spanish with no English subtitles
Characterized by expressions of individuality, popularismo, criticism, stoicism, humor, piety, and dignity, the literature of Spain spans ten centuries, includes some of history's most significant writers, and contains landmark works of every major genre. This program provides an overview of Iberian history as it relates to Spanish literature. The formation of regional tongues and their importance in the cultural life of Spain are discussed, with an emphasis on the three languages that, apart from Castilian, are most in evidence today: Catalan, Gallego, and Basque.
Islamic Spain: DP102 .I85 2001 DVD In English
Traces the history of Islamic Spain from 711 to 1492, including the invasion by Tarik in 711, the Christian Reconquest, the importance of castles, Islamic Cordoba, Islamic Seville and Islamic Granada. The major contributions of the Moors are also stressed with emphasis on architecture, language, poetry, mathematics, astronomy, etc.
Joan Miro: ND813.M5 J6 2002 DVD
Born near Barcelona in 1893, Joan Miro was admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona at the age of 14. Before 1920, his work shows wide-ranging influences, including the bright colors of the Fauves, the broken forms of Cubism, and the powerful, two-dimensionality of the Catalan folk art of his native Spain. In 1920, he settled in Paris where he met Picasso and fell under the influence of the surrealist poets and writers. Miro drew on memory and fantasy to create works of art that are visual metaphors of surrealist poetry. These dreamlike visions have a whimsical or humorous quality, but also appeal to an art of the spirit.
Juana la Loca: DP143.6 .J83 2003 DVD
Historical drama about the life of Juana, the daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella (Spain), and the politics, passion, and power struggle that enveloped her life.
Miro: The Catalan Master: ND813.M5 M5 2003 DVD
In this program, 20th century surrealist Joán Miró talks about his life and the various influences on his work. It features a complete selection of Miró's masterpieces, with each piece brought to life through expert commentary. Known primarily for his abstract paintings, Miro's other works include murals, sculptures, tapestries and ballet sets. Such works as "Catalan Landscape" are best known for their humorous fantasy, which uses a restricted range of pure colors and dancing shapes to achieve the effect.
The Modernism in Barcelona: N7108.5.M63 M6 1990
Explores the political and cultural revival in Barcelona through art, architecture, decoration and costume.
La Monarquia de los Reyes Catolicos: DP17 .M46 2005 v.11 DVD
The union of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, two able rulers known jointly as the Catholic Monarchs, set the stage for the unification of Spain religiously as well as politically and economically. This program utilizes dramatizations, location footage of historical landmarks, and maps to illustrate their consolidation of power, including the final conquest of Granada, the expulsion of the Jews, and the establishment of the Inquisition in Spain.
Le Mystère Picasso: N6853.P5 M9 2003 DVD In French with English subtitles
Explores the mind and motivations of Pablo Picasso as he creates twenty works before the camera. Using a specially designed transparent 'canvas' to provide an unobstructed view, Picasso creates as the camera records. He begins with simple works and progresses to more complex paintings, in which he repeatedly adds and removes elements, transforming the entire scene, until at last the work is complete.
La Nueva Espana de Felipe V: DP17 .M46 2005 v. 17 DVD
Under Philip V, Spain at last began to recover from the long stagnation it had suffered during the twilight of the Habsburg dynasty. Employing dramatizations and maps, this program charts the reign of the first Bourbon king of Spain and the geopolitical forces that shaped the Europe of the Enlightenment--most notably the Spanish and Austrian wars of succession and their treaties.
Pablo Picasso: N6853.P5 P3 2003 DVD
In the history of modern art, Pablo Picasso is a nearly mythological figure. He created more than 20,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, and ceramics. Unlike many artists, Picasso was an international celebrity as well as a profoundly influential figure in the art world. This definitive biography is accompanied by spectacular images of the artist's greatest work.
Picasso and His Time: N6853.P5 P5 2003 DVD
The documentary covers the long and extraordinary life of Picasso, beginning with the first period of his life in Malaga, La Coruna, and Barcelona and continuing in Paris, Villauris, and Vouvenargue. It follows the development of the artist through the pink and blue periods, surrealism, cubism, sculpture, and ceramics. An artist who excelled in all styles and all media and remained, regardless of where he was, Spanish to the core.
La Pelota Vasca: DP302.B53 2003 DVD Region 2
Documentary about the Basque nationalist movement in Spain, with at least seventy juxtaposed interviews interspersed with documentary footage and clips from other films on the topic; the sport of jai alai serves a visual metaphor for the conflict.
El Poema de Mio Cid: PQ6366 .P64 2004 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Set in Valenica, Spain during the 11th century. This program presents a dramatization of the epic of El Cid, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, a nobleman and military leader, who conquered the city of Valencia. The film also presents literary discussion and historical notes on the time of Alfonso VI, King of Leon and Castile.
Por la Senda Liberal: DP17 .M46 2005 v.21 DVD
With the Pragmatic Sanction, the Spanish rule passed to Ferdinand VII's young daughter, Isabella, upon his death-and touched off the Carlist Wars, with Ferdinand's brother Don Carlos pitting himself against Queen Regent Maria Cristina. This program employs dramatizations, artwork, maps, film clips, and footage of palaces and other landmarks to make sense of the complex political and social forces at work during the years of the First and Second Carlist Wars. Battles and reprisals as well as reforms and socioeconomic progress all have a place in this story of Spain's turn toward liberalismo.
El Regreso de los Borbones: DP17 .M46 2005 v. 23 DVD
Beginning with the brief tenure of Amadeus I, continuing on through the short-lived First Republic, and concluding with the reign of Alfonso XII and the early years of Alfonso XIII, this program thoroughly acquaints viewers with the second Bourbon restoration. Using dramatizations, architectural landmarks, artwork, and film clips, it covers upsurges of regionalismo and cantonalismo, the Third Catalist War, Cuban separatism, socialism, ongoing industrialization, mass emigration, and work- and education-related social reforms.
Santiago Calatrava: Sculptor, Engineer, Architect: NA1313.C35 S2 2007 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Winner of the IAI Gold Medal as well as the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts, Santiago Calatrava is celebrated for harmoniously combining sculptural architectural elements with rigid principles of engineering. This program showcases some of Calatrava's most popular projects as it tracks the career of an architect/engineer who is also a skilled artist.
Secret Files of the Inquisition: BX1713 .S43 2007 DVD In English
For centuries the historical records of the Inquisition have been locked away to become the subject of legend. In 1998 the Vatican opened these archives for the first time ever. Secret Files of the Inquisition unveils the incredible true story of the western world's most potent religion and its determination to maintain power at any cost. From the pages of secret documents hidden in European archives comes a tale of faith and fervor, of torture and courage, of the fight for human rights and religious tolerance.
Semana Santa in Seville: BV90 .S46 1995
Documents the art and history of the celebration of Holy Week, or Semana Santa, in Seville, Spain, a tradition which dates back more than five centuries.
A La Sombra de la Revolucion: DP17 .M46 2005 v.19 DVD
Charles IV succeeded to the Spanish throne in 1788. One year later, the cataclysmic revolution in neighboring France dealt European monarchism a blow of seismic proportions. Focusing on Charles' reign--conducted with extreme passivity and ending in abdication--this program uses film clips, dramatizations, paintings, and architectural landmarks to examine a country caught in the throes of sociopolitical turmoil. Queen Maria Luisa and her lover Manuel de Godoy, the true royal powers, are spotlighted as Spain's fortunes in the shadow of Napoleonic France are appraised.
The Spanish Civil War: DP269.45 .S64 1995
The program depicts the history of the International Brigade fighting during the Spanish Civil War featuring archival footage, large-scale reconstruction of key events, dramatized eyewitness accounts, and interviews with veterans.
Spanish Empire: E123 .S63 1994
Traces the history of the Spanish conquest of the New World and the enormous impact it had on the development of North, South and Central America.
Spanish History: the Heritage of Rome: DP17 .S63 2004 DVD In English
This program presents ancient Rome's influence on Spanish history and culture. Beginning with Rome's capital, Lusitania, on Spain's Iberian Peninsula, bringing their language, law, and Christian religion. Through on sight photography and educational narration, this film explores the importance of Rome to Spanish culture today, and therefore, world culture.
Tarteso, El Reino Legendario de Argantonio: DP17 .M46 2005 DVD
The history of Tartessos, the first great mining economy of Iberia, is also a story of prosperity - and ruin. This program makes extensive use of dramatizations, images of artifacts, footage of ruins, maps, and 3-D re-creations of ships and buildings to illustrate the skilled craft of metalwork, science of navigation, spread of overseas trade, intersection of cultures, development of written language, and use of currency as history unfolded during that remarkable epoch.
Teresa of Avila: BX4700.T4 T4 1996 v.1-2
A series on the spirituality and life of St. Teresa of Avila as reflected in her person and her writings. Fr. Dubay gives a portrait of the life and dynamic personality of this great saint, and an inspiring, practical presentation of Teresa's mystical prayer and contemplation, showing how we can imitate her prayer life.
Teresa of Avila: BX4700.T4 T5 1996
Biography of mystic Teresa of Avila, a 16th century Spanish Carmelite nun.
Toledo: DP402.T72 T6 2004 DVD
Using beautiful aerial and ground-level photography, this timeless program traces the chronology of that unique city, beginning with its mythical origins. Toledo's successive places in the Celtic, Roman, Visigoth, Moorish, Castilian, and modern Spanish civilizations are all explored.
Trece Entre Mil: HV6433.S7 T7 2005 DVD Region 2
The documentary features interviews with the families of thirteen victims of Basque terrorism, ranging from children to politicians. Interviewees include the families of Jesus Ulayar, the mayor of a small town, on the site of whose death trash cans now stand; chauffeur Francisco Maranon, now elderly and wheelchair bound; two widows of politicians between whom a friendship has developed since their husbands' deaths; Antonio Moreno, who describes how his daughter literally fell apart in his arms as he tried to rescue her from his bombed car; and the brother of politician Ramon Baglietto, killed by a man whom Baglietto had saved, as a baby, from being run over eighteen years before.
Velazquez: ND813.V4 V4 2003 DVD
A portrait of the extraordinary painter who chronicled the life and times of his friend and patron Philip the Fourht, who built the core collection of the Prado collection, and who, with El Greco, Goya, and Picasso, comprises the quartet of Spain's greatest painters of Spain.
Viva Espana con Honra: DP17 .M46 2005 v.22 DVD
The reign of Isabella II was characterized by palace intrigues, antechamber influences, barracks conspiracies, and military pronunciamientos. This program illustrates the factionalist ferment that led to the Revolution of 1868, the expulsion of the queen, the regency of Francisco Serrano, and the short reign of Amadeus. Film clips, artwork, dramatizations, and maps shed light on the unrest at home and in Cuba as well as on moderate progress in public works and slight improvements in commerce and finance. The advantageous war against Morocco is also presented.
Vivan las Caenas: DP17 .M46 2005 v.20 DVD
Beginning with the Battle of Bail?n, this program charts the erratic course of politics in Spain that saw Ferdinand VII deposed by Napoleon and replaced by the emperor's brother, Joseph; reinstated at the end of the Peninsular War by the victorious allied forces; constrained by a coup in 1820 to abide by the liberal constitution of 1812; and unbound by a second coup to resume his authoritarian reign -- an era known as the Decada Ominosa. Wars for independence in Spain's American possessions are also chronicled. Dramatizations and film clips capture the harshness of the period.
14 Kilómetros: PN1997 .C378 2008 DVD Region 2 In French with English subtitles
Buba is an auto repairman living in Niger with his brother Mukela, their village is mired in poverty, and given Buba's talent as a football player, they decide to travel to Spain, where they believe Buba might have a shot at playing as a professional. Unable to travel legally into Europe, Buba and Mukela pay a smuggler $1,000 each for passage in the back of a panel truck into Algeria, where the can easily pass into Spain. En route, Buba and Mukela meet Violeta, a teenage girl from Mali who is escaping an arranged marriage with a man she hates. During the trip into Algeria, the three begin to have doubts about the smugglers, and their fears become reality when they're dumped in the desert fourteen kilometers from their destination. Buba, Mukela and Violeta are told that they're only a four hour walk away from their destination, but without navigation tools they finds themselves lost in the sandy plains with no idea of how to make their way to civilization.
1919, Cronica del Alba. 2a. Parte: PQ6635.E65 C7 2000 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles Region 2
In a time of anarchist agitation and police repression, the adolescent son of a declining bourgeois family discovers society's falsehoods as well as life's pleasures.
El Abuelo: PQ6555 .A28 1998 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
When news of his son's death brings old Count Albrit home to Spain after years abroad, he's pleased to meet his two charming young granddaughters. But one of the girls is not his son's daughter, and therefore not his true heir. The determined Count sets out to discover which granddaughter is worthy of his love and name.
Abuelo Made in Spain: PN1997 .A28 2002 DVD Region 2
A widow shepherd who lives at the Aragonese Pyrenees sees how his three young daughters, Candida, Visi, and Nieves, go to Madrid to find a better life and leave him alone. There they all get married, have sons and forget their father. One day, Marcelino receives a letter from Candida, who wants him to stay with her family for some time. What she really wants is some help from her father, as she's not able to take care of her ten daughters and her upcoming child. Marcelino goes to Madrid, but, once there, he only finds an unknown, frantic and hostile world, and also three unhappy daughters. (No English subtitles).
Abre los Ojos: PN1997 A27 2002 DVD
In this steamy, intriguingly complex, psychological thriller the line between reality and fantasy is hopelessly blurred. Cesar tries to make sense of his life after a car crash leaves his once-handsome face grotesquely disfigured. After he is placed into a psychiatric penitentiary for a murder he doesn't remember committing, Cesar's only hope is to delve into the depths of his subconscious mind where the answer to ending his living nightmare lies in his dreams.
Accion Mutante: PN1997 .A23 2002 DVD
Dystopic science fiction film set in the year 2012 in a world ruled by bodybuilders, designers and the ultra-chic. Accion Mutante, an underground group of mentally and physically disabled are the sole resistance to the cult of beauty and wealth. Ramon, the leader of the group devises plots to kidnap Patricia, daughter of a wealthy industrialist, but the plot does not work out as planned.
Aguirre, the Wrath of God: PN1997 .A38 2000 DVD
A band of Spanish conquistadors, led by Pizarro, go up the Amazon in search of gold. As the soldiers battle starvation, Indians, the forces of nature and each other, Don Lope de Aguirre (the self-styled "Wrath of God") is consumed by visions of conquering all of South America and leads a revolt, but Aguirre's megalomania turns the expedition into a death trip.
Alatriste: PQ6666.E765 A5 2007 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Set in 17th century, Spain. During Spain's conflict with Flanders, Balboa, a dying friend and fellow soldier of Captain Diego Alatriste, has requested Alatriste to take care of his son Inigo. Once back in Madrid, Alatriste finds the city in ruins, and the court of Philip IV, ruled by the corrupt Count Duque de Olivares. In order to support Inigo and himself, Alatriste becomes a hired swordsman. However, when he refuses to carry out an order from the Holy Inquisition, Alatriste finds enemies in both Spain and Flanders.
El Alcalde de Zalamea: PQ6282 .A4 1994 In Spanish with No English subtitles
El capitan Ataide, alojado en casa de Pedro Crespo, secuestra a la hija de este y la viola. Cuando Crespo acude en ayuda de su hija es atado a un arbol desde donde oye, impotente, los gritos de esta. Finalmente el capitan es detenido y Pedro Crespo, que ha sido elegido alcalde, se ve ante el dilema de como hacer justica.
Amantes: PN1997 .A436 2002 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with No English subtitles
Seeking accommodation after discharge from the army, Paco, who is engaged to the commandant's maid, falls for his new landlady. This infatuation culminates in the murder of his sweetheart. Based on a true crime of 1955.
Amo Tu Cama Rica: PN1997 .A466 2003 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Pedro goes out searching for a girl, but the night doesn't seem to be good. While he is talking with a friend, he sees Sara breaking up with a boy. He goes after her, and they end up sleeping in his house. Time goes by and they continue together. But Sara has too many men around and Pablo can't stand that. Their relation is difficult, they love each other but, at the same time, they can not be together.
Ana y los Lobos: PQ6669 .A81 A5 2004 DVD Region 2
The film deals with a woman and her three sons, each one symbolic of one of the repressive elements of Spanish society: politics, religion and sex. A poor English governess enters the service of this household and becomes the victim of the brothers' attentions, aggressions and cruelty.
La Ardilla Roja: PN1997 .A73 2001 DVD Region 2
When Jota sees a motorcycle go over the side of the boardwalk at San Sebastian, crashing onto the beach, he goes to see what happened. He discovers that the vehicle was being driven by an attractive young woman. He calls an ambulance and gets onto it with her. When the emergency medical staff discover that she has amnesia, Jota takes advantage of the situation to claim that she's been living with him for the past few years. After she gets out of the hospital, the young woman accompanies him to a camping resort called "The Red Squirrel," and they have a number of adventures involving her obnoxious husband, who has been looking for her, and an equally obnoxious campsite neighbor.
Arroz y Tartana: PQ6603.L2 A7 2003 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Set during the turn of the 19th century in Valencia, Spain. An elegant widow, Manuela de Fora, struggles to marry off her two daughters and maintain appearances among the upper-class society.
Asfalto: PN1997 .A84 2000 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with No English subtitles
Set in Madrid, the film opens with a violent car wreck witnessed by Lucia and her boyfriend Chino. Chino, Lucia, and their buddy Charly rob a wealthy Frenchman at gunpoint. The rich man gets shot in the process of the robbery. Thinking that they killed him, the three promptly flee. Meanwhile, Chino's elder cop brother Antonio tries to steer his rebellious sibling toward the straight and narrow until Chino finally gives in and tips off the cops about a drug deal between Charley and a crime boss.
Azuloscurocasinegro: PN1997 .A996 2007 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
When his father suffers a debilitating stroke, Jorge is forced to put his life and career on hold. He takes over his father's janitorial position, cares for his father and studies at night. He also finds himself in an awkward position when his convict brother, Antonio, finds out he is in infertile and asks Jorge to impregnate his girlfriend who wants a baby, and Jorge finds himself falling for her. To further complicate matters, Jorge's childhood love, Natalia, returns to his life wanting the same.
Báilame el Agua: PQ6672.A445 B3 2004 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
David and Maria meet on the subway and fall in love. Money troubles and homelessness plague the couple and David begins selling heroin, while Maria turns to prostitution.
Bajarse al Moro: PQ6651.L557 B3 2001 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with No English subtitles
Set in Modern-day Madrid. Chusa has an amateur marijuana smuggling operation and like many others, she often flies down to Morocco to smuggle the drug back. She would like to smuggle more of the drug so she hires on her friend Elena as a courier. Chusa also introduces Elena to a friend whose a policeman. The two friends become much friendlier than Chusa had intended, and soon she is on her own again smuggling out of Morocco.
Barrio: PN1997 .B377 2002 DVD Region 2
Caught in the concrete jungle, 15-year-old friends Rai, Manu, and Javi pass the summer dreaming of girls and sandy beaches. Javi is surprised by the sexual interest of his pals in his sister Susi. Manu struggles to keep his pizza delivery job. Entering a contest for an exotic vacation, Rai instead wins a jet ski which is stolen before he manages to profit by selling it. Manu and his father lie about Manu's absent junkie brother, while Javi's mother gets a court restraint to deal with Javi's violent father.
Belle Epoque: PQ6601.Z45 B4 2003 DVD
Fernando, a handsome, young Spanish Civil War deserter who befriends a free-thinking artist, finds himself in a romantic dilemma when the artist's four beautiful daughters return to their country home. Which woman should he love?
Bodas de Sangre: PQ6613.A763 B6 1994
Un joven prepara su boda con la muchacha a la que ama. Este feliz acontecimiento se ve ensombrecido por el recuerdo en la madre del asesinato del padre y del hermano del novio. Leonardo, que pertenece a la familia de los Felix, los asesinos, estuvo enamorado de la novia mucho tiempo atras y no se resigna a que se case con otro. (No English subtitles)
El Bola: PN1997 .B65 2000 DVD
El Bola, a 12 year-old boy a.k.a. "Pellet" is raised in a violent and sordid environment. Embarrassed by his family life, he tries to avoid becoming close to any of his classmates. The arrival of a new boy at school, with whom he learns the meaning of friendship and the discovery of a family where communication and love prevail, provides Pellet with the strength necessary to accept and finally confront his own situation.
El Bosque Animado: PQ6611.E57 B6 2002 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with No English subtitles
In this idiomatically Spanish comedy, set in the woodlands of Galicia in the 1920s, a large cast of oddballs and fools somehow manage to carry on with their lives (and deaths). One of these odd ducks is a bandit who cannot quite manage to pull off a robbery, though the travelers he meets are quite obliging. Another is a ghost who wishes he had traveled to America before dying. Even a funeral is a source of laughter, as two spinster sisters send the dead one off into the afterworld with countless messages and admonitions for their deceased relatives.
La Buena Estrella: PN199 .B868 1997 DVD Region 2
Based on a true story, much of this somber drama centers on Rafael, a kindly but emotionally-distant butcher who has avoided people after accidentally castrating himself while cutting meat several years before. He has since considered himself unmanned and therefore undesirable to women. One day he sees a young man beating up his lover and can't help but intervene. Taking pity on the girl, he takes her to his home. Her name is Marina and she tells Rafael how she and her boyfriend Daniel grew up in a terrible environment without parental guidance. She also tells him that she is pregnant. Rafael treats the troubled girl with kindness and she responds by proving that there is more than one way to be a man and to experience love. In this way, the two find healing and happiness raising Marina's daughter.
La Buena Vida: PN1997 .B8677 2005 DVD
Fifteen-year-old Tristan is passionate about two things that other boys his age are not-- growing up and penning his own biography. While his parents are away on vacation in Paris, he sets out to conquer both. However things don't go according to plan when he learns that his parents have been killed in an accident. This life altering event forces Tristan to mature but not according to his own intentions.
El Burlador de Sevilla: PQ6434 .B8 2002 In Spanish with No subtitles
Passing himself off as Duke Octavio, don Juan Tenorio has enjoyed the favors of Isabella who, trusting his promise of marriage, has received him in her chambers at the King of Naples palace. However, when they are about to part, Isabella discovers don Juan's deceit. Hearing her screams, the King with his guard comes accompanied by don Pedro Tenorio, ambassador of Spain and don Juan's uncle. The King then orders don Pedro to arrest don Juan.
Caballos Salvajes: PN1997 .C31 2004 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Set in Argentina. Jose, a 70-year-old anarchist, had deposited $15,000 in a bank 20 years ago, but when he attempts to withdraw the money, the bank denies him the money due to Jose's lack of paperwork confirming the money is his. Jose decides to rob the bank to get his money back, but while he's in the process of doing so, Pedro, a 23-year-old bank clerk, who is unhappy with his job and life, impulsively announces that Jose has taken him hostage, and the two men end up leaving the bank with $500,000. As Jose and Pedro flee from the police, they spend some of the money, give some of it out to the poor, and occasionally send videotaped messages to the media describing the bank money's illegal origins and Jose and Pedro's good intentions for the money. As a result of the media attention, ordinary citizens soon come to the aid of Jose and Pedro, as well as other criminals who are after the money.
Cañas y Barro: PQ6603.L2 C3 2006 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Set in Valencia, Spain, a city that consists primarily of fisherman and rice growers. The series simultaneously records the lives of three generations of the Paloma family, the grandfather, who is the oldest fisherman on the lake, Tono, his son, who dedicates most of his life to acquiring a plot of land by the lake for farming, and Tonet, the grandson, who dishonors the family with his chosen way of life.
Carlos Contra el Mundo: PN1997 .C369 2004 DVD Region 2 In Spanish no English subtitles
Set in the working-class district of Malaga, Spain. Twenty-five-year old Carlos has to deal with his father's death and his new role as the head of the household. However, Carlos does not want to accept this role, so he pretends to have a job, and each morning he puts on his father's old suit and goes to his imaginary job. But when his mother begins to ask for his pay to assist the family, Carlos has to create another lie, eventually exposing his deceit to the family.
Carne Tremula: PR6068.E63 C3 2001 DVD
The lives of five people are intertwined by romance, friendship and rivalry. Victor has fallen for a woman, Elena. Elena wants nothing to do with Victor and she calls the cops when he shows up at her apartment. The two cops that show up are David and Sancho. Sancho is a chronic, abusive drunk and believes his wife; Clara may be having an affair with his partner, David.
Las Cartas de Alou: PN1997 .C65 2002 DVD Region 2
Tells the story of Alou, an African immigrant who arrives in Spain without the proper papers and without a penny to his name. He is, however, rich in hope and perseverance. Soon, Alou finds work; it is the kind of work that only illegal immigrants can get. He learns to survive in a different culture and he learns to deal with discrimination. First Alou has to learn to speak Spanish, and then he learns how to navigate himself around the new land without being caught by the police or cheated by others. Alou makes friends; they are mainly other illegal aliens who survive by helping each other out. He also finds romance with a Spanish girl.
La Casa de Bernarda Alba: PQ6613.A763 C3 2005 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
After her husband's death, Bernarda Alba forces her five daughters into eight years of strict mourning. The appearance of Pepe El Romano, a man who wishes to marry the eldest daughter, Angustias, unleashes a series of events which culminate in a tragic denouement.
La Casa de Mi Abuela: PN1997 .C371 2007 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Set in a small house in the Spanish province of Alicante. The film looks into the relationship between Marina, an impulsive and irreverent 6-year-old girl, and Marita, her 75-year-old grandmother. The old-fashioned upbringing imposed by the grandmother leads Marina to rebellion, not only against Marita but against everyone else. The life and customs of the family evolve over the years, uncovering hidden emotions and conflicts within the family's history.
La Caza: PQ6669 .A87 C3 2003 DVD Region 2
A heavily symbolic study of hatred and rivalry among four hunters, three of whom are Franquist veterans. They go to shoot rabbits in an area near Madrid where some of the heaviest battles of the Civil War were fought. The hunt becomes an allegory of war.
La Celestina: PQ6426.A3 C4 1993 DVD
Screen adaptation of the 16th century Spanish play "La Celestina." Includes critical comments. (No English subtitles).
Un Chien Andalou: PN1997 .C45 2004 DVD
Made in 1929, Un Chien Andalou is regarded as the first film produced from within the Surrealist Movement, and a landmark in the history of cinema. Based on an exchange of dreams between artist Salvador Dali and director Luis Bunuel, the film is a tale of unfulfilled desires and moments of intense violence; a razor slashing a woman's eye in extreme close-up; a man dragging a piano, two bishops, and a pair of rotting donkeys across a room; and ants swarming around a hole in a man's palm.
Un Chien Andalou: PN1997 .C45 1990
Consists of a surrealistic series of incidents. Land without bread (27 min.) is a documentary on the poverty-stricken Las Hurdas region of Spain.
El Cid: PQ6366 .E43 2005 DVD Region 2
The epic story of Spain's immortal warrior-liberator who drove back the invading Islamic hordes in the 11th Century.
El Cielo Gira: PN1997 .C52 2004 DVD Region 2
Only fourteen people remain in Aldealse?or, a village in the barren plateau of Soria, in the region of Castilla, Spain. They are the last generation inhabiting this town for over a thousand years. For the time being, life goes on but soon it will end without commotion or witnesses. The neighbors and the work of painter Pello Azketa share something in common for both things have begun to disappear before their eyes. The narrator returns to her origins and witnesses the passing of this world while she tries to recapture her first memories.
La Ciudad de los Prodigios: PQ6663.E54 C5 2005 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
In the late 1800s, young and ambitious Onofre Bouvila arrives in Barcelona in search of fortune. His landlord's anarchist daughter introduces him to the political scene. With no success finding a job, Onofre is lured into the world of organized crime.
En la Ciudad Sin Limites: PN1997 .E55 2004 DVD
The mysterious ramblings of a dying old man hide a terrible secret that could scar his family forever.
La Colmena: PQ6605.E44 C6 2004 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Set in 1942, post Spanish Civil War Madrid. It tells a story of the poets, surviving in misery under Franco's regime, and the winners of the war, an emerging class of people making easy money with their illegal businesses. The film features the comings and goings of a variety of characters, all trying to survive in a poverty-stricken Madrid during World War II. These people cross paths as they come to a café to sip their one cup of coffee and work on a book, or pick up a prostitute, or get their shoes shined, or play billiards. Next door to the café is a brothel where a poor journalist sleeps if there is a room available.
El Color de las Nubes: PQ6653.A4959 C6 2004 DVD
An old carpenter and furtive fisherman find smuggled drugs, a young girl who sells environmental products, a lawyer who falls in the girl's snares, a Spanish boy who pretends he is from Bosnia and a drug trafficking gang in a small Spanish town of Cantabro.
Como Ser Mujer y No Morir en el Intento: PQ6668.I54 C6 1991
Carmen's life is complicated. At 42 she is married to her third husband, Antonio, and has two children from previous marriages. She tries to carry on her professional career, without neglecting her relationship with Antonio, the house, her friends, or the emotional needs of the children. (No English subtitles)
Como Ser Mujer y No Morir en el Intento: PQ6668.I54 C6 1999 DVD
Carmen's life is complicated. At 42 she is married to her third husband, Antonio, and has two children from previous marriages. She tries to carry on her professional career, without neglecting her relationship with Antonio, the house, her friends, or the emotional needs of the children.
La Comunidad: PN1997 .C664 2001 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Set in an old house in the center of Madrid. One of the house's new residents, Julia Garcia, a real estate agent has taken an apartment to revive her sagging marriage. One day Julia and her unemployed husband Ricardo are attacked by cockroaches that rain down on them through a crack in the ceiling. During a subsequent investigation of the upstairs apartment, firemen discover a man's rotting corpse. Julia later conducts her own investigation of the apartment and discovers almost 15 million dollars hidden away under the floor boards, the result of a soccer-pool win by the apartment's dead owner. She decides to take the winnings and run, but while removing the cash, meets her neighbor Ramona, who quickly becomes suspicious of Julia's activities. It turns out that everyone in the building knew about the money and agreed to share it amongst themselves, a plan severely compromised by Julia's desire to keep the money for herself. After inviting Julia to a welcome party held by the residents' association, her neighbors go to extreme lengths to get the money.
La Comunidad: PN1997.C664 2000 DVD
La Comunidad is a black comedy set in a decrepit old house in the center of Madrid. One of the house's new residents is Julia Garcia, a real estate agent who has taken an apartment to revive her sagging marriage. One day, while engaging in some bedroom bliss, Julia and her unemployed husband Ricardo are attacked by cockroaches that rain down on them through a crack in the ceiling. During a subsequent investigation of the upstairs apartment, firemen discover a man's rotting corpse. Julia later conducts her own investigation of the apartment and discovers almost 15 million dollars hidden away under the floor boards - the result of a soccer-pool win by the apartment's dead owner. She decides to take the winnings and run, but while removing the cash, meets her neighbor Ramona, who quickly becomes suspicious of Julia's activities. It turns out that everyone in the building knew about the money and agreed to share it amongst themselves, a plan severely compromised by Julia's desire to keep the money for herself. After inviting Julia to a welcome party held by the residents' association, her neighbors go to extreme lengths to get the money, and plenty of cartoon-colored murder and mayhem ensues.
Cosas que Deje en La Habana: PN1997 .C677 2001 DVD Region 2
Three young, charming and beautiful sisters leave Cuba in search for the good life in Spain. Once in Madrid, they move in with their aunt who owns a sweatshop that makes fur coats. Since they lack work permits, their aunt plans to marry them off to suit her own interests. But a friend of their aunt's decides to protect the girls from these manipulations. That is until the friend and one of the sisters ends up falling in love with the same man.
Cosas que Hacen que la Vida Valga la Pena: PN1997.C678 DVD Region 2
Deserted by hubby for a younger woman, Hortenisa's fed up. Jorge is an unemployed, divorced, recovering alcoholic who believes in luck. And he finds it one day when he encounters Hortenisa at the job centre. Can she take a chance on this younger stranger? How far will he go to convince her? And how would they interweave any future relationship into the complicated fabric of their lives? This is a story about second chances. Each of the characters in this film, in his or her own way, are going through a critical phase in their lives. At the same time, they are all looking for this second chance.
Cria Cuervos: PN1997 .C74 2004 DVD Region 2
The disturbed eight-year-old Ana, living in Madrid with her two sisters and mourning the death of her mother, whom she conjures as a ghost. Seamlessly shifting between fantasy and reality, the film subtly evokes both the complex feelings of childhood and the struggles of a nation emerging from the shadows.
La Cripta: PN1997 .C755 2004 DVD Region 2
A university student in Barcelona has disappeared. When her family requests that the police not be involved in the case, the police decide to release a patient from a local mental hospital to track the girl down, with the promise that if he finds her, he will be officially released. (No English subtitles).
In a time of anarchist agitation and police repression, the adolescent son of a declining bourgeois family discovers society's falsehoods as well as life's pleasures.
Días Contados: PQ6663.A3 D5 2000 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Set in Madrid, Spain. Antonio, a member of an ETA terrorist cell is planning a mission to blow up a police station. But while Antonio is waiting in his apartment for the mission to take place, his neighbor, Charo invites herself into his apartment to take some drugs, distracting Antonio from his mission. Antonio's attraction towards Charo forces him to choose between the terrorist plot, which he has become indifferent about, or to continue his relationship with Charo.
Dias de Futbol: PN1997 .D533 2005 DVD
Antonio, an ex-convict and amateur shrink, convinces his pals that the best way to overcome their midlife crises and lack of success with women is to reassemble their old soccer team and win something in life, even if only a local championship.
El Disputado Voto del Sr. Cayo: PQ6607 .E45 D5 2002 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with No English subtitles
A group of young politicians come to Cure?a, a town in northern Castile, to campaign for votes. There they meet two neighbors who hate each other and never speak. One of these is Cayo, a soft-spoken older man full of ancestral wisdom. The encounter between the world of the young city politicians and that of Sr. Cayo is the necessary counterpoint to contrast two cultures ignorant of each other.
Don Quixote: PQ6329.A2 .D6 2000
The classic tale of a man's dream, an epic journey and one true love.
Las Edades de Lulú: PQ6657.R32 E3 2000 DVD Region 2 Spanish with English subtitles
When fifteen-year-old Lulu succumbs to the advances of one of her brother's friends, Pablo, she soon finds herself in the back of his car, having her first sexual experience. Years later, when Pablo returns to Spain from teaching in the United States, the two meet again and get married. Once married, they create their own private life, spending their time together, away from the complications of the real world. However, their new life is soon changed when Pablo pushes Lulu too far. Alone, and unable to forgive Pablo, Lulu finds an outlet through ever more dangerous explorations of her desires.
Elisa, Vida Mia: PN1997 .E45 2004 DVD Region 2
Elisa and her father, a famous novelist, are reunited after twenty years. In an isolated farmhouse in Segovia, they discuss their problems. A psychological, introspective drama.
El Embrujo de Shanghai: PQ6623.A745 E4 2005 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Set in post-war Barcelona, 1940s. The appearances of the anarchists across the Spanish borders brings hope to those affected by the war. Dani, a young boy whose father was killed during the Spanish Civil War, is enlisted to care for a neighbor, a Captain who is suffering post-traumatic stress and on an obsessive quest to close down a local industrial plant. Along with having to care for the Captain, Dani finds himself drawn to an older woman, the daughter of an anarchist who is dying of tuberculosis. Through Dani's present adventure, and the story's told by the Captain of secret missions in Shanghai among the fascists, the assassins, and the women of the Chinese underground, Dani's innocence is soon exposed.
Entre Las Piernas: PN1997 .E57 1998 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Set in Madrid, Spain. Miranda, a radio station employee, is married to a cop named Felix. Her daily walks have become excuses to pursue sexual encounters with men, who she later discards. In order to deal with her sexual addiction, she seeks group therapy. Also in the group is Javier, a filmmaker who is also sex addict. Miranda and Javier eventually begin an affair together, but things get complicated when Javier finds out that a phone call he had made was secretly taped and is being distributed all over Madrid. In the meantime Felix discovers Miranda's affair while investigating a murder case that he believes Javier is involved in.
España Otra Vez: PN1997 .E87 2003 DVD Dubbed in English with Spanish subtitles
Ex-member of the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War, Dr. David Foster, a distinguished neurosurgeon, returns to Spain thirty years later for a medical conference. On the ruins he once fought, the modern city of Barcelona has sprung up. Foster goes searching for Maria, a nurse who nurtured him back to health after he was wounded in battle. Instead of finding Maria, the doctor encounters her daughter who looks just like her mother. Despite Foster's attempts, the clock of time just can't be turned back.
Esperando al Mesias: PN1997 .W35 2000 DVD
Set in the Jewish community of Buenos Aires. Ariel is a young man who lives with his father. He is clumsy and always questioning his own identity. He becomes acquainted with Santamara, a laid-off banker who has become a sort of vagabond, gathering documents from the trash. In spite of the collapse of their families and projects, their relationship introduces new strategies for dealing with life's existential crises.
El Espinazo del Diablo: PN1997 .E86 2002 DVD
During the Spanish Civil War, young Carlos is abandoned at a completely isolated orphanage. The tensions therein have been building for years, exacerbated by the unexploded bomb resting menacingly in the courtyard. Bullies scheme, tempers flare, and a ghost that visits Carlos's bed seems to be the key to it all.
El Espiritu de la Colmena: PN1997 .E866 2006 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
After the Civil War, a Spanish family lives in retreat in the countryside. While their father studies bees in his beehive and their mother writes letters to a non-existent correspondent, two young girls, Ana and Isabel, go to see James Whale's Frankenstein at a traveling movie show. Though they can hardly understand the concept, both girls are deeply impressed with the moment when a little girl gives a flower to the monster. Isabel, the older sister, tells Ana that the monster actually exists as a spirit that you can't see unless you know how to approach him. Ana starts wandering around the countryside in search of the kind creature.
El Espiritu de la Colmena: PN1997 .E84 1988
After the Civil War, a Spanish family lives in retreat in the countryside. When a traveling cinema truck comes to their village, two little sisters are profoundly affected by viewing the old film, Frankenstein. The younger girl becomes so obsessed with its images and story that she tries to recreate it in reality. The hypnotic mood of the driven child permeates the film itself, building a sense of dread not unlike that of a horror film, but based on the poetry of a child's imagination.
Esquilache: PQ6603.U4 E8 2000 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Set in Madrid, Spain, during the social riots of 1766. After the death of Carlos II in 1700, Carlos III attempts to bring about reform with the assistance of his minister of finance, the Marques de Esquilache. However, the people of Madrid have decided to overthrow the monarchy due to poverty, food shortages and modern sanitary measures that are being enacted by the throne.
Extasis: PN1997 .E98 2004 DVD Region 2
Rober, Max and Ona, their girlfriend/cohort enjoy running around, stealing, robbing from their parents and making the getaway. They hatch a plot to swindle Daniel, Max's biological father, who has never seen Max, but who is a fabulously wealthy theater director. Rober assumes Max's identity, but finds he enjoys the lifestyle too much to commit the crime.
Familia: PQ6662.E562 F3 2002 DVD Region 2 In Spanish No English subtitles
It is Santiago's 55th birthday celebration, among those attending are his wife Carmen, his brother Ventura and Ventura's wife Sole, and his children. However, all these people are actors whom Santiago has hired to ease him over the loneliness in his life. The birthday party starts to fall apart when someone who knows Santiago, and is unaware of the day's impostures, comes by and compliments him on his family life.
Fortunata y Jacinta: Historia de Dos Casados: PQ6555 .F67 1987
The story of two women who unfailingly love the same man.
Federico Garcia Lorca: PQ6613.A763 Z52 2002
Initially trained as a classical pianist, Lorca became one of Spain's greatest poets and dramatists. This program weaves archival footage with dozens of photos and manuscripts to examine his work, his influences, and his friendships with other luminaries, including Luis Bunuel, Salavador Dali, and Pablo Neruda. Such poetic works as Llanto por Ignacio Sanchez Mejias, Poema del Cante Jondo, and Romancero Gitano are discussed in the context of their creation, as well as the plays La Zapatera Prodigiosa, Bodas de Sangre, Yerma, and La Casa de Bernarda Alba. The roles of Yerma and Bernarda are closely examined, as well as Lorca's tragic muse Margarita Xirgu, for whom these parts were written. The program concludes with his murder by the Nationalists in his native Granada.
La Flor de Mi Secreto: PN1997 .F644 1996 (VHS with Booklet)
Leo writes romance novels, but with a loveless marriage, she finds herself fresh out of inspiration. Angel is a tough and gruff journalist with an iron will and a heart of gold. When their paths happen to cross, they discover something neither had expected, a real-life love affair.
La Fuente Amarilla: PN1997 .Y455 2001 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
After Lola watched her mother and father die in an incident with Chinese gangsters, and her boyfriend's recent death while playing Russian roulette, she tries to discover the truth about the death of her parents, with the only clue being a name scribbled on the back of a card for a Chinese restaurant. In her search, she meets Sergio, whose hobby is collecting information on the Chinese community in Madrid. They soon partner together to find the killers of Lola's parents.
Fuente Ovejuna: PQ6439 .F75 1980 pt. 1-2
A dramatization of Lope Flix de Vega Carpio's play produced for Spanish television about 15th century peasants who rise up against a cruel lord.
Frente al Mar: PN1997 .F73 2006 DVD
Madrid based schoolteacher Lucía returns to her birthplace in Southern Spain after her father passes away. Upon her arrival, Lucía reconnects with her hometown and decides to assume leadership of her father's greenhouse business a development that draws the ire of her cousin Miguel, who would have taken over if Lucía hadn't. In due time, Lucía meets her father's business accountant, Curro, and promptly takes a keen personal interest in the attractive, sensitive man. As Curro and Lucía share a compassionate regard for the illegal immigrants they employ, both are forced to confront the outright racism coming from the surrounding community, as well as from some of their other non immigrant employees. As tensions come to a head, Lucía is forced to make some business decisions that will have long lasting and quite disparate effects on her relationships with her employees and the surrounding community.
La Fuga de Segovia: PN1997 .F83 2003
30 Basque terrorists escape from prison in Segovia not long after Franco dies (1975) and make their way to the French border. They dig a tunnel out of the prison and flee into the mountains without too much difficulty, but then after some help from a truck driver, the French border patrols spot them as they continue on foot. Some are picked up and brought back to prison, others escape to France, and among those escapees, one is telling this story in 1977, just before King Juan Carlos extended an amnesty to all 30 and they were released. It would seem that the Basque separatist movement was behind the 30 men, yet the reasons for their original incarceration are never made quite clear.
Fugitivas: PN1997 .F84 2003 DVD
Tony, her boyfriend Juanjo, and their low-life partners Maxi and Moco are preparing for a bank robbery. Right before the heist, Juanjo informs Tony that his prostitute sister wants him to take her young daughter, Laura, to visit the girl's father. Juanjo persuades the initially reluctant Tony that Laura will provide the couple with a perfect cover. Although the robbery comes off without a hitch, Juanjo takes off with the cash, leaving Tony and Laura fugitives from both the law and from the psychotically angry Maxi and Moco.
La Guerra de Papa: PQ6607.E45 G8 2004 DVD Region 2
Told from a four-year-old's perspective, this film explores one day in the life of Quico, the child of a middle-class Madrid family. His adored father fought with Franco's troops against the Republicans, and never tires of telling the boy stories of his exploits. Among the toddler's many endearing pranks, he pretends to have swallowed a needle, floods the bathroom by stopping up the toilet, and generally misinterprets everything he hears to fit what he is able to understand. Meanwhile, the boy also sees and understands a great deal more than the grown-ups around him would be happy knowing about: such as that his parents aren't getting along and that the maid has a lover. (No English subtitles).
Habla con Ella: PN1997 .H33 2002 DVD
In a private clinic Barco and Benigno strike up a friendship while caring for comatose women.
Hay motivo!: PN1997 .H377 2004 DVD Region 2
32 short fictional and documentary films and an epilogue that deal with various aspects of Spanish society. The multipart feature on the governing body of Spain, the Popular Party under Jose Maria Aznar. Themes include the bombing of Iraq, immigration, U.S. fire in Baghdad, and the manipulation of the media.
Haz Conmigo lo que Quieras: PQ6655.S585 H3 2004 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Recently widowed, Nestor wants to marry his cleaning lady's daughter, Maribel. Maribel, however, has plans to work in a club in Barcelona, and she dreams of an exciting life with Manolo, an ex-legionnaire. On her sister's advice, Maribel marries Nestor, thinking he won't last long, and she'll get his inheritance. Plans go wrong when Néstor does not die as quickly as Maribel hoped.
La Hora de los Valientes: PN1997 .H67 2002 DVD Region 2
In November 1936, in the middle of the Spanish Civil War, while the Fascists are advancing on Madrid, the evacuation of paintings from the Prado Museum begins. Manuel, a twenty-eight-year old security guard, finds a self-portrait of Goya abandoned in one corner. As the bombs are already falling on the city, Manuel escapes from the Museum with the painting hidden under his clothes. His intention is to protect the artwork from possible damage. The rest of the story is about Manuel's personal struggle to preserve the masterpiece from the destruction of war and how he is helped by a young woman and her grandfather along the way.
Intruso: PN1997 .I585 2002 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with No English subtitles
Luisa, Angel and Ramiro have been inseparable friends since childhood. As soon as Luisa marries Angel, she discovers that she is really in love with Ramiro. Angel accepts this and disappears from their lives. Fifteen years later Luisa and Ramiro find Angel in a parking lot, both agree to bring him to lodge him.
El Invierno en Lisboa: PQ6663.U4795 I5 2002 DVD Region 2
In this crime drama, a jazz pianist working the summer at the exclusive Lady Bird Club in Portugal as an accompanist for legendary trumpet player has a passionate affair with an enigmatic, ultimately conniving woman, who turns out to be married to a brutal mobster who with his cohorts, smuggles guns in hopes of overthrowing Portugal's democratic government. A murder causes the woman's sudden departure. The pianist, by this time, is hopelessly in love with her and so journeys to Lisbon to find her. Once there, he ends up over his head and in mortal danger.
El Jardin de las Delicias: PQ6669.A87 J3 2004 DVD Region 2
Antonio is a millionaire industrialist who is involved in an auto accident. When Antonio comes to, he has completely forgotten who he is and how much money he has. His greedy relatives would love to put Antonio away and claim his fortune. But there's a fly in the ointment: the money is in a secret Swiss bank account, and the only one who knows (or who knew) the account number is the amnesiac Antonio.
El Laberinto del Fauno: PN1997 .L31 2007 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Set in 1944 Spain, against the backdrop of the anti-Franco guerrilla warfare. When young Ofelia and her mother go to live with her new stepfather on a rural military outpost, she finds herself in a world of unimaginable cruelty. Soon Ofelia finds the creatures of her imagination in which she used to escape have become a reality and she must battle them to save both her mother and herself. In the terrifying battle that ensues, Ofelia soon learns that innocence has a power that evil cannot imagine.
El Laberinto Griego: PN1997 .L32 2002 DVD
Omero Antonutti is divorced, and has a grown son who a young, upwardly-mobile professional person (yuppie) and an ex-wife who regularly sharpens her tongue on him. These developments have only served to sharpen the cynicism he naturally has as a private investigator, constantly exposed as he is to the shabbiest human behavior. However, when a beautiful and French wealthy woman asks him to track down her second Greek boyfriend on behalf of herself and her first boyfriend, his interest is aroused. The absent boyfriend is a professional model from Greece who is also a painter. The woman believes he may have disappeared somewhere in Barcelona. His investigation exposes the private investigator. to a world of sexual and other eccentricities which even he had never imagined existed anywhere, much less in his hometown.
El Lapiz del Carpintero: PQ9469.2.R5 L3 2002 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Galica, 1936. A carpenter's pencil is perhaps the most humble of tools. But in a prison in Spain during the civil war it is a treasure. Certainly in the hands of a painter such as Daniel Da Barca. Daniel and Marisa Mallo are in love in troubled times. He survives prison thanks to the power of imagination and the word. Outside she is fighting to get his freedom back. Herbal, the man guarding Daniel in prison is between them both and following their moves. He is hiding a secret, an obsession, something that will torment him for the rest of his life.
Lazarillo: PQ6407 .A7 1960
In 1503, Lazaro is the young son of a widowed mother, who agrees to let a wandering blind beggar take him along on his travels and teach him the ways of the world while the boy guides him. Physically starved by one master after another, Lazaro learns enough to feel ready for the adventurous future sure to come.
Lengua de las Mariposas: PQ9469.2.R5 L4 2000 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
A shy young boy is brought out of his cocoon by a wise teacher who shows him the wonder of the natural world around him, amidst the growing tensions and chaos of the Spanish Civil War in Galicia.
Libertarias: PN1997 .L52 2004 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Spain, July 19, 1936. The Spanish Civil War has just begun and Maria's life as a nun is shattered when revolutionary anarchists force her and her sisters to flee their convent. Maria ends up hiding in a brothel where she meets the good-hearted prostitute Charo. Their peace is in turn destroyed by the sudden arrival of Pilar, a passionate, idealistic member of the Free Women organization. Pilar compels the women of the brothel and Maria to join the fight. An ex-priest also joins them as they fight with the anarchists in Zaragoza. Following a small victory Maria finds herself faced with the destruction and death that goes with war.
Lisboa: PN1997 .L56 2002 DVD
A tacky Portuguese traveling salesman gives a lift to a woman who is mysterious, sexy, possibly insane and filled with one surprise after another. She wishes to run away to Lisboa with him and initially he accommodates her. Then her maliciously psychotic family shows up to make matters worse. More confused by the mile, the matter turns darker when her unpleasant husband catches up with them.
El Lobo: PN1997 .L62 2005 DVD Region 2
Based on a true story. In the 70's, during the last stages of Franco's dictatorship, Txema, a basque construction worker, is arrested because of his connection to some terrorists who have just committed a murder. The secret service see in him an ideal candidate to infiltrate the terrorist band ETA and become a mole, so they try to offer him a deal if he will do so. At first he's not too interested, but his financial problems (probably caused by the secret service itself) finally force him to take their money and accept the mission. He adopts the undercover name of "Lobo" (Wolf) and becomes an active member of the band, making all the right connections until he reaches the top and acquires the trust of its leaders.
Lola vende Ca: PN1997 .L65 2002 DVD Region 2
Lola, a young gypsy of uncertain origin, was adopted as a new born, by a family who raised her with the knowledge of gypsy customs traditions. When she finishes school, Lola goes against the wishes of her adopted family to continue her studies. Then she meets Juan, a young gypsy man.
Lucia y el Sexo: PN1997 .L834 2003 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Lucia is a young waitress in a restaurant in the center of Madrid. After the loss of her long-time boyfriend, Lorenzo, Lucia seeks refuge on a quiet Mediterranean island. There she meets and befriends Carlos and Elena who are also refugees of personal tragedies. Unbeknown to all of them, the three each have a connection to Lorenzo. Years previously, Elena had slept with Lorenzo and nine months later, she bore his daughter, Luna, but unable to raise a child on her own, she enlisted the help of a nurse, Belen. In attempting to reconnect with the child he never knew, Lorenzo has an affair with Belen, one which caused her to neglect Luna. As Lucia learns these details, she recalls the book Lorenzo was writing just before his death, and discovers the reality within it.
Los Lunes al Sol: PN1997 .L86 2003 DVD
Laid off from the local shipyard, six men spend their days at the town bar, where they discuss their current state. Gruff puts up a tough front. The morose Jose openly worries about his wife, whom he fears might leave him. Amador, the oldest of the bunch, keeps reassuring everyone that his wife will be back any day now from her trip. Meanwhile, Lino refuses to give up hope of employment, going to interview after interview for jobs being offered to applicants half his age. Presiding over the glum bunch is Rico, the bar owner and the men's co-worker from their shipyard days.
Luna Llena: PQ6663.U4795 L8 2004 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Based on the novel by Antonio Munoz-Molina, this nerve-wracking thriller describes a crime in a small provincial city, where a young girl's body is found brutally murdered in the woods.
Luz de Domingo: PQ6629.E64 L9 2007 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
In Cenciella, a small village in Asturias, two political factions are struggling to gain power. Urbano, the secretary at the town hall, has been able to stay neutral amidst the two groups, until his fiancee, Estrella, is raped the Sunday before their wedding, by the sons of one group's leader, forcing Urbano to take action.
La Mala Educacion: PN1997 .M355 2005 DVD
Traces the effects of sexual abuse and religious schooling on the lives of two lifelong friends.
Malas Temporadas: PN1997 .M3551 2006 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Stories about getting a second chance. Ana works in an office that provides aid for refugees and doesn't know how to deal with her son Gonzalo's decision to shut himself in his bedroom. An ex-convict obsessed with chess tries to renew the relationship that he had in prison with a fellow-inmate. And, a Cuban smuggler has a relationship with his best client's wife.
Malena es un Nombre de Tango: PQ6657.R32 M3 2004 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Set in post-Franco Spain,Malena is ten years old when her grandfather gives her the last treasure her family has, an emerald, on the condition that she tell no one. If she keeps this promise, the jewel will someday save her life.
Mar Adentro: PN1997 .M376 2005 DVD
Ramon Sampedro wants to end his life because a diving accident 28 years before that turned him into a quadriplegic. For most of those years he made the most of it: writing, developing a close relationship with his family, who all help to care for him. While grateful to his family and friends for their help, Ramon was always an active person. He has come to see his life as frustrating and pointless and wishes to die with what remains of his dignity. Gene is a friend who works with a "Right to Die" organization who introduces Ramon to Julia, a lawyer he hopes will help him persuade the courts to let him end his own life. As Ramon and Julia work together on his case, Ramon finds himself falling in love with his attorney, but Ramon remains convinced that the greatest gift to him would be an end to his life.
Marianela: PQ6555 .M2 1990
The story of a disfigured orphan girl whose only solace is to serve as guide to a young and handsome blind man. When he recovers his eyesight, Marianela's fragile world is shattered.
Marianela: PQ6555.M37 1999 DVD Region 2
Marianela is a disfigured orphan girl whose only solace is to serve as guide to a young and handsome blind man. When he recovers his sight, Marianela's fragile world is shattered.
Mariposa: PQ9469.2.R5 L4 2000 DVD
A shy young boy is brought out of his cocoon by a wise teacher who shows him the wonder of the natural world around him, amidst the growing tensions and chaos of the Spanish Civil War in Galicia.
Mensaka: PQ6663.A445 P3 2003 DVD
A spicy tale of a group of young aspiring musicians trying to strike it rich, while holding on to their creative ideals and friendships.
El Metodo: PC3942.17.A328 M4 2005 DVD Region 2
How far is a corporate drone willing to go to land a high-level position at a multinational corporation? This question is explored in Argentinian director Marcelo Piñeyro's film that takes its name from a mysterious human-resources strategy imported from the United States as a means of choosing the best man for the job. As the time for a decision draws near, the streets of Madrid are awash with anti-globalization protesters; and the tension between job applicants Carlos, Nieves, Fernando, Ana, and Enrique comes to a head. As the corporate lackeys engage in an increasingly dehumanizing series of psychological games and scorching betrayals, the choice of who will ultimately take the reigns of the coveted position will ultimately depend on which applicant is willing to employ the most diabolical techniques of manipulation.
Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios: PN1997 .M85 1989
Madcap comedy about a woman who has been jilted by the love of her life, her friend who is in love with a terrorist, and her ex-lover's crazed wife.
Nadie Conoce a Nadie: PQ6652.O56 N3 1999 DVD
An aspiring author with writer's block earns a living by designing crossword puzzles. One day he receives a threatening message stating that he must include the word "adversary" in the crossword puzzle to be published close to Palm Sunday. Convinced that it is all a bad joke, he still gives into the blackmail, and finds his action has unleashed a series of terrible events.
La Nina de Tus Ojos: PN1997 .N555 2004 DVD
In Civil War torn Spain, Germany invites a group of filmmakers to shoot two versions of the Andalusian musical drama "The girl of your dreams" in Berlin. Happy to leave the war behind them, the troupe of Spaniards starts filming in Hitler's Berlin. The hospitality upon their arrival has more to do with the youthful charms of Macarena Granada. What's more, the only Andalusia-looking extras in Germany are the gypsies and Jewish prisoners in a nearby concentration camp. When Macarena befriends one of the prisoners, the troupe must decide if the movie is more important than their lives.
Nico and Dani: PN1997 .N53 2001 DVD
Coming of age, on a Barcelona beach, during an eventful week: Nico arrives at Dani's for part of the summer. Dani's parents are away, Nico is keen to lose his virginity, and Dani, who's been Nico's friend since grammar school, wants time only with Nico. Dani's plans to hunt and fish are waylaid when Nico catches the eye of Elena and her cousin Berta. He wants to go to the beach with the girls, cook them dinner, and make love to at least one of them. Dani wants social and physical contact with Nico.
Nueve Cartas a Berta: PN1997 .N87 2003 DVD Region 2
A coming of age drama about Lorenzo, a Salamancan student, who finds it difficult to readjust to life at home after spending a summer in England, where he has met Berta and learned of other ways of life. He shares his desire to leave his provincial family behind and discover life on his own. Although the lure to break free is foremost on his mind, he marries a young woman from a similar background to live the life of a country squire.
Obaba: PQ6651.T79 O2 2005 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Set in northern Spain. Lourdes, a young filmmaker, arrives in Obaba with an assignment to capture the reality of the small town and its people. However, the people of Obaba are trapped in their past, telling stories from their childhood that involve one another. Like the mysterious lizards that inhabit Obaba, Lourdes tries to make sense of these strange stories.
Para Que No Me Olvides: PN1997 .P376 2006 DVD
Irene lives with her 22-year-old son David and her elderly father Mateo , a Civil War survivor. The three are close, but when David decides to move out with his girlfriend Clara, it disrupts the delicate balance of familial relationships, causing a rift between mother and son. Due to a tragedy, they are all forced to re-examine their relationships.
La Pasión Turca: PQ6657.A4 P3 2005 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Desideria's new marriage is generally happy, however, her husband Ramiro suffers from sexual complications and Desideria is frustrated. The couple takes a trip to Istanbul with friends. While there Desideria begins an affair with a Turkish guide, Yaman. Upon her return home from Istanbul, she learns that she is pregnant. Ramiro agrees to support the child, but unfortunately it dies in infancy and the grieving Desideria flees back to Istanbul to find Yaman.
Peppermint Frappe: PQ6669 .A87 P4 2004 DVD Region 2
Julian is a middle-aged physician who is content to live out his retirement in the solitude of the country. His playboy brother Pablo brings his new bride Elena for a visit, and in spite of Julian's strict upbringing and evident sexual repression, he falls in love with his new sister-in-law. Julian is floored at the striking resemblance between Elena and a nurse named Ana in the local village. The mild-mannered medico is tormented when he is rejected by Elena, and Paolo discovers his brother's obsession with his bride.
El Perro del Hortelano: PQ6439 .P45 2002 DVD Region 2
A prominent 17th century Spanish noblewoman throws social convention to the wind and pursues a romance with her low-born personal secretary in this romantic and lavish costume thriller. The trouble begins when the young Countess Diana discovers that the secretary Teodoro is engaged to one of her maids. Outraged, she manipulates her servant into falling in love with another so she can have Teodoro to herself. The attention she heaps upon Teodoro inspires the jealousy of her blue-blooded suitors who begin plotting his demise.
La Plaza del Diamante: PC3941.R57 P18 1988
Two opposing characters--she, docile and sensitive, he, domineering yet childish--are forced to mature when their lives are shattered by a tragic, cruel and violent civil war. No English subtitles.
El Poema de Mio Cid: PQ6366 .P64 1996
Dramatization of the epic of El Cid, along with literary discussion and historical notes on the time of Alfonso VI.
Poniente: PN1997.P667 2002 DVD Region 2
Madrid based schoolteacher Lucia returns to her birthplace in Southern Spain after her father passes away. Upon her arrival, Lucia reconnects with her hometown and decides to assume leadership of her father's greenhouse business a development that draws the ire of her cousin Miguel, who would have taken over if Lucia had not. In due time, Lucia meets her father's business accountant, Curro and promptly takes a keen personal interest in the attractive, sensitive man. As Curro and Lucia share a compassionate regard for the illegal immigrants they employ, both are forced to confront the outright racism coming from the surrounding community, as well as from some of their other non immigrant employees. As tensions come to a head, Lucia is forced to make some business decisions that will have long lasting and quite disparate effects on her relationships with her employees and the surrounding community.
Princesas: PQ6662.E562 P7 2005 DVD Region 2
Set in Spain, the story is about friendship and love in the world of prostitution. Caye is Spanish, middle class, and keeps her life of prostitution a secret from her family. Zule is an immigrant from the Dominican Republic who will use the money to support her son back home. Their friendship develops when Zule is beaten up and Caye takes her to the hospital.
La Promesa: PN1997 .P757 2005 DVD
A fanatically religious housewife forcibly frees herself from her abusive husband and becomes a nanny to the son of a wealthy family. But she becomes convinced that the mansion is haunted and that the child must be rescued--by all means necessary.
El Quijote = Don Quijote: PQ6323 .A9 1993
Story of the old man who imagined himself to be a brave knight and his companion Sancho Panza.
Las Ratas: PQ6607.E45 R3 2002 DVD Region 2
During the '50s, at an impoverished area in central Spain, young Nini and his widowed father live in a cave on the fringe of a poverty-stricken village. The father seeks out a living by capturing and selling water rats.
La Regenta: PQ6503.A4 R4 1987
A woman tormented by a loveless marriage and small town prejudices are drawn into passionate relationships with two men, one of whom is her confessor.
La Regenta: PQ6503.A4 R4 2006 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Trapped in a loveless marriage, hemmed in by the prejudices of a small village in late 19th-century Spain, haunted by a sadistic confessor and pursued by the local Don Juan, Regenta's life is doomed to tragedy.
El Rey Pasmado: PQ6637.O635 R4 2002 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with no English subtitles
It is 1620, and the young King of Spain is technically married due to a public ceremony, however the rulers of the state, have kept the King completely innocent in matters of sex, so that his marriage remains unconsummated. One day though, one of the king's few friends sees to it that the King gets to spend a little time with a prostitute, Marfisa. After this meeting the King declares his desire to see his queen naked, due to his new insight into the beauty of the female body, which scandalizes his court. The Inquisitor, when he learns of the King's meeting with the prostitute, issues two conflicting instructions to two different aides. He sends one to have her arrested and another to warn her to go into hiding.
Los Santos Inocentes: PQ6607.E45 S3 2002 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Meant to reflect the harsh realities of 1960s, Franco-era Spain, this slow-moving, drawn-out story is about a struggling, impoverished family who work on the estate of a wealthy aristocrat. Paco is the head of his small family who constantly tries to placate his irascible overlords and also teaches them how to hunt birds. His wife Régula is as subservient as Paco. The family is rounded out by a mute, crippled daughter, a son away at military service, and Azarias, an uncle whose mental stability is in question. These individuals are contrasted with Señor Ivan who rules over them with a detached incomprehension that brands the family as not much different than the animals he hunts. The señor has no compunction about shooting Azarias's pet bird, or forcing Paco to continue with a bird hunt even though he has fallen and broken his leg. Given the insane behavior of the aristocratic Iván, the half-crazy Azarias might be the only one to get through to him on his own level.
Secretos del Corazon: PN1997 .S43 2000 DVD
Javi believes he can hear the voices of the dead and that they whisper to him their secrets, which were left unspoken in life. At his mother's house in the mountains, he is fascinated by the room in which his father died and which his mother carefully keeps locked. But, Javi also learns that the living have their secrets as well.
7 Virgenes: PN1997 .S5551 2004 DVD Region 2
It is summertime in a blue-collar, marginal district of a city in the South of Spain. Tano, a teenager currently serving a sentence in a juvenile reform center, is given a 48-hour leave to attend his brother's wedding. Together with his best friend Richi, Tano plans to enjoy his 48-hour pass to the limit, doing all the things he is normally prohibited from doing. He gets drunk, takes drugs, steals, has sex and hangs out with his buddies. He feels free and exerts that freedom with all the force and audacity of a teenager. By the end of his 48-hour pass, Tano has also witnessed the collapse of all the things he takes for granted in his life: the neighborhood, his family, friends and loved-ones - everything is somehow different for him. More than just two days of freedom, Tano's leave turns out to be a journey into maturity.
El Si de las Ninas: PQ6541 .S5 1994 In Spanish with no English subtitles
Don Diego, hombre de edad madura, quiere contraer matrimonio con Currita, y cuenta con la complicidad de la madre, doda Irene, que busca un matrimonio ventajoso para su hija.
Si Te Dicen Que Cai: PQ6623.A745 S5 2004 DVD In Spanish with English subtitles
Set in post Spanish civil war. Nito, a medical examiner assistant and Paulina, a nurse, were childhood friends and now work at the same hospital together. One day two corpses arrive at the hospital. The dead man is Daniel Javaloyes Java, one of the main characters of Nito and Paulina's aventis from their childhood stories. The woman seems to be Juanita, who forty years before was one of many orphans. The discovery of Java's body, long presumed dead, leads Nita and Paulina to remember what had happened decades before in their youth.
Silencio Roto: PN1997 .S557 2004 DVD
Lucia is attracted to Manuel, who is a supporter of the anti-Franco Resistance. When Manuel is pursued by Franco's Civil Guard he flees to the mountains and Lucia discovers the reality of political repression - the silence, the horror, the fear.
Sin Novedad en el Alcazar: PN1997 .S559 2006 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with no English subtitles
Based on the famous Siege of the Alcazár, held during the opening stages of the Spanish Civil War and led by Nationalist Colonel José Moscardó Ituarte against overwhelming Republican forces. During the siege, Moscardó refused to surrender the fortress, leading to the execution of his 24-year-old son Luis. The siege ended in September 1936 with the arrival of the Army of Africa under Francisco Franco.
Sobrevivire: PN1997 .S625 2005 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with no English subtitles
Marga's boyfriend has just died, she is pregnant and unemployed. But she picks herself up, her new Cuban friend Rosa agrees to take care of Marga's son and she buys a video shop. She soon meets a young man, Inaqui, who's perfect except for one small problem, he just broke up with a man. Their relationship blossoms until she begins to suspect that maybe her new love still has an eye for the guys.
El Sol Del Membrillo: PN1997 .E458 2004 DVD
During the autumn months of 1990, Lopez, an artist, attempts to paint a ripening quince tree in the garden of his house in Madrid. The play of light on the leaves and the splendour of the golden fruit proves increasingly elusive to capture as the nights draw in and the fruit begins to drop. Life goes on around the painting and Lopez is visited by friends and fellow artists who provide lighthearted interludes.
Solas: PN1997 .S65 2003 DVD
A touching story about women whose emotional lives are as rich as their surroundings are poor. Maria is a troubled woman who drinks, smokes, and steals, desperate for oblivion and angry at the entire world. Emotional rescue comes in the form of her own mother who comes to visit while her father is in the hospital. Her mother cooks, crochets and befriends the gentlemanly neighbor who lives downstairs, while patiently trying to reach out to her own daughter.
Soldados de Salamina: PQ6653.E62 S6 2003 DVD Region 2 In Spanish with English subtitles
Lola reacts with disdain and exasperation when asked to write an article inspired on the Spanish Civil War for the newspaper where she works. To her the war is ancient history and no longer relevant. A reader's response to her article puts her on the trail of a mystery stemming from the last days of the war. In the process she becomes more interested in what motivated those who fought in the war.
Solo Mia: PN1997 .S655 2004 DVD
For Angela a