Pain and Glory (
2019) | IMDb:
7.5
Salvador Mallo, a filmmaker in the twilight of his career, remembers his life: his mother, his lovers, the actors he worked with. The sixties in a small village in Valencia, the eighties in Madrid, the present, when he feels an immeasurable emptiness, facing his mortality, the incapability of continuing filming, the impossibility of separating creation from his own life. The need of narrating his past can be his salvation.
Starring:
Antonio Banderas
,
Asier Etxeandia
,
Leonardo Sbaraglia
,
Nora Navas
,
Julieta Serrano
,
Penélope Cruz
I'm So Excited! (
2013) | IMDb:
5.6
Something has gone wrong with the landing gear of a plane en route from Madrid to Mexico City. The group of eccentric travelers on the flight, defenseless in the face of danger, indulge in colourful confessionals, while the outlandish crew attempts to find ways to entertain them.
Starring:
Antonio Banderas
,
Penélope Cruz
,
Coté Soler
,
Antonio de la Torre
,
Hugo Silva
,
Miguel Ángel Silvestre
The Skin I Live In (
2011) | IMDb:
7.6
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Starring:
Antonio Banderas
,
Elena Anaya
,
Marisa Paredes
,
Jan Cornet
,
Roberto Álamo
,
Eduard Fernández
Broken Embraces (
2009) | IMDb:
7.2
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Starring:
Penélope Cruz
,
Lluís Homar
,
Blanca Portillo
,
José Luis Gómez
,
Rubén Ochandiano
,
Tamar Novas
Volver (
2006) | IMDb:
7.6
Three generations of women survive the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition and even death by means of goodness, lies and boundless vitality.
Starring:
Penélope Cruz
,
Carmen Maura
,
Lola Dueñas
,
Blanca Portillo
,
Yohana Cobo
,
Chus Lampreave
Bad Education (
2004) | IMDb:
7.4
An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.
Starring:
Gael García Bernal
,
Fele Martínez
,
Daniel Giménez Cacho
,
Lluís Homar
,
Francisco Maestre
,
Francisco Boira
All About My Mother (
1999) | IMDb:
7.8
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.
Starring:
Cecilia Roth
,
Marisa Paredes
,
Candela Peña
,
Antonia San Juan
,
Penélope Cruz
,
Rosa María Sardà
The Flower of My Secret (
1995) | IMDb:
7
Leo is a middle-aged writer of popular romantic novels who writes under a pseudonym, since she despises her own work. At home, her husband, who works overseas, is distant both physically and emotionally. As she reevaluates her life and writing, Leo is led to an unexpected relationship with Ángel, a sensitive newspaper editor.
Starring:
Marisa Paredes
,
Juan Echanove
,
Carme Elias
,
Rossy de Palma
,
Chus Lampreave
,
Kiti Mánver