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Biography

Isabel Coixet Castillo (Catalan: [izəˈβɛl kuˈʃɛt]; born 9 April 1960; Sant Adrià del Besòs) is a Spanish filmmaker. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed twelve feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988, in addition to documentary films, shorts, and commercials. Her films depart from the traditional national cinema of Spain, and help to “untangle films from their national context ... clearing the path for thinking about national film from different perspectives.” The recurring themes of “emotions, feelings, and existential conflict” coupled with her distinct visual style secure the “multifaceted (she directs, writes, produces, shoots, and acts)” filmmaker's status as a “Catalan auteur.”

It Snows in Benidorm ( 2020) | IMDb: 5.5

Comedy , Drama

Peter has worked all his life at a Manchester bank. When he is awarded an early retirement, he decides to visit his brother in Benidorm, only to discover that he's disappeared.

Starring:

Timothy Spall , Sarita Choudhury , Pedro Casablanc , Carmen Machi , Ana Torrent , Édgar Vittorino

Directed by:

Isabel Coixet

Produced by:

Pedro Almodóvar , Esther García , Agustín Almodóvar

The Bookshop ( 2017) | IMDb: 6.5

Drama

Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.

Starring:

Emily Mortimer , Bill Nighy , Patricia Clarkson , Hunter Tremayne , Honor Kneafsey , James Lance

Directed by:

Isabel Coixet

Produced by:

Paz Recolons , Jordi Berenguer , Joan Bas

Elegy ( 2008) | IMDb: 6.7

Drama , Romance

Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.

Starring:

Penélope Cruz , Ben Kingsley , Patricia Clarkson , Peter Sarsgaard , Dennis Hopper , Sonja Bennett

Directed by:

Isabel Coixet

Produced by:

Andre Lamal , Gary Lucchesi , Eric Reid

Paris Je T'aime ( 2006) | IMDb: 7.2

Drama , Romance

Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to chose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.

Starring:

Steve Buscemi , Natalie Portman , Willem Dafoe , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Axel Kiener , Julie Bataille

Directed by:

Sylvain Chomet , Richard LaGravenese , Alexander Payne

Produced by:

Gilles Caussade , Emmanuel Benbihy , Nathalie Chéron

The Secret Life of Words ( 2005) | IMDb: 7.4

Drama , Romance

A solitary nurse bonds with a badly burned patient who survived an accident on an oil rig.

Starring:

Sarah Polley , Tim Robbins , Javier Cámara , Danny Cunningham , Dean Lennox Kelly , Daniel Mays

Directed by:

Isabel Coixet

Produced by:

Pedro Almodóvar , Esther García , Shaheen Baig

My Life Without Me ( 2003) | IMDb: 7.4

Drama , Romance

A fatally ill mother with only two months to live creates a list of things she wants to do before she dies without telling her family of her illness.

Starring:

Sarah Polley , Amanda Plummer , Scott Speedman , Mark Ruffalo , Leonor Watling , Debbie Harry

Directed by:

Isabel Coixet

Produced by:

Ogden Gavanski , Heidi Levitt , Dan Schlanger

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Biography