At last under one roof for a few minutes of spectacular and hilarious neo-realism ! The Holy Virgin Mary, a beautiful shoe, Hitler, a giant egg from outer space, Jesus Christ, a killer with a boomerang sabre and Ra, the Egyptian God of the Sun.
Country: Spain
Santiago Segura
We became familiar with actor-director Santiago Segura through the movies of Alex de la Iglesia. He first appeared in de la Iglesia’s Accion Mutante. He went on to play a satanic heavy metal freak in El Dia de la Bestia and was Shorty Dee in Perdita Durango. For our closing movie, Dying of Laughter, he… Continue reading Santiago Segura
Héctor Carré
Besides a degree in architecture, Hector Carre (La Coruna, 1960) also studied information sciences and cinema at the Complutense University of Madrid. He possesses an ample experience as assistant director in cinema and advertising, having worked for the likes of Terry Gilliam, Steven Spielberg, J. Chavarri and M. Camus. He has also written scripts for… Continue reading Héctor Carré
Alex De La Iglesia
Alex de la Iglesia is without a doubt the most prominent Spanish genre cinema director. And that started in the nineties with his long feature debut Accion Mutante ( closing film Bifff 1993 ), a delirious mix of black comedy, science-fiction and gore. This is the start of a successful and versatile international career, with… Continue reading Alex De La Iglesia
José Luis Guerin
One often says of Catalan filmmaker José Luis Guerin that he makes the films of the future. With every new picture he explores the edge of cinema and tries to give it a deeper meaning. His first film, Los Motivos de Berta (1983), was presented at the festivals of Rotterdam, Locarno, London, Chicago, Montréal, Lissabon… Continue reading José Luis Guerin
TORRENTE, THE DUMB ARM OF THE LAW
Torrente is a Spanish policeman, who is a racist, a male chauvinistic, an alcoholic and to top it all, an avid fan of the legendary football team Atletico Madrid. Hardly the type of male that today’s society models itself on. This is the story of the mess he gets involved in with the Mafia who… Continue reading TORRENTE, THE DUMB ARM OF THE LAW
TRAIN OF SHADOWS
In 1930 lawyer Gérald Fleury disappears during his holiday. He and his family spend the summers at the lake of Thuit, a small village in Normandie. They stay at the Thuit castle. Gérald made several family-films during their holidays, most of them in the ever sunny garden of the castle. The film he wanted to… Continue reading TRAIN OF SHADOWS
GIVE ME SOMETHING
Benigno has just been released from jail. He’s an intelligent, handsome young man but he’s homeless and he’s an orphan. He’s fed up that no one pays attention to him and decides to get attention by force. Taking advantage of the presence of a television team, Benigno guns down a nun, sister Teresa. Marisol, the… Continue reading GIVE ME SOMETHING
UNDER THE SKIN
A shy, insecure and peace-loving cop by the name of Percy Corso is appointed at the Palle police station in a small Peruvian village of the same name. Palle was once the homeland of the Moche, the violent yet beautiful people from the pre-Inca era. When a series of crimes is committed in the Moche… Continue reading UNDER THE SKIN
MEMOIRS OF THE FALLEN ANGEL
During a ceremony in an old parish in the city centre, a group of worshippers dies of poisoning after taking communion. The police take up the investigation while the priests, who have remained in the church, begin to suffer strange visions. First suspicions point to a group of young people connected with lethal designer drugs,… Continue reading MEMOIRS OF THE FALLEN ANGEL