Quote from: tiny_tove on July 06, 2012, 03:42:26 PM
thank you so much.
I would like to know more about Spanish cinema in general, apart from the great classics (Bunuel. De Olivera, Almodovar), I only know 90's and most recent horror/action directors (De La Iglesias, Cerda, etc.)...
my favorite spanish film is Arrebato by Ivan Zulueta, also his shorts are highly recommended.
another favorite is Tras el cristal by Agusti Villaronga, every fan of extreme cinema should watch this. He's been in the spotlight lately after his last film, Pa negre, was a huge success here and overseas and while it's still a great film, it's also a lot more "light" and commercial than his obscure masterpiece.
'Bilbao' is another great and pretty much unknown film from the 80s about a guy who kidnaps a prostitute, it's the best one by the irregular Bigas Luna. also Caniche, Lola, Angustia (his horror film made in USA) and Las edades de Lulu are worth a watch. He does terrible crap these days.
Victor Erice is another kind of nowadays forgotten director that made two beautiful films, El espiritu de la colmena and El Sur, beautiful and melancholic films with excellent photography.
forgotten is also Val del Omar, genious visionary, his shorts are incredible, have to be seen.
eloy de la iglesia is more famous for making "cine kinki" films but also made the underground serial killer sordid classic La semana del asesino and the pseudogiallo El techo de cristal.
as of obscure eurotrash directors like Larraz (Vampyres), Piquer Simón (Pieces), Jesus Franco, Naschy, Grau (Ceremonia Sangrienta, No profanar el sueño de los muertos...), Eugenio Martin (Una vela para el diablo)... all great!
theres also this rare gem titled Más alla del terror that weirdly mixes the violent and scum characters of cine kinki here as a gang of bikers who kidnap a couple ejected into the metaphysical and zombie hallucinations of trashy fantaterror due to a curse an old woman puts on them after they burn her house with her and her grandson inside, has to be seen to be believed. Original copies only exist in betamax video format and trade hands for around 200 euros if they ever show up but theres a rip around.
