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Tuesday, November 22, 2005 (read 7237 times)
 

CINE ESPAÑOL

by Ana Maria

Hoy en día el cine español es uno de los más importantes en toda Europa. En los años 90 se rodaron películas como Belle époque dirigida por Fernando Trueba y que ganó el Óscar a la mejor película extranjera en 1992.

Sin embargo, durante los últimos años el director más famoso y más reconocido ha sido Pedro Almodóvar con películas como Todo sobre mi madre, donde podemos ver su peculiar visión del mundo homosexual o Hable con ella, en la que un enfermero se enamora de la enferma en coma que lleva cuidando durante años. Aunque estas dos películas han sido galardonadas con premios de la academia de Hollywood, no podemos olvidar títulos como Átame, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios o Tacones lejanos.

Pero España cuenta con otros directores de gran talento como Fernando León de Aranoa, muy interesado en temas sociales como el paro, así podemos comprobarlo en su obra Los lunes al sol, o la prostitución en Princesas, su último estreno.

En este recorrido tenemos que hablar obligatoriamente del joven Alejandro Amenábar que ha ganado el Óscar a la mejor película extranjera con Mar adentro. Aunque en su filmografía tiene obras como Tesis, Abre los ojos o Los Otros.

Si hablamos de cine español es obligatoria la mención de algunos actores españoles, tal es el caso de Antonio Banderas que dio el salto a Estados Unidos con la película. Sin embargo, fue con Los reyes del mambo tocan canciones de amor, Too much con la alcanzó popularidad, una popularidad que llega hasta ahora con La leyenda del zorro.

En versión femenina destaca Penélope Cruz que empezó con obras como Vanilla sky, La mandolina del capitán Corelli o Gothika y continúa llena de proyectos.

En este recorrido no podemos olvidar a Javier Bardem que ha estado nominado en dos ocasiones como mejor actor con las películas Antes de que anochezca, en la que interpreta al poeta cubano Reinaldo Arenas, y Mar Adentro, donde da vida al tetrapléjico Ramón Sampredro que lucha para conseguir una muerte digna.

Spanish cinemais among the most outstanding European cinema industries. During the 90's famous Spanish movies where filmed, such as "Belle époque" directed by Fernando Trueba, winner of the Oscar to the best foreign film in 1992.

During the last couple of years of Spanish cinema industry, the most famous Spanish film director has been Pedro Almodóvar, author of films such as "Todo sobre mi madre" (All about my mother), showing his view of the gay world, or "Hable con ella" (Talk to her) in which a male nurse falls in love with his female patient, both films have won Academy Awards. We cannot forget other films by Almodóvar such as "Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios" (Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown) or "Tacones lejanos" (Far heels)

Spain counts with other popular film directors such as Fernando León de Aranoa, very concerned with social matters such as unemployment, which is actually the central argument in his movie "Los lunes al sol" (Mondays on the sun) or prostitution, in his latest film "Princesas" (Princesses)

Also the young director Alejandro Amenábar, winner of the Oscar prize to the best foreign film with "Mar Adentro" (the Sea Inside). Other famous movies by Amenábar are: "Tesis" (Thesis), "Abre los ojos" (Open your eyes), whose English version, Vanilla Sky, was played by Tom Cruise or "Los Otros" (the Others) with Nicole Kidman.

As for Spanish actors, one of the most popular is undoubtedly Antonio Banderas. He arrived in the US with the film "los Reyes del Mambo Tocan Canciones de Amor", and reached popularity with the film "Too Much". He is still one of the most popular actors of Hollywood, as we can see in his last movie "The legend of el Zorro".

Another outstanding Spanish actor is Javier Bardem, twice nominated to best actor by the Academy.

Among Spanish female actresses we may talk of Penélope Cruz, whose fame arrived with films such as Vanilla Sky, La Mandolina del Capitán Corelli or Gothika. Penelope was also popular due to her romance with Tom Cruise and she is still working on several new projects for movies.


Keywords: cine

Comments

1 » Lia Reyes (on Tuesday, May 26, 2009) said:

Very good summary of the situation of the Spanish cinema. I will use it as an introduction for my AS students in order to give them a view of the Spanish cinema.

2 » Stacey (on Tuesday, May 26, 2009) said:

Thank you so much! We strive to provide useful information teachers can use in the classroom - and your words show us that what we do is worth the hard work!

We have a "Spanish Cinema" section within the "Spanish Culture" part of our website (http://www.donquijote.org/culture/) which does get continously updated. Most articles are also in English and Spanish for faster language assimilation. We hope it is useful to you as well.

¡Saludos!

3 » Jose Bustos (on Tuesday, May 26, 2009) said:

Excelente articulo, gracias por compartirlo.

4 » Bridget Franco (on Tuesday, October 11, 2011) said:

I have developed a unique Spanish-language interactive film glossary, CINEGLOS, that you may find useful when teaching Spanish cinema. The terms are defined in Spanish and linked to "live" clips from Spanish and Latin American films that clearly illustrate particular film techniques (camera angles, lighting, sound, editing). Feel free to use this resource in your classes:
http://college.holycross.edu/projects/cineglos/

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