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3rd greatest Spanish film ?

posted 15 years ago by dwood-4
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It says in Trivia this was voted 3rd best Spanish film of all time by Spanish critics. I'm curious, what are the top two ? This movie I consider to be a true masterpiece, of all time, let alone Spanish films.

[–] rc-108 15 years ago

that was a 1996 survey..

not sure...some really good ones since then...

Pan's Labrynth
The Orphanage
Volver

[–] FZ-FX 15 years ago

I'd guess most critics would go with an Almodovar film nowadays for the top pick. I'd guess it would be All about My Mother or Talk To Her, though I'm going on the consensus of American audiences/critics; not sure which one Spanish audiences like the most.
Spain has quite a rich cinematic history, and I'm by no means an expert on it, but I imagine Spirit... is near the top. An incredible film.

[–] Miura88 15 years ago

http://blessing.tistory.com/notice/115

1. Viridiana
2. El Verdugo
3. The Spirit Of The Beehive
4. Placido
5. Bienvendio Mr Marshall
6. El Sur
7. El Extrano Viaje
8. Los Santos Inocentes
9. Calle Mayor
10. Tristana

War starts at midnight!

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[–] resistance01 12 years ago

Buñuel himself is Spanish, as was most of the cast and crew - with some Mexican paritcipation.

Buñuel worked in 3 different countries (Mexico, Spain, France), and many of his films were a joint production between the two, Virdiana included.

The same can be said about Pan's Labyrnith and Biutiful.

[–] lombano 12 years ago

Buñuel himself was a Spaniard, and Viridiana was filmed in Spain with a Spanish cast, the story was set in Spain and as far as I know there was no Mexican funding involved - there's no case for saying Viridiana is a Mexican film.
I consider Viridiana to be a pretty good film but I still think this film is better. I've not watched El Verdugo, I probably need to check it out.

[–] Stirchley 13 years ago

My favorite Spanish of all time, bar none, is Carlos Saura's Cria Cuervos. This movie is also the second movie starring Ana Torrent.

[–] henrimaine 13 years ago

I'm surprised that this list does not include Cria Cuervos, or any film by Carlos Saura.