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Antonio Drove

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Antonio Drove

Born November 1, 1942 · Madrid, Spain

Died September 24, 2005 · aged 62

Antonio Drove (Madrid, November 1, 1942 - Paris, September 24, 2005) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He began his studies in Industrial Engineering, abandoning them to devote himself to cinema, enrolling in the Escuela Oficial de Cine (Official Film School). He was part of the Argüelles School, together with Luis Revenga, Antonio Franco, José María Carreño, Miguel Marías and Manolo …

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El hombre de modaEl hombre de moda · 1980
El hombre de moda
★ 6.01980
MovieRomance
Pedro Liniers, a literature teacher, comes back to Madrid after his wife has just left him. Meanwhile, Aurora Villalba, came to Spain from Argentina, running away from the militaries, she has a special way of living her own way. Pedro wants to get back the job as a teacher through an old friend, Bruno Baena, who is the head master of the school. Aurora starts going to Pedro's classes. Pedro will become "El hombre de moda", very soon.
The TunnelThe Tunnel · 1988
The Tunnel
★ 4.81988
MovieDrama
A painter becomes obsessed and begins an affair with a mysterious woman who was touched deeply by one of his works.
Tocata y fuga de LolitaTocata y fuga de Lolita · 1974
Tocata y fuga de Lolita
★ 4.81974
MovieComedy
Carlos, a widower in his forties, lives with his daughter Lolita and his sister Merche. He is a candidate to Spanish Court's Proctor, so frequently travels outside Madrid. During one of those trips, he is forced to return at home precipitously, because his sister informed him that Lolita has left the house to live with some friends.
The Truth on the Savolta AffairThe Truth on the Savolta Affair · 1980
The Truth on the Savolta Affair
★ 5.51980
MovieDrama
Barcelona between 1917 and 1923. Is the era of gangsterism, during which gunmen clash between anarchists and thugs paid by The Patronal showed a shocking number of deaths. The confrontation between anarchists and workers of the factory owners Savolta arms worsens when Savolta family decides to end the rebellion hiring murderers hired and plotting to hide their illegal transactions with Germany. Adapted from the novel by Eduardo Mendoza.
El crimen de Don BenitoEl crimen de Don Benito · 1991
El crimen de Don Benito
★ 4.41991
MovieDramaCrime
July 18, 1902. A woman and her daughter are brutally murdered in the Extremaduran town of Don Benito. Everybody knows the depraved town boss was responsible, but nobody dares to declare against him.
B. Must DieB. Must Die · 1975
B. Must Die
★ 4.51975
MovieDramaThriller
In a fictitious South American country there's lots of political tension, the labor-unions have all their members on strike. The public demands the return of politician B. from exile. However private trucker Pal can't afford to strike, so he's beaten up and his truck burned. In the headlines he's described as strike-breaker. This is only part of an intrigue which shall get him to murder B.
La leyenda del alcalde de ZalameaLa leyenda del alcalde de Zalamea · 1973
La leyenda del alcalde de Zalamea
★ 8.51973
MovieDrama
Nosotros que fuimos tan felicesNosotros que fuimos tan felices · 1976
Nosotros que fuimos tan felices
★ 8.31976
MovieComedy
After a long absence, Ulises, a theatrical author, returns to his home to be with his wife, Carlota, and their son. However, upon arriving in Madrid he discovers that Carlota has become a great theater actress and that she is sentimentally united to Miguel, a renowned playwright who copies the comedies that Ulysses himself had written.

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