Directing
José Luis Cuerda
Born February 18, 1947 · Albacete, Spain
Died February 4, 2020 · aged 72
José Luis Cuerda became a radio and television technician after leaving law school. In 1969 he joined Televisión Española, making reports and documentaries for the news services. Between 1985 and 1987 he was a professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca. After shooting several short films, in 1982 he directed his first feature film.
Known For
The Others · 2001The Others
★ 7.62001
MovieHorrorMystery
Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.
Open Your Eyes · 1997Open Your Eyes
★ 7.51997
MovieDramaThriller
Handsome 25-year-old Cesar had it all -- a successful career, expensive cars, a swank bachelor's pad, and an endless string of beautiful and willing women -- until he is thrown into a strange psychological mystery after a car accident scars his face and lands him in prison.
Thesis · 1996Thesis
★ 7.51996
MovieHorrorThriller
While working on a thesis about audiovisual violence, film student Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that she was a former student in her university, and that the authors of the video are not very far either.
Butterfly · 1999Butterfly
★ 7.31999
MovieDrama
The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing · 1989Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
★ 7.21989
MovieComedy
Teodoro, a Spanish engineer working as a professor in the United States, returns to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year.
Tocando fondo · 1993Tocando fondo
★ 6.01993
MovieComedy
Andres de Granada, a forty-benefit trade more clear, believed that the first months of 1993 are the best time to do business. It also has the help of his nephew Fulgencio, who has arrived in Madrid with the idea of learning the trade.
With Good Reason · 2004With Good Reason
★ 4.72004
MovieDramaComedy
A multi-part feature on the governing body of Spain, the Popular Party under Jose María Aznar. Themes include the bombing of Iraq, immigration, U.S. fire in Baghdad, and the manipulation of the media.
The Education of Fairies · 2006The Education of Fairies
★ 6.22006
MovieDrama
A man's life is turned upside down after he is abandoned by the woman he loves.
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