Bigas Luna

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Bigas Luna

Born March 19, 1946 · Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Died April 6, 2013 · aged 67

Bigas Luna was a Spanish film director. He began his professional career in the design world, creating the 'Estudio Gris' with Carlos Riart in 1969. In his earlier exhibitions, at the beginning of the sixties, he showed a great interest in conceptual art and the emerging visual technologies. Esteemed as an atypical director in the Spanish cinema, in 1986 he retired to Tarragona in order to devote …

Known For

Golden BallsGolden Balls · 1993
Golden Balls
★ 5.51993
MovieComedyDrama
A libidinous construction worker uses his charm and bravado in an attempt to attain enough finances to build his dream project.
Second OriginSecond Origin · 2015
Second Origin
★ 4.72015
MovieDramaScience Fiction
After a massive destruction on Earth, a white girl Alba (14) and a black boy Didac (9), are the only survivors on the Earth. They must start a new world. A Second Origin. Population is over. There are only two survivors. Now, our future depends on them.
BambolaBambola · 1996
Bambola
★ 4.51996
MovieComedyDrama
Her name is Mina, but she is called Bambola (doll). Upon the death of her mother, she and her homosexual brother, Flavio, open a pizzeria. A man named Ugo loans Bambola the money, but is then killed in a fight with another one of her boyfriends, Settimio. While visiting Settimio in jail, she meets a sadistic man named Furio, and they begin a relationship.
Jamon JamonJamon Jamon · 1992
Jamon Jamon
★ 6.21992
MovieComedyDrama
José Luis has a cushy corporate job at the lingerie factory his mom owns. After he falls in love and proposes to Silvia, a beautiful laborer on the underwear assembly line, his mom enlists Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter, to seduce Silvia.
The Ages of LuluThe Ages of Lulu · 1990
The Ages of Lulu
★ 6.41990
MovieDrama
Fifteen-year-old Lulu has never known any affection from her family. But when she goes to a rock concert with Pablo, a friend of the family, he introduces Lulu to her first sexual experience. Years later, Pablo and Lulu have married; Pablo has created a sheltered, private world for Lulu, into which nothing intrudes. However, Lulu tires of her cloistered existence, and begins hanging out in shady bars, looking for vicarious thrills and danger.
The Tit and the MoonThe Tit and the Moon · 1994
The Tit and the Moon
★ 6.21994
MovieDramaComedy
A child does not stand the idea of having a new brother and dreams about drinking milk from the breasts of his mother again. The child asks the moon to bring him a tit only for him.
DiDi HollywoodDiDi Hollywood · 2010
DiDi Hollywood
★ 3.92010
MovieDrama
Bar worker Diana Diaz leaves Madrid for Miami and with new boyfriend, Robert (Luis Hacha), they then head for Hollywood, prepared to do anything for fame.
Lumière & CompanyLumière & Company · 1995
Lumière & Company
★ 6.41995
MovieDramaDocumentary
40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.

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