Miguel Picazo

Acting

Miguel Picazo

Born March 27, 1927 · Cazorla, Jaén, Spain

Died April 23, 2016 · aged 89

Miguel Picazo de Dios (27 March 1927 – 23 April 2016)[1] was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for his first feature film La tía Tula (Aunt Tula) (1964). Born in Cazorla (Jaén), Picazo was raise in Guadalajara and studied law. Interested in filmmaking, he entered Spain's national film school, Intituto de investigaciones y Experiencias Cinematográficas, graduating a…

Known For

ThesisThesis · 1996
Thesis
★ 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.
The Spirit of the BeehiveThe Spirit of the Beehive · 1973
The Spirit of the Beehive
★ 7.61973
MovieDramaFantasy
In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.
99.9: The Frequency of Terror99.9: The Frequency of Terror · 1997
99.9: The Frequency of Terror
★ 4.71997
MovieHorrorMystery
Lara, the host of a radio call-in show dealing in psychic phenomena, discovers that her estranged lover has been found dead in a small Spanish village.
Aunt TulaAunt Tula · 1964
Aunt Tula
★ 6.71964
MovieDrama
A widower finds himself falling for his sister-in-law.
El hombre que supo amarEl hombre que supo amar · 1976
El hombre que supo amar
★ 6.31976
MovieDrama
The life of Juan de Dios and his struggle against social, political and religious structures.
Días de viejo colorDías de viejo color · 1968
Días de viejo color
★ 4.61968
MovieDramaRomance
In the Easter holidays of 1967, three friends come to Torremolinos willing to flirt and experience strong emotions. Contact with a new environment, in which while some find the lies that hide behind the luxury and splendor and dangers that accompany life easier, others find true love.
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.
Oscuros sueños de agostoOscuros sueños de agosto · 1967
Oscuros sueños de agosto
★ 5.41967
MovieDrama
Isabel returns to Spain, after several years of absence, to be cured of a neurosis. His daughter Ana, whom he has not seen in all this time, decides to spend the holidays with her, taking advantage of the fact that her boyfriend has gone to study in Germany. During her stay in the sanatorium, Ana meets Mario, an attractive young man somewhat unbalanced, who tries to seduce her. Although at first she does not show any interest, little by little she becomes attracted to him.

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Beyond the WallsBeyond the Walls · 1985
Beyond the Walls
★ 5.21985
MovieDramaRomance
This 1985 Spanish film reveals one of the many terrible aspects of 16th century Spain, still plagued by the radical Christian Inquisition, one of a plethora of difficulties Spaniards faced at the time. Spanish super star Carmen Maura plays a nun who agrees to a selfless scam, a fake stigmata, only to avoid separation from her lover, another nun. It's a serious and passionate work, highlighting the theme of outspoken women-against-repression, seen in other good gay and lesbian films. This is not a lesbian "Nun sense" or another "Dark Habits" (by Almodovar, which also starred Carmen Maura, and also set in a Spanish convent, with some lesbian nuns). Perhaps, best of all, 'Extramuros' is realistic and frank. It isn't shy about its characters' sexuality. Their sexuality, and the film as a whole are genuine.

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