Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón

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Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón

Born January 2, 1942 · Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain (age 84)

Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (Torrelavega -Cantabria-, January 2, 1942). Spanish film director, screenwriter and writer. Graduated in Philosophy and Letters, in 1970 he graduated as a filmmaker at the Escuela Oficial de Cine de Madrid. In 1973 he debuted as a director with Habla, mudita and won the Critics' Prize at the 1974 Berlin International Film Festival and an Oscar nomination. Between 1974 and…

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Virgin RoseVirgin Rose · 2006
Virgin Rose
4.82006
MovieDramaCrime
Simón transports illegal immigrants to New York, leaving them to their fate. When he is discovered by the coastguard, a young sailor, named Andrés saves his life. But when Andrés falls for Marie—a young protegée of Simón's—conflict erupts.
Black LitterBlack Litter · 1977
Black Litter
5.51977
MovieDrama
Tatin is a young man of fifteen years old who joins a violent group of extreme right-wing ideology, led by Blanca, a mature woman of influential personality.
VisionariosVisionarios · 2001
Visionarios
6.52001
MovieDrama
An aspiring teacher (Eduardo Noriega) falls for a maid (Ingrid Rubio) in a village where people claim they see the Virgin Mary.
Don Quixote, Knight ErrantDon Quixote, Knight Errant · 2002
Don Quixote, Knight Errant
8.02002
MovieComedyAdventure
After an old soldier named Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) wrote the adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, the knight and his squire have become very popular. When he learns that the Turkish comes along the Mediterranean coast with a powerful army, Don Quixote will undertake, again opposed by his niece and his housekeeper, a new adventure that begins in La Mancha and ends on the coast.
Semana SantaSemana Santa · 1992
Semana Santa
5.01992
MovieDocumentary
An emotional trip through the most relevant aspects of Seville's Holy Week, released for the 1992 Universal Exhibition held in Seville. Music played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Demons in the GardenDemons in the Garden · 1982
Demons in the Garden
6.01982
MovieDrama
Juan is the handsome, irresponsible, best-loved second son. When his older brother, who runs the family's black-market business with their steel-willed mother, marries Juan's lover Ana, Juan heads for Madrid to work for Franco. Juan also leaves behind his impoverished cousin, Ángela, pregnant with his son. Jump ten years. Juanito, the lad, has rheumatic fever. The doctor says to pamper the boy. Ángela, Ana, and his grandmother comply. As Juanito recovers, his father returns in desperate need of cash; Juanito witnesses a theft blamed on his innocent mother. Things come to a head at a saint's-name party for father and son. Jealousies, betrayals, and a bullet converge.
The Most Beautiful NightThe Most Beautiful Night · 1984
The Most Beautiful Night
4.31984
MovieDramaComedy
Federico, an executive of national television, begins to suspect that his wife Elena, an actress who retired prematurely after marriage, is cheating him with another man. The symptoms are that Elena sighs, looks far into heaven and is aware of the exact time a comet passes. In other words, she expects her most beautiful night.
JarrapellejosJarrapellejos · 1988
Jarrapellejos
5.11988
MovieDrama
Pedro Jarrapellejos is a ladies man who cannot turn the heads of Isabel or her beautiful daughter. When both peasant women are found raped and murdered in a brutal scene, a schoolteacher is falsely accused. Pedro knows his own nephew and his friend participated in the killings, but he uses his considerable influence over the police and courts to intimidate the witnesses into silence.

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MaravillasMaravillas · 1981
Maravillas
5.21981
MovieDrama
A young Catholic girl takes viewers through a changing Spanish political and social landscape as she develops from her confirmation day to adulthood. Her first experience with the real Spain comes when her Jewish godfathers cannot come to her confirmation. One of the godfathers, using a ring, poses an early challenge to her innocence that puts her in danger. He later returns, indirectly introducing her to a new boyfriend. If he is one of the symbols for Jewish life under Franco, or for a Judeo-Christian interaction, that interaction is complex. The young woman encounters different lovers as she grows into adulthood, but at the same time she is burdened with financially supporting her father and his own rather decadent lifestyle. Again, this difference in generations could be understood as a difference between the "new" and "old" Spain; it is up to the viewers to interpret the story elements as they decide.

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Todos estamos invitadosTodos estamos invitados · 2008
Todos estamos invitados
5.22008
MovieThrillerDrama
Spain. The Basque Country. Sometime in the 90s. Josu Jon, a young member of a terrorist organization, has suffered an almost complete memory loss after being wounded in a shooting with the Spanish police. As he awaits for his trial, his condition is being treated at the prison hospital. Other inmates belonging to the same organization try to make him remember how brave a "gudari" -a Basque soldier- he is and how he must go back to the armed fight for the independence of their country as soon as he gets out of prison. Meanwhile, Xabier, a college professor who has been death-threatened by the terrorists due to his political views on the Basque situation, is having an affair with Francesca, a young psychologist who happens to end up trying to help Josu Jon recover his memory. A warm feeling of mutual affection grows between her and her patient. At a point, it doesn't seem to be clear whether Josu Jon really wants to recover his memory or rather forget forever who he actually is.

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