“Cría Cuervos”/ “Raise Ravens” – a Bitter Taste of Childhood
Carlos Saura’s “Cría Cuervos” is a story about a dramatic initiation into adulthood. The film shows that the price of this initiation is always an irreversible loss of innocence.
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“Cousin Angelica” – a Story about (Un)Memory
In “Cousin Angelica” Saura tells the story of Spanish history through the prism of eyewitness experience. The director opens it with the key of memory and forgetting.
“Anna and the Wolves” – a Woman on the Altar of Male Power
“Anna and the Wolves” is a dramatic film by Carlos Saura. An allegory of Francoist Spain, it is also the story of a woman in a brutal world arranged by men.
“Peppermint Frappé” – Saura’s Drink with a Taste of Spain
“Peppermint Frappé” is the quintessential cinema of Carlos Saura. The landscape of the rock-cut Cuenca, the beautiful Geraldine Chaplin and a mix of classical music and rock songs.
“The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” – in The Fetters of Convention
“The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” is not only a pamphlet on the upper class, but also an unmasking of social conventions. We are slaves to the form, says Luis Buñuel.
“Viridiana” – Buñuel’s Blasphemous Movie
“Viridiana” is one of the most famous films by Luis Buñuel. The director expressed in it a strong opposition to institutional religiosity and the hypocrisy of social rules.
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” – Anger is a Woman
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” is a film that is boiling with emotions – there is a rebellion against injustice, fear of ostracism and death, but most of all there is the anger of a distraught mother.
“The General” (1926) – Buster Keaton’s Best Comedy
“The General” by Buster Keaton is an outstanding comedy of silent cinema. Funny gags, brisk action, as well as a philosophical punchline – these are the hallmarks of this film.
“The Last Laugh” (1924) – the Power of Social Uniform
Murnau’s “The Last Laugh” is a masterpiece of silent cinema, as well as a moving universal story about how important a role social image plays in our lives.
“Citizen Kane” – a Landmark Work in The History of Cinema
“Citizen Kane” to this day is considered a film that changed the face of world cinema. It was also the first picture dethroning the famous American myth.
Antonioni’s “Blow-Up” – “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”
Michelangelo Antonioni in “Blow-Up” shows a world that has lost the weight of old values. We are left with only substitutes for love and truth, says the Italian director.
“That Obscure Object of Desire” – the Bitter Taste of Love
Buñuel’s “That Obscure Object of Desire” exposes the essence of love relationships. It appears as an impure game, in which each of the parties wants to gain as much as possible for himself.