Good spanish films?

Ninja_scrotum

Hi all,

I'm learning spanish at the mo and would like to watch some spanish language films to help with pronunciation etc.


anyone know any good spanish language films?

Scoobydoobydoo

I have a lot of the recent successful ones but didn't like them enough to remember their names!
I saw one about 10 or so years ago - it's actually Mexican I think, called Like Water For Chocolate, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Hope that helps.
Y Tu Mama Tambien is a recent one, and All About My Mother.

Have a look at www.screenclick.com

Karl Hungus

Pan's Labyrinth and The Devil's Backbone are two films I highly recommend.

ixoy

Although I think he's over-rated, Pedro Almodovar's movies are highly feted Spanish movies.

johnny_ultimate

As Ixoy points out, Almodovar is often overrated, but I find him quite an interesting director. My favourite of his would be the early Tie Me Up Tie Me Down!. His newer ones - Talk to Her, Volver, All About My Mother - are well worth a watch too.

The previously mentioned Y Tu Mama Tambien is my favourite Spanish language film. Check it out.

As Karl said, The Devil's Backbone is excellent. I recommend checking it out before Pan's.

Not a big watcher of Spanish language film, so those are the only recommendations and +1 recommendations I can think of.

Dont be at yourself

I haven't seen many, but I would count Intacto as one of my favourite films, Spanish or not.

Otis Driftwood

Ammores Perros is cool.
El Mariachi isnt bad either(in a low budget kinda way)

Ninja_scrotum

Yeah amores perros was on tcm last night it was pretty good!

Thanks for the suggestons! keep em coming!

El mariachi is a good idea, and it doesn't bother me if it's cheap, Mr. Rodriguez will always have my respeto.

monkeyfudge

Thesis is a very good thriller. And worth a watch.

The same director also did Open Your Eyes which was remade into Vanilla Sky in the US. It's much better than the remake of course.

Otis Driftwood

H2 Diary of a serial killer is ok.

kinaldo

I downloaded a few great ones recently to help me learn Spanish

Jamón, jamón
Abre los ojos
Todo sobre mi madre
Volver
Y tu mamá también

Apart from the last one, they all (coincidently) feature Penélope Cruz

El Mariachi is also a classic.

Bodhidharma

The Sea Inside
The Motorcylce Diaries
Open Your Eyes
Maria Full of Grace
Bad Education

All very good

Fysh

Diarios De Motocicleta
Tesis
El Dia De La Bestia
Abre Los Ojos
Sin Noticia De Dios
Devil's Backbone
Pan's Labyrinth
Y Tu Mama Tambien

All fine films and well worth watching, but doubly so if you're looking for exposure to the language. The only thing I would say as a spanish speaker is be wary of watching too many South American films; there are enough differences between the dialects they speak and Castilian Spanish for it to cause a bit of confusion if you're learning the language.

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Bodhidharma wrote: »

The Motorcylce Diaries

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