Iberian Peninsula Challenge - Official; May 2020

[cinephage]

08. El Sur, by Victor Erice (1983) 9/10 - Spain

Superb,deep, filled with sweetness and nostalgia. A great film, really...

Spoiler

01. As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 2, O Desolado, by Miguel Gomes (2015) 7/10 - Portugal
02. La Communidad, by Alex de la Iglesia (2000) 8/10 - Spain
03. As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 3, O Encantado, by Miguel Gomes (2015) 8/10 - Portugal
04. Pa negre, by Agustí Villaronga (2010) 7/10 - Spain
05. La Residencia, by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador (1969) 8,5/10 - Spain
06. Nocturno 29, by Pere Portobella (1968) 7/10 - Spain
07. No habrá paz para los malvados, by Enrique Urbizu (2011) 7,5/10 - Spain

[sol]

Daily pie and leaderboard update done.

[Obgeoff]

1. Vitalina Varela (2019, Costa) 7 [Portugal]

[sol]

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the... drain?

1. The Invisible Guest (2016) Spain
2. The Fury of a Patient Man (2016) Spain
3. The House That Screamed (1969) Spain
4. Twisted Obsession (1989) Spain
5. In a Glass Cage (1986) Spain
6. Bell from Hell (1973) Spain
7. Paradise Hills (2019) Spain
8. Pieles / Skins (2017) Spain
9. The Platform (2019) Spain
10. Retribution (2015) Spain
11. Julia's Eyes (2010) Spain
12. Autómata (2014) Spain
13. El bar (2017) Spain
14. Klaus (2019) Spain
15. Jefe (2018) Spain
16. Toro (2016) Spain
17. The Awful Dr Orlof (1962) Spain
18. When Angels Sleep (2018) Spain
19. Low-Flying Aircraft (2002) Portugal
20. [REC]2 (2009) Spain
21. Mirage (2018) Spain
22. Volver (2006) Spain
23. Toc Toc (2017) Spain
24. Yucatán (2018) Spain
25. Verónica (2017) Spain
26. Spy Time (2015) Spain

27. Superlópez (2018) Spain



Spain's answer to Superman, this is a little slow to warm up with tons of exposition, but once the film settles into him speeding around his workplace, making ice cubes from tap water and so on, a nice comedy angle takes off. There are also lots of laughs later to come involving his boss battling a robot vacuum cleaner, a robot version of his girlfriend and a hilarious first sarcastic comment about his mum that his girlfriend makes upon seeing his suit.

[blocho]

I've watched the first five episodes of La Casa del Papel and I'm not sure if I'm going to continue. The first two episodes were good, but episodes 3-5 make it feel like this series is less a heist show and more a soap opera wrapped in a heist.

[frbrown]

3. El secreto del Dr. Orloff (1964, Spain)

Spoiler

1. Al este del oeste (1984, Spain)
2. The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus (1962, Spain)
3. El secreto del Dr. Orloff (1964, Spain)

[blueboybob]

Thanks to this challenge I have discovered the works of Isabel Coixet -- Amazing movies that have me in tears.

[sol]

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the... drain?

1. The Invisible Guest (2016) Spain
2. The Fury of a Patient Man (2016) Spain
3. The House That Screamed (1969) Spain
4. Twisted Obsession (1989) Spain
5. In a Glass Cage (1986) Spain
6. Bell from Hell (1973) Spain
7. Paradise Hills (2019) Spain
8. Pieles / Skins (2017) Spain
9. The Platform (2019) Spain
10. Retribution (2015) Spain
11. Julia's Eyes (2010) Spain
12. Autómata (2014) Spain
13. El bar (2017) Spain
14. Klaus (2019) Spain
15. Jefe (2018) Spain
16. Toro (2016) Spain
17. The Awful Dr Orlof (1962) Spain
18. When Angels Sleep (2018) Spain
19. Low-Flying Aircraft (2002) Portugal
20. [REC]2 (2009) Spain
21. Mirage (2018) Spain
22. Volver (2006) Spain
23. Toc Toc (2017) Spain
24. Yucatán (2018) Spain
25. Verónica (2017) Spain
26. Spy Time (2015) Spain
27. Superlópez (2018) Spain

28. Rottweiler (2004) Spain



The first third is certainly a mess here, jumping between timelines with limited exposition. The middle third is very well crafted though as our hero takes shelter at an isolated farmhouse. There is lots of tension as the dog tracks him there and terrorises both a single mother and her superstitious daughter, played by a pre-Pan's Labyrinth Ivana Baquero, who of course shines in the role (see above) with some solid surrogate father/daughter stuff.

[sol]

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the... drain?

1. The Invisible Guest (2016) Spain
2. The Fury of a Patient Man (2016) Spain
3. The House That Screamed (1969) Spain
4. Twisted Obsession (1989) Spain
5. In a Glass Cage (1986) Spain
6. Bell from Hell (1973) Spain
7. Paradise Hills (2019) Spain
8. Pieles / Skins (2017) Spain
9. The Platform (2019) Spain
10. Retribution (2015) Spain
11. Julia's Eyes (2010) Spain
12. Autómata (2014) Spain
13. El bar (2017) Spain
14. Klaus (2019) Spain
15. Jefe (2018) Spain
16. Toro (2016) Spain
17. The Awful Dr Orlof (1962) Spain
18. When Angels Sleep (2018) Spain
19. Low-Flying Aircraft (2002) Portugal
20. [REC]2 (2009) Spain
21. Mirage (2018) Spain
22. Volver (2006) Spain
23. Toc Toc (2017) Spain
24. Yucatán (2018) Spain
25. Verónica (2017) Spain
26. Spy Time (2015) Spain
27. Superlópez (2018) Spain
28. Rottweiler (2004) Spain

29. Errementari (2017) Spain



Uma Bracaglia is excellent as a sullen girl here with lots of interest in how she is pushed towards making a deal with a demon because of her strict religious upbringing, with all her teachers insisting her mother (who committed suicide) is burning in hell. There are also some zany comedy moments as Bracaglia is shown all different ways of torturing the demon. Alas, the film is pretty dull whenever Bracaglia is off-screen with flat adult characters.

[flavo5000]

15. El espanto surge de la tumba a.k.a. Horror Rises From The Tomb (Spain, 1973)
16. Balada triste de trompeta a.k.a. The Last Circus (Spain, 2010)

Spoiler

1. La orgía nocturna de los vampiros a.k.a. The Vampires' Night Orgy (Spain, 1971)
2. La comunidad a.k.a. Common Wealth (Spain, 2000)
3. Condenados a vivir a.k.a. Cut-Throats Nine (Spain, 1972)
4. Tenemos 18 años a.k.a. We Are 18 Years Old (Spain, 1959)
5. El hombre de Río Malo a.k.a. Bad Man's River (Spain, 1971)
6. Los amantes pasajeros a.k.a. I'm So Excited (Spain, 2013)
7. A Floresta das Almas Perdidas a.k.a. Forest of Lost Souls (Portugal, 2017)
8. Una libélula para cada muerto a.k.a. A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (Spain, 1975)
9a. Aberration (Gibraltar, 2015)
9b. No pronunciarás el nombre de Dios en vano (Andorra, 1999)
10. El hoyo a.k.a. The Platform (Spain, 2019)
11. Los lunes al sol a.k.a. Mondays in the Sun (Spain, 2002)
12. El jorobado de la Morgue a.k.a. Hunchback of the Morgue (Spain, 1973)
13. La noche de las gaviotas a.k.a. Night of the Seagulls (1975)
14. La mansión de los muertos vivientes a.k.a. Mansion of the Living Dead (1985)
15. El espanto surge de la tumba a.k.a. Horror Rises From The Tomb (Spain, 1973)
16. Balada triste de trompeta a.k.a. The Last Circus (Spain, 2010)

[sol]

Just updated the leaderboard. Later than usual for a daily update but I unfortunately forgot. Oops.

Pie chart has little movement:

[blueboybob]

73. [Spain] Innisfree (1990)
74. [Spain] Los golfos (1960)
75. [Spain] Ana y los lobos (1973)
76. [Spain] La leyenda del tiempo (2006)

[blueboybob]

77. [Spain] My Life Without Me (2003)
78. [Spain] Solas (1999)
79. [Spain] Magical Girl (2014)

[blueboybob]

80. [Spain] Carnival Sunday (1945)
81. [Spain] Life Marks (2003)
82. [Spain] Función de noche (1981)

[sol]

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the... drain?

1. The Invisible Guest (2016) Spain
2. The Fury of a Patient Man (2016) Spain
3. The House That Screamed (1969) Spain
4. Twisted Obsession (1989) Spain
5. In a Glass Cage (1986) Spain
6. Bell from Hell (1973) Spain
7. Paradise Hills (2019) Spain
8. Pieles / Skins (2017) Spain
9. The Platform (2019) Spain
10. Retribution (2015) Spain
11. Julia's Eyes (2010) Spain
12. Autómata (2014) Spain
13. El bar (2017) Spain
14. Klaus (2019) Spain
15. Jefe (2018) Spain
16. Toro (2016) Spain
17. The Awful Dr Orlof (1962) Spain
18. When Angels Sleep (2018) Spain
19. Low-Flying Aircraft (2002) Portugal
20. [REC]2 (2009) Spain
21. Mirage (2018) Spain
22. Volver (2006) Spain
23. Toc Toc (2017) Spain
24. Yucatán (2018) Spain
25. Verónica (2017) Spain
26. Spy Time (2015) Spain
27. Superlópez (2018) Spain
28. Rottweiler (2004) Spain
29. Errementari (2017) Spain

30. Talk To Her (2002) Spain REVISION



Viewed for the first time in 18 years, Talk to Her remains an incredibly interesting film and one that perhaps has more currency now than back then with some of its morally ambiguous ground, getting us to feel something for someone who does something questionable. The first 35 minutes before the protagonists meet move slowly, but the unusual friendship that gradually develops between them after meeting is very dynamic. Great silent film too.

[sol]

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the... drain?

1. The Invisible Guest (2016) Spain
2. The Fury of a Patient Man (2016) Spain
3. The House That Screamed (1969) Spain
4. Twisted Obsession (1989) Spain
5. In a Glass Cage (1986) Spain
6. Bell from Hell (1973) Spain
7. Paradise Hills (2019) Spain
8. Pieles / Skins (2017) Spain
9. The Platform (2019) Spain
10. Retribution (2015) Spain
11. Julia's Eyes (2010) Spain
12. Autómata (2014) Spain
13. El bar (2017) Spain
14. Klaus (2019) Spain
15. Jefe (2018) Spain
16. Toro (2016) Spain
17. The Awful Dr Orlof (1962) Spain
18. When Angels Sleep (2018) Spain
19. Low-Flying Aircraft (2002) Portugal
20. [REC]2 (2009) Spain
21. Mirage (2018) Spain
22. Volver (2006) Spain
23. Toc Toc (2017) Spain
24. Yucatán (2018) Spain
25. Verónica (2017) Spain
26. Spy Time (2015) Spain
27. Superlópez (2018) Spain
28. Rottweiler (2004) Spain
29. Errementari (2017) Spain
30. Talk To Her (2002) Spain REVISION

31. Cría Cuervos (1976) Spain REVISION



From imagining herself flying off buildings, to continual visions of her mother, this becomes so thoroughly invested in the girl's point-of-view that it is delightfully impossible to take anything that we see on face value. Ana Torrent shines in the lead, and while the film is sometimes creepy, this is not totally downbeat. In fact, while the ending stacks up less well upon revision, it actually feels appropriate for a film about a child dealing with grief.

[sol]

Pie and leaderboard updated. Spain is staying above 75% - but for how long?

[Straka]

9. Te quiero, imbécil (ESP, 2020)
10. Caronte - Temporada 1 (ESP, 2020)
11. La caza de brujas (ESP, 1967)/Aftermath (ESP, 1994) (shorts)
12. Intemperie (ESP, 2019)

Antes

1. Legado en los huesos (ESP, 2019)
2. Mientras dure la guerra (ESP, 2019)
3. Boi (ESP, 2019)
4. La trinchera infinita (ESP, 2019)
5. Recluta con niño (ESP, 1956)
6. Ópera prima (ESP, 1980)
7. Sicarivs: La noche y el silencio (ESP, 2015)
8. La punta del iceberg (ESP, 2016)

[Lilarcor]

4. Viridiana (Luis Buñuel, 1961) 6/10 Spain

Probably went into this with too high expectations. Turns out this was more of a trial run before the truly magnificent El Ángel Exterminador made a year later. At its worst it's as blunt and unfunny as an anarchy film as Vera Chytilová's Daisies, but at least Buñuel's early attempt is less of a blatant ripoff of Louis Malle's Zazie dans le métro.

Spoiler

1. Nick (Jose Pozo, 2016) 3/10 Andorra
2. Mi tío Jacinto (Uncle Hyacynth) (Ladislao Vajda, 1956) 8/10 Spain
3. Amantes / Lovers (Vicente Aranda, 1991) 6/10 Spain
4. Viridiana (Luis Buñuel, 1961) 6/10 Spain

[peeptoad]

28. Año Mariano (Portugal, 2000) The Year of Maria 4
29. Bajo la piel de lobo (Spain, 2017) The Skin of the Wolf 6

já visto

1. Operation Felix (Gibraltar, 2008) 6
2. El bosque del lobo (Spain, 1970) The Ancines Woods 7
3. O Sangue (Portugal, 1989) Blood 9
4. Los ojos de Julia (Spain, 2010) Julia's Eyes 6
5. Pastel de Sangre (Spain, 1971) Blood Pie 4
6. Nick (Andorra, 2016) 3
7. The Territory (Portugal, 1981) 8*
8. ...ere erera baleibu izik subua aruaren... (Spain, 1970) 6
9. El aullido del diablo (Spain, 1988) Howl of the Devil 6
10. el techo de cristal (Spain,1971) The Glass Ceiling 9
11. El espanto surge de la tumba (Spain, 1973) Horror Rises from the Tomb 6
12. À Flor do Mar (Portugal, 1986) Hovering Over the Water 8+
13. Extramuros (Spain, 1985) Beyond the Walls 6
14. Viridiana (Spain, 1961) 8
15. Count Dracula (Spain, 1970) 6
16. Coisa Ruim (Portugal, 2006) Blood Curse 7
17. Omnívoros (Spain, 2013) Omnivores 4
18. El cuerpo (Spain, 2012) The Body 7
19. A Floresta das Almas Perdidas (Portugal, 2017) The Forest of Lost Souls 5
20. Os verdes anos (Portugal, 1963) The Green Years 6
21. La visita del vicio (Spain, 1978) The Coming of Sin 7
22. La mansión de la niebla (Spain, 1972) Murder Mansion 5
23. Una libélula para cada muerto (Spain, 1975) A Dragonfly for Each Corpse 6
24. El extraño caso del doctor Fausto (Spain, 1969) The Strange Case of Dr Fausto 8
25. La encadenada (Spain, 1975) A Diary of a Murderess 6
26. Recordações da Casa Amarela (Portugal, 1989) Recollections of the Yellow House 7
27. Contratiempo (Spain, 2016)The Invisible Guest 7

*rewatch

[jdidaco]

(Screenshots from 'Jutrzenka · Un invierno en Mallorca' & 'A Portuguesa'),



31. Si te hubieses casado conmigo (If You Had Been Married to Me, Viktor Tourjansky, 1950) 8/10 (Spain)
32. Vidas Sem Rumo (Lives Adrift, Manuel Guimarães, 1956) 8/10 (Portugal)
33. El sabor de la venganza (Sons of Vengeance, Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent, 1964) 7.5/10 (Spain)
34. Jutrzenka · Un invierno en Mallorca (A Winter in Mallorca, Jaime Camino, 1969) 8/10 (Spain)
35. Topical Spanish (Ramón Masats, 1970) 8/10 (Spain)
36. El sopar (The Dinner, Pere Portabella, 1974) 8/10 (Spain)
37. Os Demónios de Alcácer-Quibir (The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir, José Fonseca e Costa, 1977) 7.5/10 (Portugal)
38. Xavier (Manuel Mozos, 1992) 8.5/10 (Portugal)
39. Cartas da Guerra (Letters from War, Ivo Ferreira, 2016) 7/10 (Portugal)
40. A Portuguesa (The Portuguese Woman, Rita Azevedo Gomes, 2018) 8/10 (Portugal)

Spoiler

1. Las secretas intenciones (Secret Intentions, Antonio Eceiza, 1970) 8/10 (Spain)
2. Pedro Só (Just Pedro, Alfredo Tropa, 1972) 9.5/10 (Portugal)
3. Shirley Temple Story (Antoni Padrós, 1976) 9.5/10 (Spain)
4. Nós por Cá Todos Bem (Fernando Lopes, 1978) 9/10 (Portugal)
5. El bosque animado (The Enchanted Forest, José Luis Cuerda, 1987) 8/10 (Spain)
6. Das Tripas Coração (Twin Flames, Joaquim Pinto, 1992) 8/10 (Portugal)
7. Três Palmeiras (Three Palm Trees, João Botelho, 1994) 8.5/10 (Portugal)
8. Chuva É Cantoria Na Aldeia Dos Mortos (The Dead and the Others, João Salaviza & Renée Nader Messora, 2018) 8/10 (Portugal)
9. Love Me Not (Lluís Miñarro, 2019) 7.5/10 (Spain)
10. Liberté (Albert Serra, 2019) 8.5/10 (Spain/Portugal)
11. Después del diluvio (After the Deluge, Jacinto Esteva, 1968) 8/10 (Spain)
12. Me enveneno de azules (I Get Poisoned with Blues, Francisco Regueiro, 1969) 8.5/10 (Spain)
13. Chicas de club (Canticle, Jorge Grau, 1970) 6.5/10 (Spain)
14. Deixem-me ao Menos Subir às Palmeiras (At Least Let Me Climb the Palm Trees, Lopes Barbosa, 1974) 9/10 (Portugal)
15. Los viajes escolares (School Trip, Jaime Chávarri, 1976) 8/10 (Spain)
16. Máscara de Aço contra Abismo Azul (Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss, Paulo Rocha, 1989) 8.5/10 (Portugal)
17. No Dia dos Meus Anos (On My Birthday, João Botelho, 1992) 8/10 (Portugal)
18. O Fim do Mundo (The End of the World, João Mário Grilo, 1993) 8/10 (Portugal)
19. A Jangada de Pedra/La balsa de piedra (The Stone Raft, George Sluizer, 2002) 6/10 (Portugal/Spain)
20. O que arde (Fire Will Come, Oliver Laxe, 2019) 8/10 (Spain)
21. Carne de horca (Condemned to Hang, Ladislao Vajda, 1953) 8/10 (Spain)
22. Antes llega la muerte (Hour of Death, Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent, 1964) 8/10 (Spain)
23. Ocaso de un pistolero (Hands of a Gunfighter, Rafael Romero Marchent, 1965) 8/10 (Spain)
24. No es nada, mamá, sólo un juego (Beyond Erotica, José María Forqué, 1974) 7/10 (Spain)
25. As Horas de Maria (Maria's Hours, António de Macedo, 1979) 9/10 (Portugal)
26. Cerromaior (Luís Filipe Rocha, 1980) 8/10 (Portugal)
27. Uma Rapariga no Verão (A Girl in Summer, Vítor Gonçalves, 1986) 7.5/10 (Portugal)
28. O Som da Terra a Tremer (‎The Sound of the Shaking Earth, Rita Azevedo Gomes, 1990) 10/10 (Portugal)
29. Fado Maior e Menor/Fado majeur et mineur (Fado, Major and Minor, Raúl Ruiz, 1994) 8/10 (Portugal)
30. El futuro (The Future, Luis López Carrasco, 2013) 9/10 (Spain)

[ororama]

5. La Casa de Papel/ Money Heist Season 3 (2019) * (Spain)

Spoiler

1. Tarde para la ira/ The Fury of a Patient Man (2016) * 92 min. (Spain)
2. Escalofrío/ Satan's Blood (1978) 80 min. (Spain)
3. La Casa de Papel/ Money Heist Season 1 (2017) * (Spain)
4. La Casa de Papel/ Money Heist Season 2 (2017) * (Spain)

*First time viewing

[ororama]

I've watched the first five episodes of La Casa del Papel and I'm not sure if I'm going to continue. The first two episodes were good, but episodes 3-5 make it feel like this series is less a heist show and more a soap opera wrapped in a heist.

I just finished Season 3. You do want to slap them sometimes and say, "You're surrounded by people who want to kill you. Wake up! Get back to work!" On the other hand, I've been watching a number of K dramas recently. At least these robbers aren't having exactly the same argument each episode, which could be solved by actually discussing the issues.

The first two seasons of La Casa de Papel are one robbery, the next two seasons are a second robbery. The English title, Money Heist, has to be one of the stupidest titles in years.

[AB537]

6. Los Cronocrímenes - Timecrimes (Nacho Vigalondo, 2007, Spain) 6.5/10

[cinephage]

09. Oro, by Agustín Díaz Yanes (2017) 6,5/10 - Spain

Not too original, and too slow-paced, but still entertaining...

Spoiler

01. As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 2, O Desolado, by Miguel Gomes (2015) 7/10 - Portugal
02. La Communidad, by Alex de la Iglesia (2000) 8/10 - Spain
03. As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 3, O Encantado, by Miguel Gomes (2015) 8/10 - Portugal
04. Pa negre, by Agustí Villaronga (2010) 7/10 - Spain
05. La Residencia, by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador (1969) 8,5/10 - Spain
06. Nocturno 29, by Pere Portobella (1968) 7/10 - Spain
07. No habrá paz para los malvados, by Enrique Urbizu (2011) 7,5/10 - Spain
08. El Sur, by Victor Erice (1983) 9/10 - Spain

[Obgeoff]

2. Arabian Nights Volume 1: The Restless One (2015, Gomes) 5 [Portugal]
Big disappointment for me after really enjoying Tabu.

[sol]

Pie chart and leaderboard updated. Portugal pushing back against Spain...

[peeptoad]

30. Nocturno 29 (Spain, 1968) 7

já visto

1. Operation Felix (Gibraltar, 2008) 6
2. El bosque del lobo (Spain, 1970) The Ancines Woods 7
3. O Sangue (Portugal, 1989) Blood 9
4. Los ojos de Julia (Spain, 2010) Julia's Eyes 6
5. Pastel de Sangre (Spain, 1971) Blood Pie 4
6. Nick (Andorra, 2016) 3
7. The Territory (Portugal, 1981) 8*
8. ...ere erera baleibu izik subua aruaren... (Spain, 1970) 6
9. El aullido del diablo (Spain, 1988) Howl of the Devil 6
10. el techo de cristal (Spain,1971) The Glass Ceiling 9
11. El espanto surge de la tumba (Spain, 1973) Horror Rises from the Tomb 6
12. À Flor do Mar (Portugal, 1986) Hovering Over the Water 8+
13. Extramuros (Spain, 1985) Beyond the Walls 6
14. Viridiana (Spain, 1961) 8
15. Count Dracula (Spain, 1970) 6
16. Coisa Ruim (Portugal, 2006) Blood Curse 7
17. Omnívoros (Spain, 2013) Omnivores 4
18. El cuerpo (Spain, 2012) The Body 7
19. A Floresta das Almas Perdidas (Portugal, 2017) The Forest of Lost Souls 5
20. Os verdes anos (Portugal, 1963) The Green Years 6
21. La visita del vicio (Spain, 1978) The Coming of Sin 7
22. La mansión de la niebla (Spain, 1972) Murder Mansion 5
23. Una libélula para cada muerto (Spain, 1975) A Dragonfly for Each Corpse 6
24. El extraño caso del doctor Fausto (Spain, 1969) The Strange Case of Dr Fausto 8
25. La encadenada (Spain, 1975) A Diary of a Murderess 6
26. Recordações da Casa Amarela (Portugal, 1989) Recollections of the Yellow House 7
27. Contratiempo (Spain, 2016)The Invisible Guest 7
28. Año Mariano (Portugal, 2000) The Year of Maria 4
29. Bajo la piel de lobo (Spain, 2017) The Skin of the Wolf 6

*rewatch

[blueboybob]

83. [Spain] La colmena (1982)
84. [Spain] Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989)
85. [Spain] Mi querida señorita (1972)
86. [Spain] Orgullo (1955)
87. [Portugal] Belarmino (1964)
88. [Portugal] Os Mutantes (1998)

[sol]

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the... drain?

1. The Invisible Guest (2016) Spain
2. The Fury of a Patient Man (2016) Spain
3. The House That Screamed (1969) Spain
4. Twisted Obsession (1989) Spain
5. In a Glass Cage (1986) Spain
6. Bell from Hell (1973) Spain
7. Paradise Hills (2019) Spain
8. Pieles / Skins (2017) Spain
9. The Platform (2019) Spain
10. Retribution (2015) Spain
11. Julia's Eyes (2010) Spain
12. Autómata (2014) Spain
13. El bar (2017) Spain
14. Klaus (2019) Spain
15. Jefe (2018) Spain
16. Toro (2016) Spain
17. The Awful Dr Orlof (1962) Spain
18. When Angels Sleep (2018) Spain
19. Low-Flying Aircraft (2002) Portugal
20. [REC]2 (2009) Spain
21. Mirage (2018) Spain
22. Volver (2006) Spain
23. Toc Toc (2017) Spain
24. Yucatán (2018) Spain
25. Verónica (2017) Spain
26. Spy Time (2015) Spain
27. Superlópez (2018) Spain
28. Rottweiler (2004) Spain
29. Errementari (2017) Spain
30. Talk To Her (2002) Spain REVISION
31. Cría Cuervos (1976) Spain REVISION

32. Getaway Plan (2016) Spain



The set-up here has potential but does not really work. There is some great action towards the beginning as they practise their heist, but then the film slows down to a snail's pace, full of dull conversations built on lame metaphors ("sticks are sticks"). An unexpected bond between two characters adds a little to the proceedings, but is not really developed enough. The film picks up a bit towards the end, but by then it is too late. Luis Tosar is solid tho.

[Mario Gaborović]

23. Capitães de Abril (2000) - Portugal
24. La caza (1966) - Spain

Spoiler

01. Andorra la República más pequeña del mundo (1935) + The Albius Incident (1992) + Persefone: Mind as Universe (China Tour Documentary) (2013) + Persefone: Spiritual Migration (2013) + Nami: Bless of Faintness (2015) - Andorra
02. Operation Felix (2008) - Gibraltar
03. Socotra, la isla de los genios (2016) - Spain
04. El día de la bestia (1995) - Spain
05. La ley del deseo (1987) - Spain
06. Operation Tracer (2013) - Gibraltar
07. Entre tinieblas (1983) - Spain
08. Carne trémula (1997) - Spain
09. Nick (2016) - Andorra
10. El ladrón de los guantes blancos (1926) - Spain
11. Laberinto de pasiones (1982) - Spain
12. El hoyo (2019) - Spain
13. Encierro de toros (1899) + Los héroes del sitio de Zaragoza (1903) + El ciego de la aldea (1907) + Amor que mata (1908) + Barcelona en tranvía + Don Juan Tenorio (1908) + Benitez quiere ser torero (1910) + Don Pedro el Cruel (1911) - Spain
14. Volver (2006) - Spain
15. Julieta (2016) - Spain
16. Los amantes pasajeros (2013) - Spain
17. Dolor y gloria (2019) - Spain
18. Salomé (1978) + Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido (1985) + Pastas Ardilla (1996) + Dentro (2002) + Juan con miedo (2010) + Por activa y por pasiva (2013) + De una isla (2019) - Spain
19. Lisboa, crónica anedótica (1930) - Portugal
20. Maria do Mar (1930) - Portugal
21. Uma Abelha na Chuva (1972) - Portugal
22. Aberration (2015) - Gibraltar + Famalicão (1941) - Portugal + Los apuros de Octavio (1926) - Spain

[blueboybob]

89. [Portugal] Filme do Desassossego (2010)
90. [Portugal] Manhã Submersa (1980)
91. [Portugal] O Processo do Rei (1990)
92. [Portugal] Sem Sombra de Pecado (1983)

[blueboybob]

93. [Portugal] Autografia (2004)
94. [Portugal] Capitães de Abril (2000)
95. [Portugal] Cinco Dias, Cinco Noites (1996)

[sol]

Pie chart and leaderboard updated with Portugal edging back.

[peeptoad]

31. Mar adentro (Spain, 2004) The Sea Inside 8

já visto

1. Operation Felix (Gibraltar, 2008) 6
2. El bosque del lobo (Spain, 1970) The Ancines Woods 7
3. O Sangue (Portugal, 1989) Blood 9
4. Los ojos de Julia (Spain, 2010) Julia's Eyes 6
5. Pastel de Sangre (Spain, 1971) Blood Pie 4
6. Nick (Andorra, 2016) 3
7. The Territory (Portugal, 1981) 8*
8. ...ere erera baleibu izik subua aruaren... (Spain, 1970) 6
9. El aullido del diablo (Spain, 1988) Howl of the Devil 6
10. el techo de cristal (Spain,1971) The Glass Ceiling 9
11. El espanto surge de la tumba (Spain, 1973) Horror Rises from the Tomb 6
12. À Flor do Mar (Portugal, 1986) Hovering Over the Water 8+
13. Extramuros (Spain, 1985) Beyond the Walls 6
14. Viridiana (Spain, 1961) 8
15. Count Dracula (Spain, 1970) 6
16. Coisa Ruim (Portugal, 2006) Blood Curse 7
17. Omnívoros (Spain, 2013) Omnivores 4
18. El cuerpo (Spain, 2012) The Body 7
19. A Floresta das Almas Perdidas (Portugal, 2017) The Forest of Lost Souls 5
20. Os verdes anos (Portugal, 1963) The Green Years 6
21. La visita del vicio (Spain, 1978) The Coming of Sin 7
22. La mansión de la niebla (Spain, 1972) Murder Mansion 5
23. Una libélula para cada muerto (Spain, 1975) A Dragonfly for Each Corpse 6
24. El extraño caso del doctor Fausto (Spain, 1969) The Strange Case of Dr Fausto 8
25. La encadenada (Spain, 1975) A Diary of a Murderess 6
26. Recordações da Casa Amarela (Portugal, 1989) Recollections of the Yellow House 7
27. Contratiempo (Spain, 2016)The Invisible Guest 7
28. Año Mariano (Portugal, 2000) The Year of Maria 4
29. Bajo la piel de lobo (Spain, 2017) The Skin of the Wolf 6
30. Nocturno 29 (Spain, 1968) 7

*rewatch

[sol]

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the... drain?

1. The Invisible Guest (2016) Spain
2. The Fury of a Patient Man (2016) Spain
3. The House That Screamed (1969) Spain
4. Twisted Obsession (1989) Spain
5. In a Glass Cage (1986) Spain
6. Bell from Hell (1973) Spain
7. Paradise Hills (2019) Spain
8. Pieles / Skins (2017) Spain
9. The Platform (2019) Spain
10. Retribution (2015) Spain
11. Julia's Eyes (2010) Spain
12. Autómata (2014) Spain
13. El bar (2017) Spain
14. Klaus (2019) Spain
15. Jefe (2018) Spain
16. Toro (2016) Spain
17. The Awful Dr Orlof (1962) Spain
18. When Angels Sleep (2018) Spain
19. Low-Flying Aircraft (2002) Portugal
20. [REC]2 (2009) Spain
21. Mirage (2018) Spain
22. Volver (2006) Spain
23. Toc Toc (2017) Spain
24. Yucatán (2018) Spain
25. Verónica (2017) Spain
26. Spy Time (2015) Spain
27. Superlópez (2018) Spain
28. Rottweiler (2004) Spain
29. Errementari (2017) Spain
30. Talk To Her (2002) Spain REVISION
31. Cría Cuervos (1976) Spain REVISION
32. Getaway Plan (2016) Spain

33. The Next Skin (2016) Spain



Along similar lines to Bart Layton's The Imposter, or at least to begin with, this Spanish thriller circles around a teenager reunited with a family whose son went missing a decade earlier with uncertainty over whether he is really who he says he is. The first quarter-hour is intense with so much ambiguity and mysteriousness, yet whereas The Imposter was built on increasingly insane events and turns, this quickly descends into humdrum melodrama.

[blueboybob]

96. [Portugal] Mudar de Vida (1966)
97. [Portugal] Noite Escura (2004)
98. [Portugal] O Cerco (1970)
99. [Portugal] O Delfim (2002)

[peeptoad]

32. Acción mutante (Spain, 1993) 7

já visto

1. Operation Felix (Gibraltar, 2008) 6
2. El bosque del lobo (Spain, 1970) The Ancines Woods 7
3. O Sangue (Portugal, 1989) Blood 9
4. Los ojos de Julia (Spain, 2010) Julia's Eyes 6
5. Pastel de Sangre (Spain, 1971) Blood Pie 4
6. Nick (Andorra, 2016) 3
7. The Territory (Portugal, 1981) 8*
8. ...ere erera baleibu izik subua aruaren... (Spain, 1970) 6
9. El aullido del diablo (Spain, 1988) Howl of the Devil 6
10. el techo de cristal (Spain,1971) The Glass Ceiling 9
11. El espanto surge de la tumba (Spain, 1973) Horror Rises from the Tomb 6
12. À Flor do Mar (Portugal, 1986) Hovering Over the Water 8+
13. Extramuros (Spain, 1985) Beyond the Walls 6
14. Viridiana (Spain, 1961) 8
15. Count Dracula (Spain, 1970) 6
16. Coisa Ruim (Portugal, 2006) Blood Curse 7
17. Omnívoros (Spain, 2013) Omnivores 4
18. El cuerpo (Spain, 2012) The Body 7
19. A Floresta das Almas Perdidas (Portugal, 2017) The Forest of Lost Souls 5
20. Os verdes anos (Portugal, 1963) The Green Years 6
21. La visita del vicio (Spain, 1978) The Coming of Sin 7
22. La mansión de la niebla (Spain, 1972) Murder Mansion 5
23. Una libélula para cada muerto (Spain, 1975) A Dragonfly for Each Corpse 6
24. El extraño caso del doctor Fausto (Spain, 1969) The Strange Case of Dr Fausto 8
25. La encadenada (Spain, 1975) A Diary of a Murderess 6
26. Recordações da Casa Amarela (Portugal, 1989) Recollections of the Yellow House 7
27. Contratiempo (Spain, 2016)The Invisible Guest 7
28. Año Mariano (Portugal, 2000) The Year of Maria 4
29. Bajo la piel de lobo (Spain, 2017) The Skin of the Wolf 6
30. Nocturno 29 (Spain, 1968) 7
31. Mar adentro (Spain, 2004) The Sea Inside 8

*rewatch

[hurluberlu]

3. La torre de los siete jorobados (Edgar Neville, 1944) [Spain] 5+

[blueboybob]

100. [Portugal] Sangue do Meu Sangue (2011)
101. [Portugal] Tempos Difíceis (1988)
102. [Portugal] Torre Bela (1975)