Enriqueta Carballeira Movies
- 1990
- NR
In this comedy from Spain, Carmen (Carmen Maura) is a woman in her early 40s who is nearing the end of her rope juggling a career as a reporter, taking care of her two children, minding the house, and dealing with a husband (her third) who thinks that she doesn't pay enough attention to him, and doesn't mind telling her so. The myriad pressures lead Carmen to consider a divorce, but eventually help comes along, though hardly in the form she expected. The cast also includes Antonio Resines, Juanajo Puigcorbe, and Carmen Conesa. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Carmen Maura, Antonio Resines, (more)
In this somber and slow-moving drama, the overbearing mother of six daughters is consumed by the emotional trauma of her husband's death. One daughter is compelled to hang herself when she realizes she will never escape her mother's icy emotional grip. The story is taken from the play by Federico Garcia Lorca. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ana Belén, Florinda Chico, (more)
- 1986
Tata (Imperio Argentina) is a matronly nurse hired by a wealthy heiress who has spent the last 13 years in a convent. Fearing she is prone to nymphomania, Tata oversees the romantic antics of the sex-starved woman as she attempts to rejoin society. Satirical jabs at the military government, the aristocracy, and the Church highlight this comedy. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Imperio Argentina, Alfredo Landa, (more)
- 1986
Rosa (Angela Molina) has one burning desire: to escape the grinding poverty in which she was born. To this end, Rosa takes a job at a fancy eatery in Madrid. Slowly and methodically, she becomes the city's Number One restaurateur. Not that she hasn't had a little "extra help" along the way: in fact, one could almost refer to her rise to the top as magical. Margarita Lozano co-stars as Rosa's ancient grandmother, who passes on certain peculiar powers to the ambitious heroine. Based on the "feminist fable" by Manuel Guitterez Aragon Half of Heaven was originally released in Spain as La Mitad del Cielo. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ángela Molina, Fernando Fernán Gómez, (more)
- 1980
Set in Spain in the early '60s, this slow-paced, sometimes verbose tale revolves around a cell of communists who fell into their politics almost by default. Gone are the days of more dramatic meetings. Now the members of the group talk a lot, hand out political flyers to the public, and are far from the models of revolutionary fervor still found in contemporary Latin American countries. As their ruminations bring the political and cultural context to the fore, the cell leader is unaware that even a tepid political bent can be taken quite seriously by Franco's fascist dictatorship. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Enriqueta Carballeira, (more)
- 1964
Carlos Estrada plays a bank employee who suffers a tremendous loss after his wife dies, so he calls on his sister-in-law Tula (Aurora Bautista) to care for the children and manage the household affairs. She lovingly cares for the children, and Carlos finds himself falling for her. Although Tula does not feel the same way, she often takes to criticizing him when he expresses any interest in other women. This moral drama is based on the book by Miguel de Unamuno. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Aurora Bautista, Carlos Estrada, (more)
