Beatriz Elorrieta Movies
- 1992
Behind the peaceful walls of an impoverished medieval Spanish convent lies a teeming hotbed of ambition, lies and double-crossing as can be seen in this powerful, thought-provoking drama that is based upon Jesus Fernandez Santos' novel. The convent is set in an arid area and sole support comes from the local duke. The plague has been ravaging the surrounding town and panicky residents who are not yet afflicted flee. Sister Angela becomes ill and is nursed by her devoted friend Sister Ana. Angela slowly gets stronger and as she does, she begins reading about the lives of the saints. She begins to believe that the only way to save the decimated village from further chaos is to host a miracle. Sister Angela then has Sister Ana make deep slices into her palms to look like stigmata. The townsfolk believe that Angela's hands are bleeding spontaneously, but the mother superior isn't so sure and sets out to prove the miracle a fake. She can't and the villagers begin to revere Sister Angela as a saint. The mother superior can't bear this, and when Sister Angela is elected the new prioress, she goes over the edge with her desire for revenge. Things get even worse when the duke shows up and promises to give the convent enough support to make them one of the most powerful in Spain if they will host his daughter, who is thinking about joining the nunnery. Unfortunately, the haughty young woman is more interested in running things her own way. The deposed mother superior conspires with her at every opportunity, and when Sister Angela's palms suddenly becoming dangerously infected, the prioress finally gets her chance for revenge. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Previously filmed in 1922 with Rudolph Valentino and in 1940 with Tyrone Power, Vicente Blasco Ibanez's mystical bullfight novel Blood & Sand was given a third big-screen treatment in 1989. Though filmed in Spain by a Spanish director, the 1989 Blood & Sand casts American actor Christopher Rydell as the bullfighter hero. Also hailing from the USA is a pre-Basic Instinct Sharon Stone, playing the vamp role previously essayed in 1922 by Nita Naldi and in 1940 by Rita Hayworth. The story remains the same: a dirt-poor youth rises to fame and fortune in the bull ring, forgets his roots, cheats on his wife, has a last-minute change of heart, and pays for his sins in grotesque fashion. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chris Rydell, Sharon Stone, (more)
- 1982
New director Oscar Ladoire has decided to write, direct, and star in his second movie, about a sophisticated director who walks out of the premiere of his latest film, hops in his nifty car, and skedaddles out of town. When he stops at a gas station, he picks up what has come to be derisively known as a "bimbo" -- a woman who cannot speak in any language except that of the streets, who exudes sex with every movement, and who, quite naturally, is ready to go along with the first man who picks her up -- in this case, the upper-crust director. The two set off for Galicia with no particular objective in mind, other than the geographical, and the film follows them on their travels with the same attitude. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Oscar Ladoire
- 1980
A college student in the late 1950s has a huge crush on movie star Kim Novak in this sentimental drama. Pictures of the actress are hung everywhere in his room at the local boarding house. When he sees a young woman at a party who looks like Novak, the young man is too shy and must overcome his reticence to approach her. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kiti Manver
- 1979
A group of idealistic and free-spirited Spanish youngsters occupy an abandoned house and set up a "commune" there, occupying their time with free love, putting on plays for neighborhood residents, and running a free nursery. Eventually, an unidentified group of bullies drives them away from their new lives. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Miguel Bose, Beatriz Elorrieta, (more)
- 1978
Married to a writer whom she finds phony to such an extreme that all men become repulsive to her, Anna confides her concerns to her best friend, Paula, who is also unhappy in her marriage. They cannot see any way to make progress in their lives. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Concha Velasco, Ana Belén, (more)
