Carlos Larranga Movies
- 1986
José Maria Gil Ramos (Patrick Newell) is a noted attorney who agrees to defend a minor government official accused of stealing 4,000 tons of oil. As Ramos investigates, the trail leads to possible wrongdoing orchestrated by the brother of military dictator Franco. High government officials try to impede the investigation and derail the defense of Ramos' client. This intricate investigative drama is based on a 1972 incident which was investigated by the famous Spanish liberal Gil Robles. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Patrick Newell, Carlos Velat, (more)
- 1979
Jose (Alfredo Landa) has what to outside eyes looks like a good life. He has a fine job as an advertising executive, a lovely wife and children, and a country house. However, on one weekend, his mother-in-law is carping at him, and at the same time his lawn mower won't work, and he gets no satisfaction from a pick-up soccer game. These are just a few of the annoyances which lead his wife, in sympathy, to set fire to their weekend retreat. Rather than being upset, he calmly joins her in watching it burn, before returning by car to Madrid. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alfredo Landa, Maria Casanova, (more)
- 1975
Elisa (Catherine Spaak) is an aristocrat whose graduate studies keep her in Madrid during the summer break. There, she encounters Pablo (Frederic de Pasquale), a sad, disillusioned photographer who has suffered disgrace under the Franco regime due to his political allegiances. His 12-year-old son is living with him, and neither of them is much interested in starting anything with her, but her fascination with them results in a brief affair. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Catherine Spaak, Frederic de Pasquale, (more)
As was his custom, producer/director Stanley Kramer made some iconoclastic casting decisions when mounting his $5 million production The Pride and the Passion. Adapted from The Gun, a novel by C. S. Forester, the film is set in Spain during the Napoleonic wars. Captain Anthony Trumbull (Cary Grant), a British military officer, is ordered to retrieve a large and unwieldly abandoned cannon, then transport the weapon to the British lines, where it will be used to attack the French garrison at Avila. Hotheaded guerilla leader Miguel (Frank Sinatra) agrees to help Trumball move the cannon over hill and dale, even though he hates the Englishman's guts. Tagging along on the arduous odysseys is Miguel's fiery mistress Juana (Sophia Loren), who develops a yearning for the stolid Trundall (then-lovers Loren and Grant would later be teamed in Houseboat). Pride and the Passion made a mint at the box-office for both Kramer and United Artists. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, (more)
