Jorge Sanz Movies
- 1982
- PG
A soldier in a French prison camp circa spins the yarns of his youth to entertain his follow inmates in this drama from Spanish director Antonio Jose Betancor. As the defeated Spanish Republican army soldiers ponder their circumstances while serving time behind enemy lines, the stories of Jose Garces' (Antonio Canal) childhood, and his love for Valentina (Paloma Gomez), a neighbor girl in his small northeastern Spain community, transport the downbeat soldiers to a happier time. A raucious little rascal who never failed to get into trouble, the smitten youngster beams his declarations of love from the rooftops via semaphore while simultaniously developing a taste for poetry. Despite the trouble he may have caused by killing her father's breeding pigeons, Jose learns what it takes to become a respectable man when his kindly priest and tutor tell him the tales of history's most valiant men. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Anthony Quinn, Jorge Sanz, (more)
- 1982
- R
John Milius's jingoistic direction and pulpy screenplay fit perfectly into this film version of the Robert E. Howard fantasy story of the sword and sorcery hero, Conan the Barbarian. Complementing Mulius's heavy metal production is Arnold Schwarzenegger's leaden acting, which in any other context would be deadly, but here (as in The Terminator) corresponds nicely with the whole sonorous project. The story begins when a horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. The Wheel of Pain seems to have as its only purpose the building up of Conan's muscles, so it's no surprise that one day Conan grows up to become Arnold Schwarzenegger. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones), the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria (Sandahl Bergman) and Subota (Gerry Lopez). The trio comes upon a weird snake cult, linked to Doom, and Conan wants to trek off to Doom's mountain retreat to kill him. But he is prevented from doing that by King Osrik (Max Von Sydow), who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, (more)
- 1982
The time is 1808 and Napoleon's French army is invading Spain. They are about to conquer Barcelona and Madrid, and put Napoleon's brother Joseph Bonaparte on the Spanish throne -- for awhile, anyway. The legend that this film portrays is about a drummer boy who was pivotal in turning the tide against the invading French army at Bruch Pass, saving the day for the Catalan soldiers. A final, grand battle highlights the climax of the film, certainly geared for the younger set. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Andrés García, Jorge Sanz, (more)
- 1981
In this children's film about the values of fighting air pollution, a young singing group (Regaliz) is joined by other pre-teens to discover why all the birds have deserted Barcelona -- and what will bring them back again? When it appears that the culprit is the city's smog-filled air, the youngsters decide to take matters into their own hands. Their civic calling is subsequently lightened by snappy dialogue and a few musical numbers. The children organize protests, they convince the mayor to help out, they struggle with their parents, and even set up tree houses in a public park as their new residences. Their activities come to a climax when one of them is injured falling out of a tree house, and the boy's father -- an industrial mogul -- starts taking the problem of air pollution to heart. Maybe there is some hope for the return of the birds after all. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Assumpta Serna
- 1979
In this comedy, a conservative schoolteacher encounters a foul-mouthed boy and a kind prostitute, and in each case, he is shocked. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jane Birkin, José Luis Lopez Vasquez, (more)
