5 Movies Starring Marèa Barranco

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-11-11

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (23326 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Pedro Almodèvar (screenplay)

Pedro Almodèvar (story)

Fullplot:

A woman's lover leaves her, and she tries to contact him to find out why he's left. She confronts his wife and son, who are as clueless as she. Meanwhile her girlfriend is afraid the police are looking for her because of her boyfriend's criminal activities. They talk to a female lawyer, who turns out to be the lover's new lover, and everyone's path keeps crossing each other's in a very complicated and confusing manner.

The Things of Love

The Things of Love

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-04-26

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

98 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (253 Reviews)

Director:

Jaime Chèvarri

Genres:

Musical

Cast:

Writer:

Jaime Chèvarri (dialogue)

Fernando Colomo (dialogue)

Lèzaro Irazèbal (dialogue)

Lèzaro Irazèbal (story)

Antonio Larreta (story)

Fullplot:

In 1940's Madrid. Juan plays piano for Pepita and her on-stage partner Mario. Although Mario really wants to steal Juan for himself, Juan is not interested and Mario resorts to a string of lovers as consolation. When he loves (and leaves) a young nobleman, the young man wants revenge.

The Red Squirrel

The Red Squirrel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-04-21

Languages:

Spanish, German

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

114 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (3337 Reviews)

Director:

Julio Medem

Fullplot:

Jota is about to commit suicide. As he fighting against himself, trying to jump off a bridge, a girl riding a motorcycle falls off the bridge. He runs to help her, and goes with her to the hospital. She has forgotten even what her name is, and he invents her life. He makes up a name for her and tells her and the doctors that they live together as a couple for four years. The lie goes on for a while...

Mouth to Mouth

Mouth to Mouth

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-09-05

Languages:

Spanish, English

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (1265 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Manuel Gèmez Pereira (dialogue)

Juan Luis Iborra

Joaquèn Oristrell

Naomi Wise

Fullplot:

For financial reasons an unemployed aspiring actor works for a phone-sex enterprise. One day he receives a call from the mysterious wife of one of his best clients.

Carol's Journey

Carol's Journey

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-09-06

Languages:

Spanish, English

Countries:

Spain, Portugal

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (756 Reviews)

Director:

Imanol Uribe

Genres:

DramaFamily

Cast:

Writer:

èngel Garcèa Roldèn (novel)

èngel Garcèa Roldèn (screenplay)

Imanol Uribe (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Carol, a twelve-year-old Spanish-American girl from New York, travels with her mother to Spain in the spring of 1938, at the height of the Civil War. Separated from her beloved father, Carol arrives in her mother's home village and transforms the secretive family environment. Her innocence and rebellious nature drive her at first to reject a world that is at once new and foreign. But she soon journeys into adulthood through a friendship with Maruja, the village teacher, and a young local boy, Tomiche.

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