5 Movies Directed by Josè Luis Cuerda

Amanece, que no es poco

Amanece, que no es poco

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-01-17

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (1749 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

A village and the crazy situations encountered by their citizens.

On Earth as It Is in Heaven

On Earth as It Is in Heaven

Basic Info:

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (377 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

God decides to send another son to the earth to save the world. Jesus Christ disagrees because in such a case the history should be rewritten. To solve the dispute they decide to organise the apocalypse.

Butterfly

Butterfly

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-08-18

Languages:

Spanish, Gallegan, Latin

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (5909 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Rafael Azcona

Josè Luis Cuerda

Manuel Rivas

Fullplot:

The Education of Fairies

The Education of Fairies

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-06-23

Languages:

Spanish, French, English

Countries:

Argentina, France, Portugal, Spain

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (677 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Josè Luis Cuerda

Didier Van Cauwelaert (book)

Fullplot:

In a time of crisis, a young boy tries to make sense of the fine line between fantasy and reality in this drama from Spain. Nicolas (Ricardo Darin) is a toy designer who has married Ingrid (Irene Jacob), a scientist studying birds who has been raising her son Raul (Victor Valdivia) on her own since her husband was killed while serving in Iraq. Nicolas and Raul develop a close bond, and when the boy asks his new step-father about why his dad died, he tells the youngster stories about the fairies that be believed guided the world when he was a boy. Nicolas also shows Raul the shack he built in the woods where he used to go when he was troubled as a kid. While Nicolas's relationship with Ingrid falls apart, he remains close to Raul. One night, Nicolas befriends Sezar (Bebe), a clerk at a grocery store who is beaten when her unscrupulous boss is attacked by a gang of toughs while driving her home. With nowhere else for her to stay, Nicolas takes Sezar back to his shack so she can get a good night's sleep and clear her mind after the trauma. However, when Raul happens by the shack the next morning, he doesn't know what to make of its new occupant until he decides Sezar is one of the fairies Nicolas once believed in.

The Blind Sunflowers

The Blind Sunflowers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-08-29

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

98 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (903 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Rafael Azcona (adaptation)

Josè Luis Cuerda (adaptation)

Alberto Mèndez (novel)

Fullplot:

Ourense, Spain, 1940. Every time that Elena locks the door, she locks her secrets. Her husband Ricardo spend years hidden in his house with his children (Elenita and Lorenzo), trying to dodge persecution. Salvador, a priest confused after battling in the front, returns to seminary in Ourense.

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