Benito Pérez Galdòs Articles
THE GRANDFATHER Review – Fernando Fernán Gómez, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo d: José Luis Garci
EL ABUELO / THE GRANDFATHER (1998) Direction: José Luis Garci Cast: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Rafael Alonso, Agustín González, Cristina Cruz, Alicia Rozas, Fernando Guillén, Francisco Piquer Screenplay: José Luis Garci and Horacio Valcárcel; from Benito Pérez Galdòs' 1904 novel Oscar Movies Recommended with Reservations Fernando Fernán Gómez, The Grandfather El abuelo / The Grandfather is a film with a pedigree. It is [...]
Luis Buñuel's VIRIDIANA Screening
Viridiana, Luis Buñuel's provocative 1961 Palme d'Or-winning classic proving that life is a bitch and then you play cards, will run at New York City's Film Forum from Friday, April 24, through Thursday, April 30. Inspired by a painting of Saint Viridiana kneeling on the floor before a crucifix and crown of thorns (and by Benito Pérez Galdós' novel Halma), co-written by Buñuel and Julio [...]