SPANISH LANGUAGE FILMS IN THE SFCC LIBRARY
To help you select a movie that you will enjoy, it is recommended that you look at the description of films in the following pages. You may scroll down or press CTRL + click on any of the titles below to take you directly to the description of the movie. For more information (including some trailers), click through the link to the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com). All films are in general circulation and in DVD format unless otherwise noted. PLEASE NOTE: Many of these films contain nudity, sex, violence, or vulgarity. Just because a film has not been rated by the MMPA, does not mean it does not contain these elements. If you are looking for a film without those elements, consider viewing one of the films on the list on the last page of the document.
A g e o f Bea u t y / B elle epo q ue (1992) DVD/VHS
Al l A b o u t My M o ther / Todo s obre mi madre (1999)
And Y o u r M ama Too / Y tu mamá también (2001)
A u r a , T h e / E l aura ( 2 005)
B a d E d uca t ion / La mal a educación (2004)
Before N i ght F alls / A n tes qu e anochezca (2000) DVD/VHS
B oli v a r I A m / Bo lívar s o y yo (2002)
Broke n E m braces / Abrazos rotos ( 2009)
Br o k e n Si l e n ce / Sile n cio roto (2001)
Burn t M o ney / Pla t a q uemada (2000)
Butt e rfly / La le n gua de las mariposas (1999)
Ca m il a (1984) VHS media office
Capt a in P a n toja and the Special Services / Pantal e ón y las visitadoras (2000)
Chron i cles / Cr ó nicas (2004)
City of N o L imits / En la ciuda d s i n l ímites (2002)
Com p a s sionate Sex / Sexo por compasión (2000)
Co n fessi o n t o Laura / Confesión a Laura (1990) VHS
Crane W orld / Mu ndo grúa (1999)
Crime o f P a d re Amar o / El cr i me n del padre Amaro (2002)
Da r k S i de of the Heart, The / El la d o oscuro d e l corazón (1992)
Darkblueal m o stblack / Azulo s curocasinegr o (2006)
Days of S a ntiago / Dí a s de Santiago (2004)
Dev i l’s B ackbo n e, The / El es p inazo del diablo (2001)
Do g eat dog / Perr o co m e perro (2008)
Don ’ t Di e W i thout T e lling Me Where You’re Going / No te m ueras sin decirme adónde vas (1995)
Dust to D ust / P or l a libre (2000)
Eren d ira / Eré n di r a (1983) VHS (additional VHS copy in media office)
Fir s t N ight, The / La prim e ra noche (2006)
Flow e r of M y S ecret , The / La flo r de m i se c reto (1995)
Flo w e r s F rom Another World / Flores de otro mundo (1999)
F o rt u n ata and Ja c inta / Fortunata y J a cinta (1969) VHS
Funny Dirt y Li t tle War / No habrá mas penas ni olvi d o (1983) VHS
Gar d en o f Delights / Ja r dín de las delicias (1970) VHS media office
Giant / Gigant e ( 2 009)
Gim m e P ower / Todo el poder (1999)
Girl o f Your Dreams, The / La ni?a de tus ojos (1998)
Gra n d f a ther / El abuelo (1998)
Green W all, The / La mur a lla verde (1970) VHS media office
Hal f o f Heaven / La mi tad del ciel o , (1988) VHS media office
Headle s s W o man, The / La mujer sin cabeza (2008)
Holy Girl, T h e / La ni?a santa (2004)
Holy Innoc e nts, The / Los san t os inocentes (1986) VHS (additional VHS copy in media office)
Ho w Muc h Farther / Qué tan lejo s (2006)
If T h e y T ell You I Fell / Si t e dicen que caí (1989)
Inn o c ent V oices / Vo c es ino c entes (2004)
In v i s i b le C hil d ren, The / Los ni ? os invisibles (2001)
L a st I m ages of a Shipwreck / Ultim a s imágenes del naufragio (1989)
Law o f Desire, The / La ley del deseo (1987)
Let t e rs from t he Park / Cartas del parque (1989) VHS media office
L i fe A ccording to Muriel / La vida s e gún Muriel (1997)
Like W ater f o r Chocolate / Como agua para chocolate (1992) DVD (VHS in media office)
Lion’s D e n / Leo n era (2008)
Live F les h / Car n e trémula (1997)
Los t E m brace / A brazo p a rtido, El (2004)
Love A f f air / Ya n o los hacen como antes (2003)
Lov e , th e Magician / El amor brujo (1987) VHS media office
L o ve’s a Bi t ch / Amores perros (2000)
L o vers of t h e Arctic Circle / Amantes del círculo polar (1998) DVD/VHS
Mad L ov e / Ju a n a la loca (2001)
M a n Fa c ing Southeast / Ho m b r e mirando al sudeste (1986) VHS
Mari a Full of Grace / Mar í a llena eres de gracia (2004)
Mar i a c h i / E l m a riachi (1992) DVD/VHS
Meth o d , T he / El método (2005)
Midaq Alle y / Callejón d e los milagros (1995)
M arti n ( H) / M a r t ín (Hache) (1997)
Mine Alone / S ól o m ía (2001)
Mondays in t h e Sun / Los lu n es al sol, Los (2002)
Motorcycl e D iaries / Di a rios de Motocicl e ta (2004)
M y Brot h e r ’s Wife / La mu jer de mi hermano (2005)
M y Be s t Enemy / Mi m e jor enemigo (2005)
Ni g ht with Sabrina Love, A / Una no c he de Sabrina Lo v e (2000)
Ni n e Que e ns / Nu e ve reinas (2000)
N o On e Writes to the Colonel / El co r onel no tiene quien le escriba (1999)
Nob o d y Knows Anybody / Nadi e co n oce a nadie (1999)
Official St o ry, The / La hi s t o ria oficial (1985) DVD/VHS
Open your e y es / Abre los ojos (1997)
Orpha n a ge, The / El orfanato (2007)
O v er at the B ig Ranch / Allá en el rancho grande (1936)
Pan’s L a by r inth / El la b erinto del Fauno (2006)
Perfect Crime, The / El crimen perfecto (2004)
Pla c e in th e W orld, A / Un lu g ar en el mundo (1999)
Prin c e s s e s / P rin c esas (2005)
Private Li v es / Vid a s p r ivada s (2001)
Rod r igo D : No future / Rodrigo D: No fu t uro (1990) VHS
Rose Seller, T h e / Vend e dora de rosas, La (1998)
Ru n ning Out of T ime / Dí a s contados (1994)
Same L ove, Same R a in / El mi s mo amor, la misma lluvia (1999)
Sammy a n d I / Sam y y yo (2002)
Sea I n si d e, T h e / Ma r adentr o (2004)
Sec r e t i n Th e ir E y e s, The / El secreto de sus ojos (2009)
Sex and L uc i a / Lu cía y el sexo (2001)
Son of t h e Bride / E l hij o de la novia (2001)
Spirit o f the Beehive, T h e / El es p íritu d e la c o l m ena (1973) DVD/VHS
Str a w b erry and C h ocolate / Fresa y ch o colate (1994)
Streeter s / De la calle (2001)
Swam p , T he / La ciénaga (2001)
Take My E y es / Te d o y mis ojos (2003)
Tal k to Her / H a b le con ella (2002)
Ta n g o Bar (1988) VHS media office
Tear Th i s H e a rt O u t / Arranc a me la vida (2008)
T h e s i s / T e s i s (1996)
Tie M e Up , T i e Me Down / ?átame! (1990) VHS
To R e turn / V o l v e r (2006)
To n of Luck, A / S o ? ar no cuesta nada (2006)
Tricky L ife / En la p uta vida (2001)
Under the S a me Moon / La mis m a luna (2007)
Violin , The / E l violín (2005)
Wait i n g f o r the Messia h / Es p erando al me s ías (2000)
What Have I Done to Deserve This? / ?Qu é h e hecho yo para merecer esto? (1984) DVD/VHS
When Som e bod y Loves M e / El d í a q ue me amen (2003)
Wind Jour n eys / Los viajes del viento (2009)
Without a N a m e / Sin no m br e (2009)
Z o n e , T h e / La zona (200 7 )
Other Films of Possible Interest to Spanish Students *
*may be used for extra credit (with pre-approval)
These films cannot be used for the main film assignment, as they are not completely in Spanish. However they
--and the earth did not swallow him (1995) VHS
Agora (2009)
Alambrista (1977)
Antes que anochezca / Before Night Falls (2000) VHS
Auberg e espagnole , L’ / The Spanish Apartment (2002)
Babel (2006)
Be lla (2006 )
Bread and Roses (2001)
Buena Vista Social Club
Cabeza de Vaca (1993) VHS
Choking Man (2006)
Frida (2002)
Land and Freedom (1995)
Letters from the Other Side (2006)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
Mi familia / My Family (1995) VHS
My Life Without Me (2002)
Norte, El / The North (1984) VHS
Quincea?era (2006)
Real Women Have Curves
Romero (1990) VHS
Science of Sleep, The (2006)
Si sos brujo: una historia de tango (2005)
Sin noticias de Dios (2001)
Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
SPANISH LANGUAGE FILMS IN THE SFCC LIBRARY
Ag e o f B e auty / B e l l e E poqu e (1992)
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Rating: R for sexual situations, brief nudity, language, mature themes
Length: 109 minutes
Country: Spain / Portugal / France
Actors: Penélope Cruz, Fernando Fermán Gómez
Fernando, a handsome, young Spanish Civil War soldier deserts the army and befriends a lonely old man in the local village who is a freethinking artist. A romantic dilemma arises when the artist's four beautiful daughters return to their country home and the soldier quickly falls in love with each of them.
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All A b o u t M y Mother / Tod o sobre mi madre (1999)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Rating: R for strong sexual dialogue, language and some drug content
Length: 101 minutes
Country: Spain
Director: Pedro Almodóvar