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Safety Last
(1923)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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The technique of this production... [is] truly marvelous. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 22, 2023
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The Phantom of the Opera
(1925)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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The audience was always interested in Lon Cheney's mysterious character. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Oct 02, 2020
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The Gaucho
(1927)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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The film's multiple values... among which is not the least, certainly, [is] the revelation of new Mexican star Lupe Velez. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 20, 2020
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Bird of Paradise
(1932)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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King Vidor and Dolores del Río's lengthy journey is certainly worth it. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 24, 2020
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This Is the Night
(1932)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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It's fitting to highlight the wit and charm of Lily Damita, an artist whose talent had not been very well used in previous productions. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 04, 2020
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F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
(1933)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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A very commendable effort on top of the subject's originality and concept. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 03, 2020
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Shanghai Express
(1932)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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A few people with whom you live a relative intimacy... to forget them the next day. Here is an aspect of "Shanghai Express" that is done with great success. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 03, 2020
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Maedchen in Uniform
(1931)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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It is the most robust, most serious work that cinema has given us in many years. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 03, 2020
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El final de la noche
(2003)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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As a whole, it's a nice movie. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 02, 2020
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The Road to Singapore
(1931)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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This production has an excellent cast, which far exceeds the plot. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 02, 2020
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Ladies of the Big House
(1931)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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The film presents scenes that reveal the expert and skillful hand of the new director Marion Gering. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 29, 2020
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Hell Divers
(1931)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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In "Hell Divers" there is a supreme "titan" that the public does not see: the cameraman. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 29, 2020
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Mata Hari
(1931)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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Superbly feminine in its last scenes - which are, in our opinion, the best - "Mata-Hari" has found in Greta Garbo, a wonderful personification. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 29, 2020
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Emil and the Detectives
(1931)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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In its narrative aspect, as in its technique, "Emil and the Detectives" is also perfect, vigorous, of a firm line and of an essential pictorial value in many moments. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 29, 2020
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Tarzan, the Ape Man
(1932)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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Beautifully linked to a fable, within its genre, full of originality, emotion and interest. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 29, 2020
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Little Old New York
(1923)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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A truly delicate affair and exquisite presentation. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 29, 2020
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Broken Lullaby
(1932)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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Lubitsch manages to give us the unmistakable resources that sonority offers him. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 29, 2020
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Arrowsmith
(1931)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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"Arrowsmith" profoundly moves the audience, by the mere virtue of the spirit that pulses in the narrative. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 29, 2020
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The Mad Genius
(1931)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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With a complex character, John Barrymore demonstrates, once again, his size as a full-body artist, and puts in his accent and gesture all his dramatic power. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 29, 2020
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Blood Money
(1933)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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George Bancroft is, in his genre, an indisputable prestige. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 29, 2020
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White Zombie
(1932)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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Unpleasant, macabre, absurd, and without the flight of a liberating imagination. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 29, 2020
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The Champ
(1931)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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No false attitudes, excessive expressions, nor a movement or a nuance that is not nature itself. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 29, 2020
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Neither by Day Nor by Night
(1972)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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[The film] could have had a vaudevillesque tone if the filmmakers hadn't overcome this risk with extreme skill, leaving it with... a pleasant, mild and fine mischievousness. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 28, 2020
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The Old Dark House
(1932)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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The light and the shadows are wonderfully played, to achieve that desired effect of mystery, of terror. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 28, 2020
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Love Me Tonight
(1932)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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The director skillfully fuses the appeal of the artist to the expressiveness of the camera; the agility of the narrative technique to the casual irony of conception. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 28, 2020
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Grand Hotel
(1932)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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It has presented a cast, difficult, if not impossible, to beat. Of a discreet and correct modesty, in form and substance. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 28, 2020
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Quatorze Juillet
(1932)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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The simplicity of composition in contrast with its rich humor, optimism, popular expression, it's delicious in every moment. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 28, 2020
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I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
(1932)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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The truly extraordinary thing is that the filmmaker has been able to give the same painful feeling of nightmare, anguish, that the book delivers. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 28, 2020
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The Mummy
(1932)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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"The Mummy" implies a magnificent effort of documentation, preparation, realization. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 28, 2020
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The Miracle Of The Wolves
(1924)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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This effort can be described as truly admirable thanks to... the French cinematography has given us that, is, without a doubt... the masterpiece of its production. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 28, 2020
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Blonde Venus
(1932)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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The story is well told: the expressive camera in the pathetic drama of the film. A complete success. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 28, 2020
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The Sign of the Cross
(1932)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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Splendid representation of an unbelievably sumptuous era. Human mass (actors and extras) management performed with absolute skill. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 28, 2020
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America
(1924)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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America is, thanks to the push of its director, a great film. Lionel Barrymore's performance is worthy of all praise. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 28, 2020
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The Iron Horse
(1924)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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Without extravagant camera work, the tricks and the effects have been brilliantly selected and gauged. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 28, 2020
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Siegfried
(1924)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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Our preclusion towards the German production vanishes before it. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 28, 2020
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College Boarding House
(1948)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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Without hesitation, it can be declared that this is the first Spanish production that deserves regard. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 27, 2020
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Prince Charming
(1984)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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[Director Victor Tourjansky] tells a beautiful story... What is not so praiseworthy is the profusion of titles, subtitles, epigraphs and signs - not always limited to the simplicity, clarity and modesty that it is to be desired. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 27, 2020
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The Covered Wagon
(1923)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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The cinematographer has performed a... miracle. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 26, 2020
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Boy of Mine
(1923)
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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)
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[The film] presents the work of the precocious Ben Alexanderto to our admiration. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 26, 2020
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Little World
(2012)
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Salvador Llopart
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Seamless optimism is [Albert Casals'] currency. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jun 08, 2018
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Tragedy Girls
(2017)
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Astrid Meseguer
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The narrative offers several winks to series like CSI or Breaking Bad; in addition to obvious references to 'Friday 13'... [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Oct 30, 2017
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Realive
(2016)
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Ignasi Juliachs
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[Director Mateo Gil]... tackles in Realive a serious discussion in science fiction that straddles philosophical and scientific themes... [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 26, 2017
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Detroit
(2017)
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Jordi Batlle Caminal
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Bigelow's camera functions the same as in The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty; to scrutinize incidents with the soul of documentary reporting, seeking authenticity over beauty. [Full Review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 26, 2017
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The Last Days
(2013)
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Jordi Batlle Caminal
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Overall, fantastic film.
Posted Sep 27, 2016
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The Apostate
(2015)
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Jordi Batlle Caminal
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A very original and suggestive film. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Aug 09, 2016
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3/5
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Julieta
(2016)
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Jordi Batlle Caminal
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A drama about mothers that comes from deep inside the author, in the most delicate and sensible way. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jun 22, 2016
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An Italian Name
(2015)
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Jordi Batlle Caminal
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Light, fun, and will leave you talking about it. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jun 22, 2016
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Flamenco, Flamenco
(2010)
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Jordi Batlle Caminal
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As simple as it is impeccably executed. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jun 22, 2016
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5/5
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Magical Girl
(2014)
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Jordi Batlle Caminal
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A movie made with wisdom, every scene is perfectly balanced and the tone of it reminds you of Fritz Lang. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jun 21, 2016
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El rey tuerto
(2016)
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Jordi Batlle Caminal
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The four protagonists offer genuinely amazing performances. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 26, 2016
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