Someday the roots

Someday the roots 2024

1

Matías (23) must go to convince some Mapuche communities to recover territories that the Chilean state has stolen from them. During the trip they warn him that the police are following him. Before recovering the territory, Matías learns that one of his friends is giving information to the police.

2024

Small Country

Small Country 2008

5.40

Two young people learn about love as politics turn their world upside down in this drama from director Ana Diez. After a long and successful career as a soccer player, Xavi retires from the game and moves to Spain, where one day to his surprise he happens upon Rosana, a friend from his childhood in Uruguay. As Xavi and Rosana catch up on what has happened to them over the past thirty years, they flash back to 1973, when young Xavi and his father Manuel, a shoemaker, lived down the street from Rosana.

2008

Niebla y sol

Niebla y sol 1951

5.50

A composer decides to give up work to care for his wife after having written a ballet for the famed bailaores Antonio and Rosario. When an old flame of the wife reappears tragedy develops as well as in the ballet.

1951

Una mujer que no miente

Una mujer que no miente 1945

4.80

Headmistress of a girl's school and one of her pupils get into romantic-comedy trouble trying to keep their lies straight.

1945

La silla

La silla 1974

1

The origin of the chair. Its different styles and uses throughout the centuries, culminating in the most important chair in the world: the school desk.

1974

Los hombres siempre mienten

Los hombres siempre mienten 1995

4.60

When Martin is about to be expelled from some literature courses, an unexpected event gives a turn to his uncertain future as a writer. Taking advantage of the absence of his neighbor, a consecrated novelist who entrusts him with the care of his cat, Martín steals his identity and some pages of his latest novel, presented in the school as a result of his own work. As a result of this, the teacher congratulates him publicly and the girl he is in love begins to look at him with different eyes.

1995

Dragon Rapide

Dragon Rapide 1986

5.75

The two weeks leading up to the Spanish Civil War in 1936 are dramatized from many different locations in Spain, Morocco and London.

1986

The Headless Woman

The Headless Woman 2008

6.20

After running into something with her car, Vero experiences a particular psychological state. She realizes she might have killed someone.

2008

Frontera sur

Frontera sur 1998

3.17

This historical drama addresses European immigration to the Americas (in this case to Buenos Aires, Argentina) during the last two decades of the 19th century. Among its main characters are a Spanish immigrant, a German one, and an established "Argentine." They compete for the affection of a more established female Spanish immigrant, now a successful businesswoman, albeit a prostitute.

1998

The Strong Ones

The Strong Ones 2020

7.50

Lucas travels to visit his sister to a remote town in southern Chile. In front of the ocean and the fog, he meets Antonio, a boatswain in a local fishing boat. When an intense romance grows between them, their strength, their independence and their adulthood become immovable in front of the tide.

2020

Ruptured City

Ruptured City 2018

5.20

Filmed mostly with drones, this short film shows what happened before, during and after the devastating earthquake that struck Mexico City in September 19, 2017. Through sound recordings of the rescue operations, accounts from survivors and journalistic chronicles, this film reflects the uncertainty and bewilderment caused by the quake.

2018

A Man of Passion

A Man of Passion 1989

6.30

A coming of age story of a young boy who is left to live with his grandfather, a famous painter. With his grandfather's fame comes a grand lifestyle where the boy learns about life, women and sex.

1989

El insólito embarazo de los Martínez

El insólito embarazo de los Martínez 1974

5.00

One man becomes each day more and more fat. The exercise does not help him. Finally he goes to the doctor that finds out his problem: he is pregnant.

1974

Intimate Stories

Intimate Stories 2002

7.28

Three people and a baby set off on separate journeys, along the same road; their disparate dreams and stories intertwine amidst the breathtaking deserted Patagonic route.

2002

The Tall Women

The Tall Women 1966

7.00

Seven women are the only survivors of an Apache attack on a wagon train. They must cross the desert on foot to escape the Indians who are hunting them.

1966

Johan

Johan 2021

6.30

A childlike man named Johan (Norberto Trujillo) is guided by the voice of his father (José Luis de Madariaga) to defeat the demons that have taken over his town and save it.

2021

Bienvenido Mr. Heston

Bienvenido Mr. Heston 2016

1

Spain, 1961. Life in the small village of Torrelobatón, in the province of Valladolid, was turned upside down when the cinematic magic circus of a future Hollywood blockbuster, produced by Samuel Bronston, the rogue mogul of his own film empire, came to town: its inhabitants became participants and witnesses of the shooting of “El Cid,” a film directed by Anthony Mann, starring mythical actors Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. Those days, legends came alive.

2016

Currito de la Cruz

Currito de la Cruz 1965

5.00

The rivalry between the old bullfighter Manolo Carmona and young Romerita it takes to seduce Rocio, the Carmona's daughter, and elope with her. After a year, Romerita leaves the girl and the daughter, who spend all kinds of calamities. Some time later, Romerita dies. At the same time, Currito de la Cruz, a young bullfighter sponsored by Carmona, who has always been in love with dew, waiting patiently for the girl forget the past.

1965