Director
Vicente Aranda
Born November 9, 1926 in Barcelona, Spain
Died May 26, 201528 films
Vicente Aranda was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. Due to his refined and personal style, he was one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founded member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the big screen. Aranda was famous for exploring difficult social issues and variations on the theme of desire by employing the codes of melodrama. Love as uncontrollable passion, eroticism and cruelty are constant themes in his filmography.
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First watchFreedomfighters19966.5At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the nun Maria is forced to flee her convent. She takes refuge in a brothel, until it is liberated by a woman's anarchist group.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
28 films as director- 2009Luna calienteDirector
- 2007Lolita's ClubDirector
- 2006The Maidens' ConspiracyDirector
- 2004With Good ReasonDirector
- 2003CarmenDirector
- 2001Mad LoveDirector
- 1999JealousyDirector
- 1998The Naked EyeDirector
- 1996FreedomfightersDirector
- 1995Lumière & CompanyDirector
- 1994Turkish PassionDirector
- 1993IntrusoDirector
- 1993The Bilingual LoverDirector
- 1991Lovers: A True StoryDirector
- 1989If They Tell You I FellDirector
- 1988El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be FreeDirector
- 1987Lute: Forge On or DieDirector
- 1986Tiempo de silencioDirector
- 1985The Crime of Captain SánchezDirector
- 1984Fanny Straw-TopDirector
- 1982Murder in the Central CommitteeDirector
- 1980Girl with the Golden PantiesDirector
- 1977Change of SexDirector
- 1975Clara es el precioDirector
- 1972The Blood Spattered BrideDirector
- 1969The Exquisite CadaverDirector
- 1966Left-Handed FateDirector
- 1965Brillante PorvenirDirector