Esquilache
1989 · 1h 40m · N/A
Drama, History
Directed by
Joaquín Molina
,
Josefina Molina
Overview
In the 18th century in Madrid, the Marquess of Esquilache, King Charles III of Spain's former minister, bans on wearing the popular wide collar with a long coat and brimmed hat. Along with other measures provoke a massive riot in the city.
Director and cast
- Joaquín Molina Director
- Josefina Molina Director
- Fernando Fernán Gómez as Esquilache
- José Luis López Vázquez as Antonio Campos
- Ángela Molina as Fernanda
- Ángel de Andrés as Marqués de la Ensenada
- Concha Velasco as Pastora Patermo
- Adolfo Marsillach as Carlos III
- Amparo Rivelles as Isabel de Farnesio
- Tito Valverde as Bernardo
- Alberto Closas as Villasanta
- Roberto Martín Cast
More films
Rage (2009)
Drama · Thriller · N/A
A schoolboy uses his cellphone camera to shoot intimate interviews with people working at a New York fashion house and secretly posts them on the internet. Result: a bitterly funny expose of an industry in crisis, during a week in which an accident on the runway becomes a murder investigation, and denial leads to devastation.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Director
- Sally Potter
- Cast
- Simon Abkarian, Patrick J. Adams, Riz Ahmed
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man (2006)
Drama · History · Not Rated
This BBC historical drama stars James Purefoy as Beau Brummell, the original sharp-dressed dandy of 18th-century London. A socialite responsible for inventing the modern suit, Brummell befriends and restyles Prince Regent of Wales.
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Director
- Philippa Lowthorpe
- Cast
- James Purefoy, Hugh Bonneville, Phil Davis
A Common Thread (2004)
Drama · N/A
French drama, the debut film from writer-director Eléonore Faucher. Teenager Claire (Lola Naymark) discovers she is pregnant and decides to keep it a secret. Abandoning her dead-end supermarket job, she is taken on as an apprentice by couturiere Madame Mélikian (Ariane Ascaride), who is grieving over the death of her own child. As the ...
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Director
- Éléonore Faucher
- Cast
- Lola Naymark, Marie Félix, Thomas Laroppe
B-Girl (2009)
Crime · Drama · Music · PG-13
A young female breakdancer, Angel, moves to Los Angeles after an attack by an ex-boyfriend nearly ends her dance career forever. B-Girl follows Angel through recovery and acceptance of a new life as she busts a move into the male-centric world of underground hip hop.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Director
- Emily Dell
- Cast
- Julie 'Jules' Urich, Missy Yager, Wesley Jonathan
Autumn Moon (1992)
Comedy · Drama · N/A
A Japanese tourist, Tokio, meets a 15-year-old Hong Kong girl and her grandmother left behind in Hong Kong while their family emigrates to Canada.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Director
- Clara Law
- Cast
- Masatoshi Nagase, Pui-Wai Li, Choi Siu Wan
Underground (2007)
Action · Not Rated
In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've ...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah
Bodyguard: A New Beginning (2008)
Action · Drama · Thriller · R
Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destr...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Comments
Talk about the film with other members