Looking to give some world cinema a try?
Nick Horton picks out 10 Spanish language movies to put on your to-watch list…
They evoke images of passion, colour, and a visual veracity all of their own.
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The list also, unfortunately, ignores the embarrassment of riches that is Brazilian cinema.
After all, its a whole other language in that country…!
It tells the story of an old orphanage, and a childs mysterious invisible friend.
And on a final note, creepy children in masks?
Guaranteed to frighten anyone.
However, it is the ending that truly sets this film apart from its progeny.
Creepy goings on with children?
Beautifully evocative fantasy imagery?
Check, and check again.
Octavio is poor and in love with his brothers wife.
Especially as her mentor Pedro Almodovar rates her as one of his favourite directors.
The film is consumed with religious fervour, expectation and burgeoning passions.
