THEME EXPLORATION

Spanish New Wave

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Inside Out
Inside Out
2015 · Pete Docter
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
La ley de deseo
La ley de deseo
1987 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Prosperity for 2008
Prosperity for 2008
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Eastward
Eastward
1991 · Christian Petzold
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films from the 1980s onwards epitomize the Spanish New Wave's embrace of vivid color, melodrama, and exploration of contemporary Spanish society with unprecedented creative freedom.

 Víctor Erice Spain

His poetic, introspective films like 'The Spirit of the Beehive' defined the Spanish New Wave's philosophical depth and distinctive visual language during the post-Franco era.