CINE ESPAÑOL
Julio Medem

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Medem, Julio

Basque Ball (La Pelota Vasca - La Piel Contra La Piedra)
	Director: Julio Medem Country: Spain Date Issued: 2003 Duration: 107 mins. Language: In English, Spanish, and French with English subtitles   Format: DVD-NTSC  (FMM) Price: $85.00
A probing and highly controversial look at the Basque separatist movement in Spain. Although director Julio Medem (Sex and Lucia) has drawn censure from Spanish authorities for this "suspicious" film, his approach is exhaustive and even-handed. Medem interviews a wide range of politicans, priests, activists, journalists, and academics, delivering a kaleidoscopic range of opinions and painting a rich portrait of the Basque region's intricate history. In English, Spanish, and French with English subtitles..

 
Medem, Julio

Los Amantes del Círculo Polar / Lovers of the Arctic Circle
	Director: Julio Medem Country: Spain Date Issued: 1998 Duration: 108 mins. Language: In English, Spanish, and French with English subtitles   Format: DVD-NTSC Price:   Format: VHS-NTSC Price:
Two lovers who meet as youths are separated as adults, but the power of their romance comes close to reuniting them many times as their existences converge on a circular path over the years. A seductive fable of what we all wish true love to be. "The graceful jumping about in time and space may recall the early work of Alain Resnais, but the theme and ambience are Spanish to the core; Medem charts the crisscrossing destinies of the two leads with passion as well as lyricism" (Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader). Spanish with English subtitles.

Medem, Julio

Lucía y el Sexo / Sex and Lucia
	Director: Julio Medem Country: Spain Date Issued: 2001 Duration: 128 mins. Language: Spanish with English subtitles   Format: DVD-NTSC  (FMM) Price: $59.00   Format: VHS-NTSC  (FMM) Price:  $35.00
Lucia seeks refuge on a Mediterranean island after the death of her boyfriend. While there, she discovers her lover's dark past and reawakens a part of herself she thought dead. Passionate storytelling and an exceptional cast highlight this erotic, daring film from Julio Medem (Lovers of the Arctic Circle)."...a masterwork by any definition" (Film Threat). In Spanish with English subtitles.

Medem, Julio

La Ardilla Roja /The Red Squirrel
	Director: Julio Medem Country: Spain Date Issued: 1993 Duration: 104 mins. Language: Spanish with English subtitles   Format: DVD-NTSC  (FMM) Price: $49.00
Jota, a rock musician deserted by his girlfriend, is contemplating suicide when he rushes to the aid of a young woman after her motorcycle crashes. When he discovers she has lost her memory as a result of the accident, he pretends to be her lover and creates a fictitious life for her. The Daily Telegraph called this modern-day version of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece, Vertigo, "as taut and intricate as anything by Hitchcock." Winner of Director's Fortnight at Cannes and Best Young Picture at European Felix Awards. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Medem, Julio

Tierra
	Director: Julio Medem Country: Spain Date Issued: 1996 Duration: 125 mins. Language: Spanish with English subtitles   Format: DVD-NTSC  (FMM) Price: $29.00   Format: VHS-NTSC  (FMM) Price:  $25.00
In this intriguing contemplation on love and spirituality from the director of Lovers of the Arctic Circle, a man named Angel claims to be descended from above, but to the two women he is romantically involved with he seems terribly human. "Stunningly composed...undeniably impressive" (Variety). In Spanish with English subtitles.

Medem, Julio

Vacas / Cows
	Director: Julio Medem Country: Spain Date Issued: 1992 Duration: 96 mins. Language: Spanish with English subtitles   Format: DVD-NTSC Price:   Format: VHS-NTSC Price:
Julio Medem, the director of Lovers of the Arctic Circle and Tierra, won the Goya Award for Best New Director for this powerful feature about human connection and conflict over several decades. A family feud results in a massacre in 1875 Spain. Years later, one survivor finds peace painting the tranquil gaze of cows, while his son has an affair with the granddaughter of a friend killed in the massacre. Violence visits the family again as Civil War breaks out. In Spanish with English subtitles.

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