Tag Archive | José Luis Garci
August 14, 2020  

Volver a Empezar (Begin the Beguine, 1982)

Volver a Empezar

Directed by: José Luis Garci

Written by: José Luis Garci, Ángel Llorente

Starring: Antonio Ferrandis, Encarna Paso, José Bódalo, Agustín González.

Written by Peter Berry

José Luis Garci’s earliest films, Asignatura Pendiente and Solos en la madrugada both represent attempts to portray the disruptive consequences that the democratic transition could have in the personal lives of middle class Spaniards. Volver a Empezar (Beguin the Beguine) is somewhat of a piece with these early works but is of a decidedly warmer and gentler tone. Read More…

August 27, 2013  

El Crack (The Crack, 1981)

El crack

Directed by José Luis Garci

Written by José Luis Garci and Horacio Valcárcel

Starring: Alfredo Landa, Miguel Rellán, María Casanova, Raúl Fraire

BY LUIS EZPELETA

The seven-minute set piece which opens 1981’s José Luis Garci´s El Crack powerfully introduces Germán Areta, a tough, heavy-smoking private eye and former police officer nicknamed “ El Piojo” (The Louse). Areta works with his assistant, Cárdenas (Miguel Rellán) a.k.a “El Moro” (“The Moor”) and has a special friendship with an Read More…