1. Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas (Sexo, maracas y chihuahuas)
A joyful tale filled with music. The rise of radio. The jazz big bands. The legendary clubs and ballrooms. The soundtracks of the great musical films and TV shows. Sex and romance, gangsters, luxury cars and palm trees. From Barcelona to New York, with a stop in Cuba. The birth of Las Vegas. The sound of the maracas. Chihuahuas everywhere. The incredible life story of Xavier Cugat .
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
2. El joven Berlanga (El joven Berlanga)
The early days of the future genius of Spanish cinema Luis García Berlanga, from his birth in Valencia in 1921 to his departure to Madrid in 1947 to become a filmmaker.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
3. The Emma Bovary Trial (Le Procès d'Emma Bovary)
On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert took his place in the dock for contempt of public morality and religion. The accused, the real one, is, through him, Emma Bovary, heroine with a thousand faces and a thousand desires, guilty without doubt of an unforgivable desire to live.
It has an average vote of 6.75 on TMDB.
4. Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis (Tueur, trader et psychopathe : l'Amérique de Bret Easton Ellis)
In 1991, American Psycho, the third novel by controversial writer Bret Easton Ellis, provoked heated discussions among critics and readers alike; an extraordinarily disturbing book that transported its readers into the mind of Patrick Bateman, a cynical mergers and acquisitions executive obsessed with brands, inconsequential details, pop culture and brutal murder.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
5. Trespassing Bergman
In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, left Stockholm and went to live there. When he died, the house was preserved. A group of very special cinephiles, came from all over the world, travel to Fårö in search of the genius and his legacy.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
6. Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime
British author Agatha Christie is the world's most translated author: her heroes, private detective Hercule Poirot and amateur sleuth Miss Marple, are known the world over. But who is the woman behind her bestsellers? A biographical search for clues, the unraveling of an iridescent personality whose existence and works were shaped by the tragic history of the 20th century: the eventful life of the Queen of Crime.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
7. Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman (Le Manuscrit sauvé du KGB)
The convoluted and moving story of Russian writer Vassili Grossman and his novel Life and Fate , a literary masterpiece, a monumental and epic account of life under Stalin's regime of terror, a defiant cry that the KGB tried to suffocate.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
8. Louis de Funès Forever (Monsieur de Funès)
A moving and very funny portrait of the personal and professional life of the magnificent French comedian Louis de Funès , as well as a detailed analysis of his masterful acting technique.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
9. String Upon the Air (Cuerda al Aire)
Anolan is a soloist in a string orchestra, lives with her mother and dedicates every minute to his profession; Enmanuel is a peasant resident in the Sierra Maestra who devotes his time to working the land, accompanied by his young son.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
10. I'm Not Everything I Want to Be (Ještě nejsem, kým chci být)
After the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, Libuše Jarcovjáková, a young female photographer, strives to break free from the constraints of Czechoslovak normalization and embarks on a wild journey towards freedom, capturing her experiences on thousands of subjective photographs.
11. Karl's Perfect Day
A day in the life of Swedish poet Karl Holmqvist.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
12. Gila nunca fue serio (Gila nunca fue serio)
Miguel Gila was a Spanish actor and stand-up comedian, famous for his surreal phone conversations with imaginary people, and a skillful cartoonist; an idolized star, a king of laughter.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
13. Mi Marilyn (Mi Marilyn)
A memory of Marilyn Monroe , woman, actress, goddess, myth, in the words of the Spanish director and scriptwriter José Luis Garci, who returns to his childhood and recovers a lost paradise.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
14. Qué tal Pascual (Qué tal Pascual)
Pascual Iranzo is a famous and eccentric hairdresser from Barcelona with a unique idea of what it means to cut hair —and stylism— and an even more particular way of understanding the world. At 87 years of age, he maintains his supreme artistic skills and his incredible vitality. Between scissors, friends and cocktails, he is a man who never stops transforming and reinventing himself.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
15. Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
The parallel lives of writer Truman Capote and playwright Tennessee Williams : two friends, two geniuses who, while creating sublime works, were haunted by the ghosts of the past, the shadow of constant doubt, the demon of addictions and the blinding, deceptive glare of success.
It has an average vote of 3 on TMDB.
16. Dance Crazy in Hollywood
American dancer and choreographer Hermes Pan recalls his life and work as he relives the glorious history of the Hollywood musical.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
17. Zurita, You Will See Not to See (Zurita, verás no ver)
An account of the experiences by poet and National Literature Award laureate Raúl Zurita, during his travels and his daily life, as he reflects on topics such as state terrorism and death
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
18. Van Gogh, deux mois et une éternité (Van Gogh, deux mois et une éternité)
(Van Gogh, deux mois et une éternité)
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
19. Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema (Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema)
The life and work of one of the great masters of Italian cinema, Sergio Leone ; a rich and fascinating portrait through unpublished testimonies of collaborators, actors, directors and critics who reconstruct every aspect of his creative activity.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
20. L'illusionniste (L'illusionniste)
(L'illusionniste)