Top 20 movies like Sanz and the Secret of His Art

Sanz and the Secret of His Art

Francisco Sanz Baldoví , better known as “Paco Sanz” or “ventriloquist Sanz”, was one of the most popular artists in Spain in the first half of the 20th century. In 1918, the Spanish ventriloquist filmed this fascinating documentary , with the help of filmmaker Maximiliano Thous and his two artisan mechanics, in order to show the extraordinary complexity of the mechanism of his dolls and his ability to handle them on stage.

Sanz y el secreto de su arte is of 1 hour(s) and 4 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Hispano Films. It was released on 1918-06-08. It has the tagline: “Are they men or dolls?” It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

Genres: DocumentaryComedy

1. Hypnosis (Ipnosi)

Hypnosis

Erik, the hypnotist Georg's assistant, is in love with Magda, Georg's fiancée, and secretly sends her roses every night. Chris, the guy delivering the flowers, who is also an amateur boxer down on his luck, takes advantage of the empty dressing room to steal the trio's bankroll, but he is caught by Georg, who is knocked out by Chris during a brief struggle.

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2. La Bête Humaine (La Bête humaine)

La Bête Humaine

Returning by train to the French port of Le Havre, Jacques Lantier, a tormented railwayman, meets by chance the impulsive stationmaster Roubard and Séverine, his wife.

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3. Return of the Tooth Fairy

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The Tooth Fairy is back. 15 years after the events of the first movie, Corey, now grown up but mentally scarred has gone to a class reunion. However, the Tooth Fairy is back, and this time - You better have flossed properly.

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4. A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (Un genio, due compari, un pollo)

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5. Love on the Run (L'Amour en fuite)

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Antoine is now 30, working as a proofreader and getting divorced from his wife. It's the first "no-fault" divorce in France and a media circus erupts, dredging up Antoine's past. Indecisive about his new love with a store clerk, he impulsively takes off with an old flame.

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6. Friendly Persuasion

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The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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7. The Return

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A former alcoholic returns home after ten years in prison for the murder of her husband. As her recollection of the murder returns, things take a different turn.

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8. Stray Dog (野良犬)

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A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

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9. The Silence of the Sea (Le Silence de la mer)

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In a small town in occupied France in 1941, the German officer, Werner Von Ebrennac is billeted in the house of the uncle and his niece. The uncle and niece refuse to speak to him, but each evening the officer warms himself by the fire and talks of his country, his music, and his idealistic views of the relationship between France and Germany. That is, until he visits Paris and discovers what is really going on...

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10. Death in Venice (Morte a Venezia)

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Composer Gustav von Aschenbach travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio who is staying with his family at the same Grand Hôtel des Bains on the Lido as Aschenbach.

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11. Shame (Skammen)

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In the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.

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12. Foxes

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13. The Hound of the Baskervilles

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When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

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14. Kiss Me Deadly

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15. Manual of Love 2 (Manuale d'amore 2 (capitoli successivi))

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16. The Scarlet Claw

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17. The Absent-Minded Professor

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18. Drunken Angel (酔いどれ天使)

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19. The Return of the Musketeers

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20. The Front

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