Belle Epoque (1992), by Mercedes Sampietro
The actress Mercedes Sampietro, the 2003 National Cinematography Award winner, has chosen the scene that opens Fernando Trueba's film in which Fernando (Jorge Sanz) meets two civil guards on the road.
The Dog in the Manger (1998), by Felix Murcia
Feliz Murcia, National Film Award winner in 1999 and artistic director of dozens of films, has chosen one of the scenes from The Dog in the Manger, in which she also participated. The artistic director recalled some anecdotes from the production, stressing that "every film has another film inside".
Furrows (1951), by Jose Sacristan
The recent National Film Award has chosen the film by José Antonio Nieves Conde, a film that has made her recall her humble origins and how she arrived in Madrid, together with his mother, loaded with bundles, like the protagonists of Surcos.
What have I done to deserve this? (1984), by Alberto Iglesias
The composer and 2007 National Award winner have chosen the final scene of this Almodóvar film, recalling that moment when Gloria's son told him that "I'm staying, this house needs a man." A phrase that resonates while a neorealist waltz gives way to the final credits, leaving the viewer with contained emotion.
Show at Night (1981), by Josefina Molina
The actors Lola Herrera and Daniel Dicenta starred here in a stark confession about the reasons for their frustrated and stormy marriage. Open channel feelings with which the desires and difficulties of being a woman in those 80s are exposed. A stark, experimental, innovative story directed by Josefina Molina -the first director trained in film school- in which Herrera and Dicenta show the darkness of her own marriage with a rawness never seen in the cinema.
Welcome, Mr. Marshall! (1953), by Esther Garcia
The great work of Berlanga, whose 100th anniversary is celebrated this year, could not be missing. One of the key pieces of our cinematography from which producer Esther García, 2018 National Award winner, chooses the reception scene with "Americans... we welcome you with joy!", is probably the most emblematic and memorable song in cinema.
