Customer Review: The backdrop of "La Lengua de las Mariposas" is Spain just before the Spanish Civil War. On one level, it's a beautiful, touching story of a shy young boy and a warm older teacher. On another level, it's ... Read More
Customer Review: Rarely do you get the full treatment of foreign film to DVD. I equate this DVD release to the Criterion treatment since there are just tons of things included. This film won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film to Pedro ... Read More
Customer Review: Rarely do you get the full treatment of foreign film to DVD. I equate this DVD release to the Criterion treatment since there are just tons of things included. This film won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film to Pedro Almodovar. He is a prolific director ... Read More
Customer Review: The backdrop of "La Lengua de las Mariposas" is Spain just before the Spanish Civil War. On one level, it's a beautiful, touching story of a shy young boy and a warm older teacher. On another level, it's a tale of the loss of honesty of a village during difficult times.
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Customer Review: A spanish village seemingly cut off from the rest of the civilized world in the 1940's is content to let live, each in their own private world. The only invasion? The showing of traveling cinema featuring this week's movie - Frankenstein. No censoring, no age limitations as the ... Read More
This is the last line of this brilliant and mesmerizing Spanish testimonial that portraits with radiant realism, the times and livings of four different families in a neighborhood, their illusions, hopes and disappointments, since 1936 to 1939 in Madrid.
