Easter Parade (Charles Walters, 1948). One of the great musicals of the golden age of the genre, in which a dancer must take advantage of the Easter holidays to replace his usual partner, who has just left him hanging. On his way, nothing less than a Judy Garland in all its splendor crosses ... The protagonist is Fred Astaire, who replaced Gene Kelly at the last minute with an ankle injury. Irving Berlin's memorable score won the Oscar for Best Original Soundtrack.
The clan of the Nazarenes (Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent, 1975). Monumental Bodrio about a friar who loses his faith and, to recover it, he can think of nothing else but to mount a gang of criminal Nazarenes who commit all kinds of outrages. At the head of the cast, Javier Escrivá, an actor completely forgotten today but who was very much in vogue in the 70s.
Brian's Life (Terry Jones and Terry Gillian, 1979). One of the best comedies of all time, which wins over the years, as demonstrated by the recent success of his television pass in Spain. It was the zenith of the irreverent and iconoclastic style, truffled with surrealism, of the great Monty Phyton and many of its moments have become part of the popular heritage. The rush that produces the final scene, with the crucified singing "Take a Look to the Brigth Side of Life", is priceless and unfading.
The Long Good Friday (John Mackenzie, 1980). Although very little known in Spain, it is a very interesting suspense thriller signed by the always irregular John Mackenzie, which deals with topics as thorny as the international connections of the mafia and the terrorism of the IRA. Bob Hoskins is sublime as a gangster in distress, well supported by the great Helen Mirren and the veteran Eddie Constantine.
Easter in Acapulco (Luis Alcoriza, 1981). Extremadura emigrated to Mexico Luis Alcoriza has a place of honor in the history of cinema as Buñuel's regular scriptwriter in the 50s and 60s. He also directed about twenty films, including this comedy, the subtitle of which is "Viacrucis nacional", the It sums up perfectly, because it tells the nightmare that Easter holidays are for a family in Mexico City: traffic jams, crowds, problems ... come on, for that, it is almost better to stay at home. Of course, always committed, Alcoriza takes the opportunity to include some taunts against racism suffered by indigenous people.
Lauren vs. the Nazarene Ninjas from Hell (Cuneyt Arkin and Cetin Inanc, 1984). I confess that I have not seen this Turkish production, so I refer to what the Internet blog Peliculas Serie Z Spanish says about it: "It has everything, good girls, insane martial arts fights, ninjas that seem to be taken from Easter from Seville, some special d (effects) that are to shit, mummies made with toilet paper, and a story that has no feet or head ... come on is a fucking jewel of shit and shamelessness. Despite all this, It is 100% enjoyable and you will freak out with what you are seeing on the screen, your brain will be affected for the rest of your existence. " If we add to this that the Spanish title is due to the fact that the protagonist resembles Lauren Postigo! ...
No one knows anyone (Mateo Gil, 1999). Adaptation of the novel by Juan Bonilla that marked the debut in the direction of Mateo Gil, regular co-writer of Alejandro Amenábar until Ágora. An intrigue set in Seville's Easter that involves a crossword writer and includes attacks and avalanches during the processions. As reality is always one step ahead of fiction, very similar incidents took place during the year of its release at Madrugá. Luxury cast for the time: Eduardo Noriega, Jordi Mollà, Natalia Verbeke and Paz Vega.
Mission impossible 2 (John Woo, 2000). That the majority of Americans, who have not left their town except to go to New Orleans or Las Vegas, think that Spain is in an undetermined place between Mexico and Argentina, it is a fact. But that of Tom Cruise, who has not only been to my country countless times, but has had connections, let's say, personal, has no forgiveness with him. In the second installment of the saga, with the invaluable complicity (in a criminal sense) of director John Woo, he presents some Seville processions in which the images end up being burned. Wow, Easter and the Fallas all in one. But it does not end there: ten years later, in Noche y día, directed by James Mangold, he set the stage for the San Fermin festival in Seville. I'm sure that the adoptive son of the Andalusian city doesn't name him ...
Easter Sunday (Jeremy Todd Morehead, 2014). A somewhat peculiar version of Easter Sunday, because here who resuscitates on that day like that, 25 years after his death, is a psychopathic murderer. And, of course, he decides to take revenge on the skin of all those who cross his path. With special effects, being generous, seedy, and a script that could have been written by a four-year-old, it follows in the wake of sagas like Halloween or Friday the 13th ... without even reaching the sole of the shoe.
My dear brotherhood (Marta Díaz, 2018). Notable prima opera by the Malaga artist Marta Díaz, which focuses on the intrigues to seize the power of an old Easter brotherhood. Costumbrismo, surrealist touches, criticism of machismo and torrijas, many torrijas, are the ingredients of a very funny comedy that hints at the back room of the most traditional and stale Spain.
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