spanish art
22 movies and shows
Ibáñez
Sun, 20 Dec 2020
The life and work of the legendary Francisco Ibáñez, brilliant cartoonist, creator of Clever & Smart and many other characters through whom he has portrayed Spanish society for over seven decades, with wild humor, subtle cruelty and much tenderness.
1 minute 30 seconds
Tue, 01 Jan 2019
Ivan wakes up tied to a table. He works fixing little things in houses. Marta, one of his last clients had kidnapped him. He has to do right the chores he did wrong in her house. For every mistake she will break him a finger and if he confess she will forgive his live. But is there anything to confess?
Sanjulián: el poder de la ilustración
Sat, 09 Oct 2021
An account, in his own words and those of his relatives, of the life and work of the brilliant Manuel Pérez-Sanjulián Clemente, one of the most important Spanish illustrators of all times.
The Spanish Golden Age
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
A journey through the Spain of the Baroque, the glorious 17th century, an unfortunate era of endless wars and political tribulations; but also of great painters and sculptors who created astonishing pieces of art: el Siglo de Oro.
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders
Mon, 15 Apr 2019
Actor Jeremy Irons embarks on an epic journey through the halls of the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, two hundred years after its inauguration, along corridors where thousands of masterpieces of all time tell the lives of rulers and common people, and tales about times of war and madness and times of peace and happiness; because, as Goya said, imagination, the mother of the arts, produces impossible monsters, but also unspeakable wonders.
El Quijote desde la platea
Mon, 22 Apr 2019
How Don Quixote de la Mancha, the immortal character created by Miguel de Cervantes in 1605, has been depicted in cinema, television, cartoons, theater, opera, ballet and other artistic disciplines. An adventure that began more than four hundred years ago in the pages of a book and is far from coming to an end.
The Builders of the Alhambra
Thu, 24 Nov 2022
Kingdom of Granada, al-Andalus, 14th century. After recognizing that his land, always under siege, is hopelessly doomed to be conquered, Sultan Yusuf I undertakes the construction of a magnificent fortress with the purpose of turning it into the landmark of his civilization and his history, a glorious monument that will survive the oblivion of the coming centuries: the Alhambra.
Goya, Carrière & the Ghost of Buñuel
Wed, 21 Sep 2022
French writer Jean-Claude Carrière (1931-2021) traces the life and work of Spanish painter Francisco de Goya (1746-1828).
Carceller, the Man Who Died Twice
Sun, 24 Oct 2021
The life story of Vicente Miguel Carceller (1890-1940), a Spanish editor committed to freedom who, through his weekly magazine La Traca, connected with the common people while maintaining a dangerous pulse with the powerful.
Yo, Ocaña
Wed, 26 Jun 2024
A portrait of the Spanish painter José Pérez Ocaña (1947-83), who used transvestism and performances as his calling card.
Goya Exposed with Jake Chapman
Sun, 10 Jan 2016
Jake Chapman explores why Goya's The Disasters of War etchings are so central to his own art and explains why, for him, there is a fundamental conflict at the heart of Goya's art.
Ramón Masats: el ojo irónico
Thu, 14 Sep 2023
A journey through the life and outstanding work of the Spanish photographer and filmmaker Ramón Masats.
El universo en una caja
Fri, 28 Oct 2022
An account of the life and work of the multidisciplinary Spanish artist Mariano Fortuny Madrazo (1871-1949), textile and fashion designer, set designer, photographer, painter and engraver, known as the Leonardo Da Vinci of the 20th century.
Chema Madoz: regar lo escondido
Mon, 11 Feb 2013
A portrait of Spanish photographer Chema Madoz with a look at his creative process.
Un chico de portada: el arte de Macario Gómez
Sat, 06 Oct 2012
Macario 'Mac' Gómez talks about his long career as a film poster designer.
A Portrait of N. B.
Mon, 16 Nov 2020
Through his own photographs, the Basque artist Néstor Basterretxea (1924-2014) is portrayed by the art critic and exhibition curator Peio Aguirre, a great connoisseur of his work and personal archives.
The Song of the Nightingale
Sun, 01 Jan 1933
Portrait of Pepe Romeu where the actor is staring intently and with a half smile at the camera. The image is very blurred and cropped following the actor's silhouette.
There Is Nothing to Understand Here
Thu, 31 Mar 2022
A portrait of Spanish visual artist, writer and art critic Elena Asins (1940-2015), a key figure in geometric abstraction since the sixties.
Sorolla: Journeys of Light
Mon, 08 May 2017
A journey through the life and work of the Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923), master of Nature, creator of light.
