Claudio Guerín

  • Claudio Guerín – La casa de las palomas AKA The House of the Doves (1972)

    Drama1971-1980Claudio GuerínSpain

    Synopsis:
    ‘This Spanish/Italian melodrama concerns the rivalry between a mother and her daughter for the affections of a rakish drifter. The mother has known his affection before, but on this particular journey through their town, he is drawn to the girl instead. He takes her to his favorite assignation place, a nearby whorehouse, and they begin to see one another regularly, until one day the mother takes her place. The girl’s response to this is somewhat drastic.’
    – Clarke FountainRead More »

  • Victor Erice, Claudio Guerín & José Luis Egea – Los Desafíos aka The Challenges (1969)

    Drama1961-1970Claudio GuerínJosé Luis EgeaSpainThrillerVictor Erice

    Synopsis:
    Dean Selmier plays an expatriate American in each story of this trilogy. Francisco Rabal and his family star in the first feature filmed at the Rabal family home in Madrid. An over aggressive American soldier tries to put the moves on his wife and daughter before he is clubbed and thrown into the swimming pool. Part two finds a hippie couple slain at the country home of a wealthy local (Alfredo Mayo) after the young woman is offered to him for money and the boy makes love to the man’s wife. In part three, an American man, a Cuban girl, two Spanish students and a chimpanzee throw a dance party before the American plants a bomb that destroys everyone. (allmovie)Read More »

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