Dante Isn’t Just Severe

The Scheherazade-style comedy DANTE ISN’T JUST SEVERE (1967) dir. Joaquim Jorda & Jacinto Esteva started off as an anthology project involving five directors but most of the shorts became their own separate projects. The stories were as follows: BARCELONA 66 by Antoni de Senillosa Very little is known about this film as Senillosa retired fromContinue reading “Dante Isn’t Just Severe”

The Architecture of Inner Madness: Esquizo (1970) dir. Ricardo Bofill

Ricardo Bofill is primarily known today as one of Spain’s most renowned architects. His most famous buildings include the Xanadu and La Muralla Roja (Jess Franco fans will recognise these two buildings in many of Franco’s films). Lesser known are his contributions to the Escuela de Barcelona. He wrote the dialogue for Vicente Aranda’s BrillanteContinue reading “The Architecture of Inner Madness: Esquizo (1970) dir. Ricardo Bofill”

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