¡Qué grande es el cine!
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¡Qué grande es el cine!

1995
3 seasons
73 episodes

TVE broadcasted this program on the occasion of the first centenary of the history of cinema, a feature film was broadcast weekly that, due to its characteristics, was of interest within the cinematographic world, directed and moderated by José Luis Garci, with the assistance of three experts , belonging to the world of cinema and literature, which debated following the screening of the chosen film.

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  • El buscavidas

    1.El buscavidas

    13-02-199560m

    First program of a series that, on the occasion of the centenary of the history of cinema, will screen fifty great films, followed by a discussion on each of them, moderated by Jos...

  • Cantando bajo la lluvia

    2.Cantando bajo la lluvia

    20-02-199560m

    Presentation and discussion of 'Singin' in the Rain' by Stanley Donen. With Josep Maria Pou (actor), Eduardo Torres Dulce (prosecutor), and Fernando Méndez Leite (film director). D...

  • Carta de una desconocida

    3.Carta de una desconocida

    27-02-199560m

    José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'Letter from an Unknown Woman' by Max Ophuls (1948). Participants include Juan Tebar, Fernando Méndez Leite, and Juan Cobos.

  • Chicago, años 30

    4.Chicago, años 30

    07-03-199560m

    José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'Party Girl' by Nicholas Ray (1958). Participants include Juan Cobos, Miguel Marías, and Eduardo Torres Dulce.

  • Matar a un ruiseñor

    5.Matar a un ruiseñor

    14-03-199560m

    Presentation and discussion of the film 'To Kill a Mockingbird', by Robert Mulligan (1963), starring Gregory Peck. The discussion will be moderated by José Luis Garci, with Juan Mi...

  • La legión invencible

    6.La legión invencible

    20-03-199560m

    José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon', by John Ford (1949). Participants include Eduardo Torres Dulce, Juan Tebar, and Juan Cobos.

  • Casablanca / El maquinista de la general

    7.Casablanca / El maquinista de la general

    27-03-199560m

    Presentation and discussion about the films 'Casablanca', by Michael Curtiz, and 'The General', by Buster Keaton. Moderated by José Luis Garci, with the participation of Juan Tebar...

  • Código del hampa

    8.Código del hampa

    03-04-199560m

    Presentation and discussion about the film 'The Killers' by Donald Siegel (1964). With José Luis Garci, accompanied by Fernando Mendez Leite, Miguel Marías and Antonio Giménez Rico...

  • Ordet (La palabra)

    9.Ordet (La palabra)

    10-04-199560m

    José Luis Garci presents the debate surrounding the film 'Ordet', directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer in 1954. He is accompanied by Juan Miguel Lamet, Juan Tebar and Antonio Giménez Ri...

  • Vida y muerte del coronel Blimp

    10.Vida y muerte del coronel Blimp

    17-04-199560m

    José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about Michael Powell's film 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' (1943). He is joined by Miguel Marías, Fernando Méndez Leite, and Juan Te...

  • El bazar de las sorpresas

    11.El bazar de las sorpresas

    24-04-199560m

    A discussion about the film 'The Shop Around the Corner' by Ernst Lubitsch (1940). With José Luis Garci and his guests: Miguel Marías, Juan Cobos and Eduardo Torres Dulce.

  • El silencio de un hombre

    12.El silencio de un hombre

    01-05-199560m

    Presentation and discussion of the film 'Le Samouraï' by Jean-Pierre Melville (1967). With José Luis Garci, Juan Cabos, Fernando Méndez Leite, and Antonio Giménez Rico.

  • Encadenados

    13.Encadenados

    08-05-199560m

    José Luis Garci moderates the debate around the film 'Notorious', by Alfred Hitchcock (1946), in which Juan Cobos, Miguel Marías and Juan Miguel Lamet participate.

  • Veredicto final

    14.Veredicto final

    15-05-199560m

    José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'The Verdict', directed in 1982 by Sidney Lumet and starring Paul Newman. Participants include Eduardo Torres Dulce, Miguel...

  • Winchester 73

    15.Winchester 73

    22-05-199560m

    José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'Westminster 73', directed in 1950 by Anthony Mann. Participants include Juan Miguel Lamet, Fernando Méndez Leite, and Migue...

  • El retrato de Dorian Gray

    16.El retrato de Dorian Gray

    29-05-199560m

    José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Albert Lewin (1945). Participants include Eduardo Torres Dulce, Juan Tebar, and Juan Miguel...

  • El mundo de George Apley

    17.El mundo de George Apley

    05-06-199560m

    Presentation and discussion of the film 'The Late George Apley', by Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (1946). With José Luis Garci, Oti Rodríguez Marchante, Fernando Méndez Leite and Eduardo T...

  • Tres camaradas

    18.Tres camaradas

    12-06-199560m

    José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'Three Comrades' by Frank Borzage (1938). With the participation of Miguel Marías, Juan Cobos, and Juan Miguel Lamet.

  • Jennie

    19.Jennie

    19-06-199560m

    José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'Portrait of Jennie', by William Dieterle (1948). Participants include Andrés Amorós, Juan Tebar, and Antonio Giménez Rico.

  • Stromboli

    20.Stromboli

    26-06-199560m

    Presentation and discussion of 'Stromboli', directed in 1949 by Roberto Rossellini and starring Ingrid Bergman. Participants include Juan Cobos (film critic), Antonio Giménez Rico...

  • El jinete pálido

    21.El jinete pálido

    03-07-199560m

    Colloquium about the film 'Pale Rider', directed and starring Clint Eastwood in 1985. With José Luis Garci, Eduardo Torres Dulce, Juan Tebar and Fernando Méndez Leite.

  • Sed de mal

    22.Sed de mal

    10-07-199560m

    Presentation and discussion about the film 'Touch of Evil' (1958) by Orson Welles. Participants in the discussion include Juan Cobos (film critic and personal friend of Orson Welle...

  • La jungla del asfalto

    23.La jungla del asfalto

    17-07-199560m

    José Luis Garci moderates the debate around 'The Asphalt Jungle', by John Huston (1950), in which Juan Miguel Lamet (former Director General of Cinema), Juan Tebar (writer) and Edu...

  • Mientras Nueva York duerme

    24.Mientras Nueva York duerme

    24-07-199560m

    Presentation and discussion of the film 'While the City Sleeps' by Fritz Lang (1956). With José Luis Garci, Antonio San José, Fernando Méndez Leite and Antonio Giménez Rico.

  • 2001, una odisea en el espacio

    25.2001, una odisea en el espacio

    31-07-199560m

    José Luis Garci presents and discusses Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968), based on Arthur C. Clarke's short story 'The Sentinel'. Film critic and writer Juan José Pl...

  • El intendente Sansho

    26.El intendente Sansho

    07-08-199560m

    José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'Sansho the Bailiff', directed in 1954 by Kenji Mizoguchi. Participants include Manuel Hidalgo, Miguel Marías, and Juan Cobo...

  • Un día en las carreras

    27.Un día en las carreras

    14-08-199560m

    Presentation and discussion of the film 'A Day at the Races', directed in 1937 by Sam Wood and starring the Marx Brothers. Moderated by José Luis Garcí, with Antonio Mercero, Juan...

  • La dama de las camelias

    28.La dama de las camelias

    21-08-199560m

    A discussion about the film 'Camille', directed in 1936 by George Cukor, starring Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor. With José Luis Garci, Peter Viertel, Juan Miguel Lamet and Juan Cob...

  • Cita en San Luis

    29.Cita en San Luis

    28-08-199560m

    A discussion about the film 'Meet Me in St. Louis', directed in 1944 by Vincente Minnelli and starring Judy Garland. Moderated by José Luis Garci, with the participation of Juan Te...

  • Breve encuentro

    30.Breve encuentro

    04-09-199560m

    Discussion about the film 'Brief Encounter' by David Lean (1945). With José Luis Garci, Antonio Muñoz Molina, Oti Rodríguez Marchante and Antonio Jiménez Rico.

  • Primera plana & Luna Nueva

    31.Primera plana & Luna Nueva

    11-09-199560m

    A discussion about the films 'The Front Page' by Billy Wilder and 'His Girl Friday' by Howard Hawks. Moderated by José Luis Garci, with Juan Carlos Laviana, Juan Tebar, and Eduardo...

  • Manos peligrosas

    32.Manos peligrosas

    18-09-199560m

    Debate about the film 'Pickup on South Street', directed by Samuel Fuller in 1954. With José Luis Garci, Fernando Méndez Leite, Miguel Marías and Juan Cobos.

  • Centauros del desierto

    33.Centauros del desierto

    25-09-199560m

    Presentation and discussion about the film 'The Searchers', directed in 1956 by John Ford and starring John Wayne. Participants include Juan Miguel Lamet (former Director General o...

  • Cuentos de Tokio

    34.Cuentos de Tokio

    03-10-199560m

    Discussion about the film 'Tokyo Story' by Yasujiro Ozu (1953). With José Luis Garci, Miguel Marías, Juan Cobos and Juan Miguel Lamet.

  • El año que vivimos peligrosamente

    35.El año que vivimos peligrosamente

    09-10-199560m

    José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'The Year of Living Dangerously,' directed in 1982 by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver. Participants...

  • L´Atalante

    36.L´Atalante

    16-10-199560m

    Debate about the film 'L'Atalante' by Jean Vigo (1934). With José Luis Garci, Juan Tebar, Antonio Giménez Rico and Juan Cobos.

  • Camelot

    37.Camelot

    23-10-199560m

    Debate about the film 'Camelot' by Joshua Logan (1967). Moderated by José Luis Garci, with the participation of Josep Maria Pou, Eduardo Torres Dulce and Miguel Marías.

  • Al servicio de las damas

    38.Al servicio de las damas

    30-10-199560m

    Discussion about the film 'My Man Godfrey' by Gregory La Cava (1936). With José Luis Garci, Antonio Giménez Rico, Fernando Méndez Leite and Juan Miguel Lamet.

  • Cotton Club

    39.Cotton Club

    06-11-199560m

    Presentation and discussion about Francis Ford Coppola's 1984 film 'Cotton Club'. With the participation of painter Eduardo Úrculo, film director Fernando Méndez Leite, and writer...

  • La escalera de caracol

    40.La escalera de caracol

    13-11-199560m

    Discussion about the film 'The Spiral Staircase', directed in 1946 by Robert Siodmak. Moderated by José Luis Garcí, with the participation of Andrés Amorós, Antonio Giménez Rico an...

  • El gatopardo

    41.El gatopardo

    20-11-199560m

    Discussion about the film 'The Leopard' by Luchino Visconti (1963). With José Luis Garci, Antonio Giménez Rico, Juan Tebar and Juan Cobos.

  • Cenizas de amor

    42.Cenizas de amor

    27-11-199560m

    Discussion about the film 'H.M. Pulham, Esq.' by King Vidor (1941). With José Luis Garci, Juan Cobos, Javier Marías and Eduardo Torres Dulce.

  • El diablo sobre ruedas

    43.El diablo sobre ruedas

    04-12-199560m

    Presentation and discussion of the film 'Duel' by Steven Spielberg (1971). Participants include José Luis Garci, film director Antonio Giménez Rico, writer Juan Tebar, and former D...

  • La quimera del oro / Lirios rotos

    44.La quimera del oro / Lirios rotos

    11-12-199560m

    A discussion about the films 'The Gold Rush' by Charles Chaplin (1925) and 'Broken Blossoms' by D.W. Griffith (1919). With José Luis Garci, Juan Miguel Lamet, Eduardo Torres Dulce,...

  • La regla del juego

    45.La regla del juego

    18-12-199560m

    Discussion about the film 'The Rules of the Game' by Jean Renoir (1939). Participants: José Luis Garci, Miguel Marías, Fernando Méndez Leite, and Eduardo Torres Dulce.

  • Qué bello es vivir

    46.Qué bello es vivir

    25-12-199560m

    José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'It's a Wonderful Life', by Frank Capra, starring James Stewart in 1946. He is joined by Jerónimo José Martín, Juan Miguel L...

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