List of the best José Luis Gómez movies: Lights and Shadows(1988), Broken Embraces(2009), Goya's Ghosts(2006), Roads to the South(1978), Rowing With the Wind(1988), Truman(2015), The Skin I Live In(2011) ... ...
Fantasy
Spain
1988
105 Minutes
José Luis Gómez Jack Shepherd Ángela Molina Fermi Reixach Marti Galindo Victor Rubio
A child enters the time of Felipe IV through the picture "Las Meninas" from Velázquez.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Spain
2009
128 Minutes
Penélope Cruz Lluís Homar Blanca Portillo José Luis Gómez Tamar Novas Rubén Ochandiano Marta Aledo Agustín Almodóvar Enrique Aparicio Yuyi Beringola Javier Coll
stockbroker director producer actress son filmmaker melodramatic suspenseful intricate movie set house office funeral love triangle revenge death father/son relationship the past jealousy discovery
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Drama, History
USA|Spain
2006
117 Minutes
Javier Bardem Natalie Portman Stellan Skarsgård Randy Quaid José Luis Gómez Michael Lonsdale Blanca Portillo Mabel Rivera Unax Ugalde Craig Stevenson Julian Wadham
francisco goya priest muse merchant dark powerful gripping spain art deception torture betrayal spanish inquisition father/daughter relationship rivalry 15th century
Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.
Drama
France|Spain
1978
97 Minutes
Yves Montand Miou-Miou Laurent Malet France Lambiotte José Luis Gómez Jean Bouise Maurice Bénichou
The story of an exiled Spanish revolutionary, now a successful screenwriter, dangerously drawn back to his homeland and the "good fight" for freedom from fascism.
Drama
Spain
1988
126 Minutes
Hugh Grant Lizzy McInnerny Valentine Pelka Elizabeth Hurley José Luis Gómez Virginia Mataix Ronan Vibert Jose Carlos Rivas Kate McKenzie Jolyon Baker Terry Taplin
poet writer husband stepsister friend monster creative melodramatic geneva villa england frankenstein's monster mary shelley percy bysshe shelley lord byron madness literature quest transformation wretched excess
Lord Byron, poet Percy Shelley, his future wife, Mary Shelley (writing Frankenstein) and others spend the summer of 1816 together.
Comedy, Drama
2015
108 Minutes
Ricardo Darín Javier Cámara Dolores Fonzi Eduard Fernández Alex Brendemühl Pedro Casablanc José Luis Gómez Javier Gutiérrez Elvira Mínguez Oriol Pla Silvia Abascal
terminally ill person childhood friend actor cousin pet owner dog emotional heartwarming melancholy funeral home race against time serendipity forgiveness friendship acceptance mortality 2010s
Terminally ill actor Julián wants to spend his final days tying up loose ends. When childhood friend Tomás pays him an unexpected visit, the two men set out to finalize funeral arrangements, settle accounts and find a home for Julián's beloved dog.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Spain
2011
120 Minutes
Antonio Banderas Elena Anaya Marisa Paredes Jan Cornet Roberto Álamo Eduard Fernández Blanca Suárez Susi Sánchez Bárbara Lennie Fernando Cayo José Luis Gómez
plastic surgeon housekeeper patient daughter wife melodramatic striking dreamy toledo, spain mansion dress shop carnival medical experiments abduction obsession rape revenge discovery 2010s
A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.