List of the best Marisa Paredes movies: The Devil's Backbone(2001), The Flower of My Secret(1995), Tierno verano de lujurias y azoteas(1992), All About My Mother(1999), The Skin I Live In(2011), Three Lives and Only One Death(1996), In a Glass Cage(1987), Lines of Wellington(2012), Deep Crimson(1996), Petra(2018), Talk of Angels(1998), Dreamland(2013) ... ...
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Mexico|Spain
2001
106 Minutes
Carmen
Marisa Paredes Eduardo Noriega Federico Luppi Fernando Tielve Irene Visedo Iñigo Garcés José Manuel Lorenzo Francisco Maestre
boy professor headmistress caretaker eerie emotional spain boarding school spanish civil war orphanage boarding-school life ghosts fate discovery adventure mystery 1930s
After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.
Drama
Spain|France
1995
105 Minutes
Leo Macías
Marisa Paredes Juan Echanove Imanol Arias Carmen Elias Rossy de Palma Chus Lampreave Joaquin Cortes Manuela Vargas
writer husband editor amusing melodramatic emotional spain madrid romance writing marriage disillusionment new love love triangle love transformation 1990s
Leo writes trashy romance novels under a pseudonym but as she struggles in her relationship with her husband, she finds her output becoming darker.
Romance
Spain
1992
97 Minutes
Olga
Marisa Paredes Imanol Arias Ana Álvarez Laura Bayonas Clara Sanchis Gabino Diego José Cantero Gabriel Garbisu
A youngster recently arrived to Spain from Russia falls in love with his own cousin who is an astonishingly beautiful actress and, besides, much older than him.
Comedy, Drama
Spain|France
1999
99 Minutes
Huma Rojo
Cecilia Roth Eloy Azorín Marisa Paredes Penélope Cruz Candela Peña Antonia San Juan Rosa María Sardá Toni Canto
single mother transvestite actress nun lesbian witty emotional melodramatic madrid street apartment cemetery theater death depression redemption drug addiction friendship show business discovery
Young Esteban wants to become a writer and also to discover the identity of his second mother, a trans woman, carefully concealed by his mother Manuela.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Spain
2011
120 Minutes
Marilia
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.
Comedy, Drama
France|Portugal
1996
124 Minutes
María
Marcello Mastroianni Anna Galiena Marisa Paredes Melvil Poupaud Chiara Mastroianni Arielle Dombasle Féodor Atkine Jacques Pieller Jean-Yves Gautier Pierre Bellemare Lou Castel
salesman wife professor panhandler butler tycoon creative intricate amusing offbeat paris mansion street apartment sorbonne truth identity alternate reality deception secrets
Take a walk into the dreamlike world of filmmaker Raul Ruiz as he takes us to Paris for a twisting ride. Four strangely symmetrical stories unfold involving love, lust, crime, and time.
Mystery & Thriller
Spain
1987
112 Minutes
Griselda
Günter Meisner David Sust Marisa Paredes Gisela Echevarria Imma Colomer David Cuspinera
nazi young boy wife daughter nurse pedophile bleak suspenseful chilling disturbing germany family home roof bedroom hospital nazism dark secrets medical experiments pedophilia suicide attempt
A former nazi child-killer is confined in an iron lung inside an old mansion after a suicide attempt. His wife hires him a full-time carer, a mysterious young man who is driven slowly mad by the old man's disturbing past.
War, Drama
2012
151 Minutes
D. Filipa Sanches
Nuno Lopes Soraia Chaves Marisa Paredes John Malkovich Carloto Cotta Marcello Urgeghe Jemima West José Afonso Pimentel Miguel Borges Mathieu Amalric Melvil Poupaud
soldiers napoleon bonaparte general amusing portugal storm battle napoleonic wars underdog 18th century
An Anglo-Portuguese army led by Gen. Wellington retreats to the fortified lines of Torres Vendras after a battle with Napoleon Bonaparte's army in 1810.
Crime, Drama
1996
110 Minutes
Irene Gallardo
Daniel Giménez Cacho Regina Orozco Marisa Paredes Verónica Merchant Julieta Egurrola Rosa Furman Bianca Fiorido Rene Pereyra Sherlyn Giovanni Fiorido Patricia Reyes Spíndola
serial killer nurse wealthy woman victim dark disturbing mexico murder crime seduction deception robbery fall wretched excess 1940s
A nurse (Regina Orozco) abandons her children and teams up with a seedy gigolo (Daniel Giménez Cacho) to bilk wealthy widows and spinsters.
Drama
Spain|France|Denmark
2018
107 Minutes
Marisa
Bárbara Lennie Alex Brendemühl Joan Botey Marisa Paredes Petra Martínez Carme Pla Oriol Pla Chema Del Barco
The identity of Petra's father has been hidden from her all her life. When her mother dies, Petra embarks on a quest which leads to Jaume, a celebrated artist and a powerful, ruthless man. ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1998
96 Minutes
Doña Consuelo
Polly Walker Vincent Perez Franco Nero Marisa Paredes Leyre Berrocal Penélope Cruz Frances McDormand Ruth McCabe Francisco Rabal Ariadna Gil Rossy de Palma
governess doctor son wife lesbian priest engaging melodramatic madrid house train stable bullfight spain spanish civil war father/son relationship marital problems roman catholic church relocation fascism
A young Irishwoman becomes governess to 3 daughters of a rich family in Spain in 1936, just before the civil war. The mom likes Franco - the dad doesn't. She becomes family. She befriends 5 Irishwomen.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2013
98 Minutes
Maria
Luna Zimic Mijovic André Jung Bettina Stucky Marisa Paredes Ursina Lardi Devid Striesow Stefan Kurt Kire Gorevski Elisabeth Schwarz Hans Diehl Aurel Kuthy
private prostitute editor engaging zurich houseboat strangers delusions family life transformation
Dominique, an editor living on a houseboat, hears a noise coming from the cargo deck and finds a wounded Congolese man. As he helps him recover, strange things begin to happen.
Comedy, Drama
Spain
1984
116 Minutes
Sor Estiércol
Carmen Maura Chus Lampreave Cristina S. Pascual Julieta Serrano Marisa Paredes Mary Carrillo Lina Canalejas Manuel Zarzo Berta Riaza Will More Laura Cepeda
A nightclub singer seeks refuge with gay nuns on dope in a Madrid convent.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
France
2010
102 Minutes
Odette
Lou Doillon Marie Kremer Eduardo Noriega Marisa Berenson Marisa Paredes Thierry Lhermitte Rossy de Palma Ana Padrao Arly Jover Virginie Pradal
Set in the risque world of 1960's Paris, Gigola is a witty and desirable young girl who explores the lesbian underworld of the city and soon becomes a high-priced escort.
Comedy, Drama
Italy
1997
122 Minutes
Madre di Dora
Roberto Benigni Nicoletta Braschi Giorgio Cantarini Giustino Durano Sergio Bustric Marisa Paredes Amerigo Fontani Horst Buchholz Lidia Alfonsi Giuliana Lojodice Pietro De Silva
father mother son waiter schoolteacher nazi moving playful emotional sad bleak frightening italy concentration camp hotel household bookstore big city holocaust concentration camp
When an open-minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
Comedy
Spain|France
1980
95 Minutes
Zoila Gómez
Óscar Ladoire Paula Molina Antonio Resines Luis González Regueral Kiti Manver Marisa Paredes
Boy meets girl. Matias meets Violeta, his cousin ("prima") one morning in Madrid at the Plaza de Opera. He is twenty-five. She is 18. He's a divorced journalist trying to write a thriller. ... See full summary »
Comedy
2019
78 Minutes
Carmen
Macarena García Belen Cuesta Blanca Suárez Amaia Salamanca Rossy de Palma Maxi Iglesias Carlos Bardem Marisa Paredes Juan Diego Joaquín Climent Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
Four estranged sisters bond over a shocking family secret while attending their mother's funeral in Madrid.