Stories of Our Cinema

Nov 22, 2019

2h 0m

★ 5.5

Overview

In Spain, on May 11, 1896, at the Price circus, the first moving images ever shown in the country are projected. From that event, the Spanish actor Antonio Resines intends to compile a series of anecdotes to shape the amazing history of Spanish cinema, holding several conversations with prominent figures of the Spanish film industry.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Enrique Cerezo

FlixOlé

TVE

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Cast

Himself - Actor / Host / Narrator

Antonio Resines

Himself - Actor

Luis Alegre

Herself - Actress / Singer

Ana Belén

Himself - Actor

Jesús Bonilla

Himself - Film Critic

Carlos Boyero

Himself - Film Producer

Enrique Cerezo

Himself - Filmmaker

Fernando Colomo

Himself - Actor

Jose Coronado

Herself - Actress

Verónica Forqué

Himself - Filmmaker

José Luis García Sánchez

Himself - Filmmaker

Manuel Gómez Pereira

Himself - Actor

Emilio Gutiérrez Caba

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