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Malvís (Alfredo Landa) is sick of working like crazy for nothing. He'd rather become a bandit, that's much better, he's gonna be the fearful Fendetestas! He'll spread panic in the woods of his region. But there's a little problem there aren't much people living in his region, everyone knows everyone and everyone is so poor, so is gonna be difficult that someone takes MalvísFendetestas too seriously.　　This is a magic history, so funny, and full of situations that will make you laugh. It's also full of characters that belong to the Spanish idiosyncrasy the strict priest, the Guardia Civil, the old devout women, the village idiot... there's even a lost soul wandering around the woods.　　The great Alfredo Landa heads a cast that gathered together the best two generations of Spanish scene from Fernando Rey to Encarna Paso, from Manuel Alexandre to María Isbert... A cast like that would be just unthinkable nowadays. El Bosque Animado was the first movie of José Luis Cuerda's trilogy of rural comedies (after this one he made the surreal Amanece Que No Es Poco, and Así En El Cielo Como En La Tierra. Those are movies so personal that stress the Spanish culture. The young directors should take note of films like El Bosque Animado, instead of trying to be the new enfant terrible and imitating US worst cinema.

Afterhisparentsmysteriouslydisappearedeightyearsago,youngEricDalarasembarksonasearchforthetruthandentersafrighteningworld.HeandhissisterUmagrewupwiththeirmaternalgrandparents.Ericdecidestoleavehishomelandtoreturntotheplaceofhischildhood,CaboQwert,wherehewantstolookforanswersattheTierraIncógnitahorroramusementpark,s...

Student Jane jobs as an assistant for the animal researcher Phillip in a lonesome old house. They live alone except for the chimpanzees and butler Link a 45 years old very intelligent orangutan. Phillip wants to put Link to death. However before he can do this he's vanished tracelessly one morning. Link starts behaving more and more aggressive and prohibits Jane from using the phone or reaching the next village. When she punishes him by locking him out, he becomes violent.

PANIC BEATS begins with a totally nude woman with welts on her body, running through a misty forest full of decayed skeletons. A knight on horseback is chasing her, and we soon learn that he is Alaric de Marnac (a wicked character Naschy first created for HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB), viciously killing her for her unfaithful ways. After the credits role, we are taken to the present where a descendent of Marnac named Paul (Naschy) is married to the wealthy Geneviève (Julia Saly) was has some serious heart problems. Paul decides to take her to his ancestral home in the country for some peace and quiet, but the superstitious-filled setting opens a Pandora’s Box of terrible occurrences.　　We soon discover that Paul is a real son-of-a-bitch who plans to scare his wife to death, planning to control her fortune and continue his secret affair with seductive bad girl Mireille (Silvia Miró), who happens to be the niece of the tarot card-reading housekeeper, Mabile (Lola Gaos). Paul’s malevolent scheme works, but he still has to worry about an additional money-hungry mistress (this guy really gets around!), the unforgiving Mabile, as well as new fianceé Mireille who might be hiding a thing or two herself. More grisly murders follow, and the ghost of Marnac returns from hell to punish the most despicable human character in the film.　　PANIC BEATS was also written by Naschy (under his real name Jacinto Molina) who injects the film with an old-fashioned spooky house motif, beefed up with a modern movie sense of violence and sexuality. The film offers nothing too innovative storywise, and even Naschy admits on the disc’s extras that it was partly inspired by GASLIGHT and REBECCA, but he seems to just toss in a hodgepodge of exploitation and horror ingredients, while delivering a stylish and enjoyable effort with a number of twists and some genuinely chilling moments. The camera shots and lighting are both effective, and there's even does a cool set-up (much like what Freddie Francis did in THE SKULL and THE CREEPING FLESH) where we see the point of view of Marnac through his dark helmet as he stalks his female prey. Graphically, we are exposed to everything from a plate of bloody eyeballs, to victims being beaten relentlessly with the various Medieval weapons affixed on the house’s walls (for example, someone is axed in the stomach, followed by the soaked entrails oozing out!). Naschy’s most frequent 1980s leading lady, Julia Saly, is not given much to do, but with her offbeat looks, is a nice presence nonetheless. The prominent female star here is Silvia Miró who is seen in the buff frequently, and she certainly makes for some well-appreciated Euro starlet eye candy. Naschy himself is very good in the film, putting on conniving facades, carrying a number of women on a string,

InDiciannove(translatingtoNineteen),GiovanniTortorici’selegant,heartfelt,anddaringdebut,acuriousstudentlearnsthattheroadtoself-discoveryisworthwhile,ifnotnecessary,nomatterhowunfamiliarordauntingthepath.Eagertoescapehisoverbearingmotherandtheonlylifehe’sknown,19-year-oldLeonardo(ManfrediMarini,whogivesanexceptionalperformance),leavespicturesquePalermotostudyinbustlingLondon.HislandingisbufferedbyhissisterArianna(VittoriaPlaneta)andherroommateGrazia(DanaGiuliano),thoughtheinitialexcitementoflivingabroad—andunrestrictedpartying—wanesquickly,andLeonardofindshimselfenrollingattheUniversityofSiena,focusingonItalianliterature.Backinfamiliarsurroundings,hefallsinlovewiththemedievalcity,butisnotsokeenonhisliteratureprofessor.Seekingthatindescribablefeelingofknowingyou’vefoundyourplace—beyondjustgeography—Leonardodelvesintotheclassicsindependently,spawningasoul-searchinganddeepinterestinearlymodernauthorslikePulci,Segneri,andLeopardi.Surroundinghimselfwithbeauty,vibrantyouth,andnewideas—aswellasimageshe’dpreviouslyrepressed—hisworldblooms.Ayearintohisunboundjourney,LeonardotravelstoTorinowherehemeetsamanwho,thoughmucholder,mayfinallybeacontemporary—ifnotthekeytounlockinghisinnermostdesires.

DomtellsthestoryofPedro,ahandsomeboyfromRiodeJaneiro’smiddleclasswhoisintroducedtococaineinhisteenyears,puttinghimonthepathtobecomingtheleaderofacriminalgangthatdominatedthetabloidsinRiointheearly2000s:PedroDom.Shiftingbetweenaction,adventureanddrama,DomalsofollowsPedro’sfatherVictorDantas,whoasateenager,makesadiscoveryatthebottomofthesea,reportsittotheauthoritiesandendsupjoiningthepoliceintelligenceservice.Theseriesshowsthejourneyoffatherandsonlivingoppositelives,oftenmirroringandcomplementingeachother,whilebothconfrontsituationswhichblurthelinesbetweenrightandwrong.StarringalongsideGabrielLeoneandFlavioTolezaniareFilipeBragança,RaquelVillar,IsabellaSantoni,RamonFrancisco,DigãoRibeiro,FabioLago,JuliaKonradandAndréMattos,amongothers.DomisdirectedbyVicenteKubruslyandBrenoSilveira,whoalsoleadsthewritingteam,whichincludesFabioMendes,HigiaIkeda,CarolinaNevesandMarceloVindicatto.TheseriesisproducedbyRenataBrandãoeRamonaBakkerfromConspiração.AntonioPintocomposedtheoriginalsoundtrack.

Awealthyrais(aheadoflocaladministrationinTadzhikistan)buildshistoiletrightnexttothehouseofateacherinthevillage.Thearomasofthetoiletdisturbthelifeoftheteacher’sfamily;itisveryupsettingforthem.ButtheraisisalsoanewTadzhik(newmoney)andignoresthecomplaints.Moreover,everytimehevisitsthetoilet,heshamelesslystaresattheteacher’syoungwifeoverthefence.However,thepoweroftheraisissogreatthatnobodydarestoopposehim.Theteacherbuyscheaplyahomerightinfrontoftherais’shousefromanoldmananddecidestobuildapublictoiletthere.Itseemsthattheeraoffairytalesandlegendshasvanishedanditisnotpossibletomakefilm-parables.However,JamshedUsmonovcreatesfilm-parables.Ineveryoneofhisfilmsthereisacharactertellingalegendthatturnsthemeaningofthefilmallaround.InFlightoftheBeeitisataleaboutabee,whichsavedthelifeofanarmy:Onceuponatimeitwasacustomtokilloldpeoplewhoreachedacertainage.ButoneofthesoldiersofAlexandertheGreatdidn’thavethehearttokillhisfather.Hehidhiminhistravelingtrunkandcarrieditonhisbackduringmarches.Thearmycametoadesertandthewarriorsstartedtodiefromthirst.Nobodyknewhowtofindwater.Thefathersaidtohisson:Catchabee,tieawhitethreadtoitslegandfollowit.Itwilltakeyoutowater.Theyfoundwaterandthearmywassaved.Afterthatoldpeopleweresparedbecauseeverybodyrecognizedthemasasourceofwisdom.Thevillageteachertellsthisstorytohisstudentsatthebeginningofthefilm.ItisinterestingtonotehowinthefilmFlightoftheBeedifferentmentalitiesintermingledandco-existed.TheteacheristypicaloftheSovietintelligentsia:hewritesbooksthatnobodypublishes;helooksforjusticefromthegovernmentthathasneverbeenfairtohim.ThesurroundingsofthevillagearestillSoviet:theraishasLenin’sportraitinhisoffice;youngpeopleareidleanddrunkastheyalwayswereduringtheSovietera.Thenewcapitalists,thenewTadzhiksinthevillage,donotweardesignerjacketsanddonottalkoncellphones.Thenewmoneyispresentedinthecharacteroftherais.Ithasalmostafeudalquality;itisthepowerofalocallord.JamshedUsmonovhasauniquetalenttobalancethefunnyandserious,thesimpleandcomplicated.He,likenobodyelse,sensesthisborder,whereasimplestoryturnsintoaparableandfilmcharactersstandoutasarchetypesofdifferentperiodssettogetherinthegapoftimes.(kinokultura/GULNARAABIKEEVA)

Scaredoflifeandlackingthecouragetobehimself,Ludovicoliveshiddenawayinhisgrandmother'soldapartment.Onenight,thewickednessoftheworldgoestovisithimintheformofJack,aboywhoisLudovico'sagebuthastheoppositecharacter:hard,determined,perhapscriminal.Theforcedcohabitationoftwohumanbeingswhocouldn'tseemmoredifferentfromoneanotherturnsintoaninitiationritetoadulthood,thediscoveryoftheirtrueandrespectivepersonalities.Andwhentheharshrealitythatismercilesslystalkingthemappearstopresentthebill,theywillhavetofaceit,bolsteredbyanewawarenessandunhoped-forcourage.

Awomanvanishes.Twomentaketotheroadinsearchofher:theybothloveher.Whydidsheleave?Eachoneofthemhashisownsuspicions,andhidesthemfromtheotheronewho—mysteriously—nevertrulybecomeshisrival.Neitherisright—butisanyone?Thissuddenrunawaybecomesthehiddencoreofanumberoffictionsthatthefilmdelicatelyweavestogether:thesecretoftheheartofanotherwoman,lostaswell,manyyearsago;thesecretofthelifeofavillageinthecountryside,governedbyasupernaturalincidentthatnobodyseemstoperceive;thesecretoftheplains,whichneverceasestospreadanddevoureverything,liketheshadowsthatinvadetheworldafterthetwilighthour.

Olivia struggles to sort out truth from fiction after her daughter mysteriously vanishes during a camping trip with the new neighbors.