THEME EXPLORATION

Spanish California

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In Old California
In Old California
1910 · D.W. Griffith
The Million Dollar Hotel
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000 · Wim Wenders
La ley de deseo
La ley de deseo
1987 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
52 Pick-Up
52 Pick-Up
1986 · John Frankenheimer
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Il momento della verità
Il momento della verità
1964 · Francesco Rosi
Land and Freedom
Land and Freedom
1995 · Ken Loach
La vaquilla
La vaquilla
1985 · Luis García Berlanga
Les Routes du Sud
Les Routes du Sud
1978 · Joseph Losey
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Leone Italy

His Spaghetti Westerns reimagined the American West and California frontier through a distinctly European lens, becoming iconic interpretations of Spanish colonial and Wild West themes.

 Francis Ford Coppola United States

His extensive body of Western films deeply engaged with the Spanish-influenced landscape, missions, and cultural heritage of California and the American Southwest.