Álex de la Iglesia

04.12.1965, Bilbao, Spain

 

Director

Alex de la Iglesia is the Spanish director of the younger generation who soon became famous for his characteristic style in Spain as well as the world. He graduated in philosophy on the Deusto University. He is a big fan of comic books and he himself drew and published comics in magazines and newspapers. In 1991 he shot the short film Mirindas asesinas. He attracted attention with his films Acción mutante in 1993 and godine te El día de la bestia in 1995. In 1997 he made his hit film Perdita Durango, starring Rozie Perez. He made the comedy Muertos de risa in 1999, and the next year his famous film La Comunidad. In 2002 he made 800 balas and again received many praises. His latest film is Ferpect Crime (Crimen Ferpecto, 2004).

Filmography

Crimen Ferpecto (2004)
800 balas (2002)
La comunidad (2000)
Muertos de risa (1999)
Perdita Durango (1997)
El día de la bestia(1995)
Acción mutante (1993)
Mirindas asesinas (short)(1991)


Related texts

Alex de la Iglesia – cult European director

“Ferpect” Comedies

Films by this director

El día de la bestia

(1995)

Directed by: Álex de la Iglesia
PHOTOGRAPHY: Flavio Martínez Labiano
Synopsis:

Madrid, Christmas Eve of 1995. Millions of carefree inhabitants are preparing to enjoy their Christmas celebration with family. The atmosphere is one of complete bliss, the town shines in decorations, and faces are filled with joy. Priest Angel Berriartua, professor of theology on the Deusto university, spent twenty years researching the Apocalypse according to St John and trying to decipher the message hidden in the ancient text. Finally he concludes that the Antichrist will be born...

color, 103 min

Perdita Durango

(1997.)

Directed by: Álex de la Iglesia
PHOTOGRAPHY: Flavio Martínez Labiano
Synopsis:

Perdita Durango is a girl from the Mexican-American border. Traumatized by the brutal murder of her sister in her childhood, she is forced to earn for her living using extreme means. One day she meets Romeo Dolorosa, a bank robber and a murderer. His personality is supplemented also by the use of Caribbean black magic rituals - Santeria. Romeo is convinced that he is the Gods’ pet. Such strong self confidence attracts Perdita to his embrace. And while Romeo does not care for the poli...

35 mm, color, 126 min

La comunidad

(2000)

Directed by: Álex de la Iglesia
Synopsis:

Julia is in real estate business and is quite energetic in her job. She decides to use a very attractive apartment in a house in order to bring a little life into her marriage. While she amuses herself on a water bed with her husband Ricardo, a rain of cockroaches fall on them from a hole in the ceiling. Soon, firemen break into the apartment above them and find a decomposing body of an old man. Later that night, Julia breaks into the apartment of the old man. There she finds 15 mill...

color, 106 min

Muertos de risa

(1999)

Directed by: Álex de la Iglesia
PHOTOGRAPHY: Flavio Martínez Labiano
Synopsis:

In a TV show, totally by accident, Bruno and Nino become the most popular comedian couple in Spain. As time passes, they become stars and things begin to change. Nino falls in love with a political activist, Laura. But one night when he comes home he finds Laura in bed with – Bruno! Nino "snaps" and starts hating Bruno so much he cannot see him anymore. Also, Bruno feels the same –he simply cannot stand his former colleague. In spite of that they still appear together in the show, an...

color, 113 min

800 balas

(2002)

Directed by: Álex de la Iglesia
PHOTOGRAPHY: Flavio Martínez Labiano
Synopsis:

The year is 2002, the setting desert area of Almeria, Spain. Texas Hollywood is a dusty town in the west in which for decades not a single film has been screened. Here lives Julian, film veteran. Here are also Cheyene – timid gunman, Manuel – thoughtless stand-in, Arrastrao – a rider with not much luck, the Hanging man – who says he was once hung, himself, Enterrador – Italian, Don Mariano – owner of the town... and the usual complement of Gypsy-Indians. All of them survive playing o...

color, 124 min

Ferpect Crime

(Crimen Ferpecto, Spain, 2004)

Directed by: Álex de la Iglesia
PHOTOGRAPHY: José L. Moreno
Synopsis:

Rafael González is a self-centered hedonist and a skillful manipulator with a driving ambition: he wants to become the sales director of the men’s section on the second floor of a department store in which he works. His only serious competition is the old and experienced salesman Don Antonio. Rafael accidentally kills Antonio in a fight and gets help in covering up the crime from the unsightly Lourdes who asks a lot in return…

color, digital, 105 min
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