{"id":257,"date":"2016-02-23T15:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grapevinelifestyle.com\/?p=257"},"modified":"2024-10-08T09:30:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T07:30:25","slug":"spanish-films-to-improve-your-language-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grapevine-properties.com\/lifestyle\/2016\/02\/23\/spanish-films-to-improve-your-language-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish films to improve your language skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the best ways of improving your language skills is through watching a country&#8217;s cinema. Even if you have to add English subtitles, you will be surrounding yourself in a language and will find yourself picking up a few words and phrases. Hollywood brainwashes us into thinking that the only countries producing quality cinema are English-speaking nations, when actually the reality couldn\u2019t be further from the truth. Here are just a few Spanish films you can watch today to improve your language skills (I have included a mixture of genres so&nbsp;there is something for everyone.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Disclaimer: Although directors Guillermo del Toro and Alejandro Gonz\u00e1lez I\u00f1\u00e1rritu are not Spanish, their films mentioned&nbsp;are set in Spain and depict important aspects of Spanish culture and history.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>El Labe<\/strong><strong>rinto del Fauno (2006)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the most well known movie on the list, <em>El Laberinto del Fauno<\/em> (Pan\u2019s Labyrinth) is a fantasy fairytale set against the harrowing backdrop of Spain during the civil war. The result is a haunting yet enchanting tale of a young girl trying to escape the hellish landscape&nbsp;that surrounds her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"trailer El laberinto del fauno\" width=\"920\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FGzvvUBXj5M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Biutiful (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starring Javier Bardem and directed by Alejando Gonz\u00e1lez I\u00f1\u00e1rritu, Biutiful tells the story of Uxbal, a man who&#8217;s every move is guided by his terminal illness. This heartbreaking and touching film is one on I\u00f1\u00e1rritu&#8217;s lesser know films, but definitely one his most powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"OFFICIAL BIUTIFUL TRAILER  starring Javier Bardem\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3WzJcwGA6YM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tres Metros Sobre el Cielo (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She&#8217;s a girl from a upper class family and he&#8217;s an ex-convict with an eye for the rebellious. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Together they learn how to accept each others differences in this Romeo and Juliet<em>esque<\/em> love story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dbqpwNXZO7M\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Viridiana (1961)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created by one of the most innovative and surrealistic directors in the history of cinema, Luis Bu\u00f1uel, <em>Viridiana<\/em> explores themes of guilt, incest and religion. The film was banned in Spain on it&#8217;s released and was denounced by the Vatican for it&#8217;s controversial subject matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;[<\/strong><strong>Rec] (2007)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shot as a false documentary, <em>[Rec]<\/em> follows a young reporter and her cameraman who are spending an evening following&nbsp;a firefighting team for a news report. However, when the squad is called in to rescue an old lady from an apartment building, things take an unexpected turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"REC # Trailer Espa\u00f1ol\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6SbhWWA7BLQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ocho Apellidos Vascos (2014)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most successful movie at the box office in Spanish history, <em>Ocho Apellidos Vascos<\/em> pokes fun at the Andalusian and Basque stereotypes in this lighthearted love story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"OCHO APELLIDOS VASCOS - Tr\u00e1iler HD\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YfopzNHLp4o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pedro Almod\u00f3var <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This one is kind of a cheat, only because I couldn\u2019t chose just one Almod\u00f3var film. If you like unpredictable and sometimes twisted stories, you will love this director\u2019s work. From his&nbsp;<em>La Mala Educaci\u00f3n<\/em>&nbsp;(Bad Education) and <em>Todo Sobre mi Madre (<\/em>All about my Mother<em>)&nbsp;<\/em>to &nbsp;like <em>La Piel que Habito<\/em> (The Skin I Live in) and <em>Volver,&nbsp;<\/em>Almod\u00f3var is the king of the unexpected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"La piel que habito - Trailer cines largo\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zlZgGlwBgro?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What is your favourite Spanish film? Let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laura Wood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>www.grapevine-properties.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best ways of improving your language skills is through watching a country&rsquo;s cinema. 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