The best Spanish films of the 1960s
The top 3 according to 276 votes from people: Viridiana (1961) · Plácido (1961) · Life Goes On (1963). (Updated Mar 30, 2019.)
From El cochecito, Viridiana and Plácido to The Executioner, Aunt Tula, Chimes at Midnight and The Hunt: the Spanish films of the 1960s with the most votes in Caimán Cuadernos de Cine's 2016 poll, in chronological order.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 11
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1
Viridiana (1961)
Luis Buñuel. Palme d'Or at Cannes and banned in Spain.
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2
Plácido (1961)
Luis García Berlanga. 'Sit a poor man at your table' on a provincial Christmas Eve.
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3
Life Goes On (1963)
Fernando Fernán Gómez. Two sisters in postwar Madrid.
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4
El cochecito (1960)
Marco Ferreri. José Isbert wants a motorised wheelchair like his friends'.
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5
Aunt Tula (1964)
Miguel Picazo. Aurora Bautista, from Unamuno's novel.
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6
The Executioner (1963)
Luis García Berlanga. Nino Manfredi and José Isbert and the executioner's trade.
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7
Nothing Ever Happens (1963)
Juan Antonio Bardem. A French showgirl stuck in a Castilian town.
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8
Strange Voyage (1964)
Fernando Fernán Gómez. A crime in a village; not released until 1970.
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9
Chimes at Midnight (1965)
Orson Welles. Falstaff, shot in Spain.
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10
Nine Letters to Bertha (1966)
Basilio Martín Patino. A Salamanca student and his letters.
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11
The Hunt (1966)
Carlos Saura. A rabbit hunt among Civil War veterans. Silver Bear.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (2)
El verdugo es perfecta, de las mejores comedias negras que se han hecho en cualquier país.
Echo de menos La ciudad no es para mí jaja, ya sé que no es del mismo nivel pero en mi casa se ponía cada Navidad.