Movies by María Luisa Ponte

The Kidnapping

The Kidnapping

Inspired by the famous Patty Hearst case, this thriller centers around a young woman who's kidnapped and brainwashed by a crime ring and ends up succumbing to Stockholm Syndrome.

Madrid

Madrid

Hans, a German director, is in Madrid to film a television production about the capital and the Civil War, 50 years after it occurred. Accompanied by Lucía, his editor, and Goyo, his cinematographer, he films shots of the modern city, searching for spaces and people related to its past. At the same time, he views materials related to the past. In this search, Hans questions the point of his project, and disagrees with his producers until he discovers a project that he is passionate about.

We Are 18 Years Old

We Are 18 Years Old

Comedy about the surreal holiday of two teenage Spanish girls, where they meet a bizarre assortment of villains and new friends.

The Executioner

The Executioner

An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.

Black Litter

Black Litter

Tatin is a young man of fifteen years old who joins a violent group of extreme right-wing ideology, led by Blanca, a mature woman of influential personality.

¡Caray con la viejecita!

¡Caray con la viejecita!

A mature woman frequently goes to the lower floors of Azca to connect with the spirit of youth. Upon being assaulted by an attractive young man, she proposes to him to share the soft drugs that she carries in her purse.

El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?

El cianuro… ¿solo o con leche?

The argument between Enrique and Javier, his best friend and Marta's husband, his lover, ends with the accidental death of Javier. Faced with the difficulty of proving his innocence, Enrique decides to start, along with Marta and the corpse of Javier, a trip without direction.

La petición

La petición

An ambitious young woman from a wealthy family, but unsatisfied with her social position, will not hesitate to use all that is within her reach to achieve her ascent in society.

Hamlet

Hamlet

Hamlet, the young and indolent prince of Denmark, who is sure that his father, the king, has been treacherously murdered by those closest to the throne, decides to take revenge, so he cleverly manipulates the hearts of the members of the court in search of the crack through which he will be capable to see the tainted souls of the coward assassins…

El último sábado

El último sábado

José Luis is a young man from a modest family of Barcelona and he feels genuine passion for motorcycles. His dream is to buy one of a large cylinder capacity, although his economic situation does not allow him by a long shot. Watching a race in the circuit of Montjuic he meets an elegant Italian woman, manager of a team, who made advances to José Luis. But the boy thinks that accessing her wishes he could get the motorbike of his dreams.

Cradle Song

Cradle Song

A group of nuns find an abandoned baby girl at the doorstep of their convent.

El fascista, la beata y su hija desvirgada

El fascista, la beata y su hija desvirgada

Juan, before the economic problems arising as a result of the arrival of democracy in Spain, decides to go to Venezuela, with Jaime, his brother, who has made ​​his fortune in that country. Juan hopes that Jaime will make him a loan, hoping that also Gloria, his daughte,r marries Isidro Gomez de Ansúrez, a boy from a wealthy family.

El pan debajo del brazo

El pan debajo del brazo

Rogelia

Rogelia

The Imaginary Invalid

The Imaginary Invalid

Spanish Actress for Russian Minister

Spanish Actress for Russian Minister

A love story between a mythical Russian minister and an opportunist TV series actress.

The Education in Love of Valentin

The Education in Love of Valentin

This sex comedy concerns the efforts of Julien to get his timid, "backward" 20-year-old son to take an interest in sex and get married. After a series of adventures with women (arranged by papa), Valentin finally gets married to a woman who appears to be as shy as he is. Things get complicated when his father begins an affair with her.

La revoltosa

La revoltosa