Carmen Maura
22 titles
Filmography
22 results

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
(1988)Distraught by the break-up with her actor boyfriend Iván, pregnant actress Pepa prepares a gazpacho laced with sleeping pills. She is, however, saved from suicide by her best friend Candela, a fugitive from justice.

Queens
(2005)In Spain, a couple of days before a collective gay wedding, the lives of five mothers, whose sons will get married, are entwined: Judge Helena is in charge of the ceremony; the entrepreneur in hotel business Magda is hosting the guests in her hotel and is responsible for the banquet, while facing a strike leaded by her lover and chef; the nymphomaniac Nuria is facing problems due to her disease; the wealthy Reyes is having a crush for the father of her son's mate and her gardener; and the Argentinean cooker Ofelia is facing financial problems and difficulties in with her son's mate. Along three days, they have complicated relationships with their sons and mates, ex-husbands, lovers and employees.

Seeds
(2018)Cuando su mamá soltera tuvo un accidente, Andy se fue a vivir con su abuela paterna, que no le hace caso, y se obsesiona por encontrar a su papá.

Oh! Mammy Blue
(2018)Laura is a legendary Spanish rock singer who ruined her career and now lives in a nursing home. There she tries to cheer up his teammates by forming a folk band against the reluctance of Marta, the director of the center. Suddenly, Laura receives the visit of an unknown grandson, Jaime, who asks her to teach him how to be a rock musician. She decides to help him and will even write him a song to use in a rock contest. But to participate they will have to compose a band, and Laura has been retired for a long time.

Volver
(2006)Raimunda and her sister Sole are visited by the apparation of their Mother, who has returned to reconcile with her daughters and resolve an issue that has haunted the family since her death.

Valentin
(2002)A youngster is left in the care of his elderly grandmother after his warring parents abandon him. He struggles to find suitable role models in her small isolated village.

Law of Desire
(1987)Law Of Desire (1987): At its core 'Law Of Desire' features a fabulous trio: the famous Madrid director Pablo (Poncela) for whom men are prepared to die, his new love-crazed boyfriend Antonio (Banderas) and Pablo's flamboyant and gorgeous transsexual sister Tina.Pablo is suffering because Juan, his lover, shares his steamy passion but not his commitment, and has returned to his village i...

Paulette
(2012)Brash and opinionated retiree Paulette (Bernadette Lafont) lives alone in a housing project on the outskirts of Paris. One evening, upon observing some mysterious dealings outside her building, Paulette discovers a surprising way to supplement her meager pension - an unlikely but successful career selling cannabis.

Someone Has to Die
In conservative 1950s Spain, the alleged relationship between a young man and a Mexican ballerino creates an uproar of harrowing consequences.

In Family I Trust
(2019)After her partner cheats on her, an architect returns to her hometown to reassess her life with the help of her eccentric family. Based on the novel.

Let My People Go !
(2011)A sweet and hilarious fusion of gay romantic comedy, Jewish family drama and French bedroom farce. Mikael Buch's Let My People Go! follows the travails and daydreams of the lovelorn Ruben (Nicolas Maury, Regular Lovers), a French-Jewish gay mailman living in fairytale Finland with his gorgeous Nordic boyfriend. Just before Passover, a series of mishaps and a lovers quarrel exile the heartbroken Ruben back to Paris and back to his zany family including Almodóvar goddess Carmen Maura (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Volver) as his ditzy mum, and Jean-François Stévenin as his lothario father. Scripted by director Mikael Buch and renowned art house auteur Christophe Honoré (Love Songs), Let My People Go! both celebrates and upends Jewish and gay stereotypes with wit, gusto and style to spare. The result is deeply heartwarming, fabulously kitschy and hysterically fun.

The Kids Are Back
(2017)A retired couple prepare to defend their home against an unthinkable menace: Their grown children are moving back in.

Rainbow
(2022)In search of her mother, a free-spirited teen and her eccentric companions set out on a whimsical journey while avoiding the clutches of a wicked woman.

El futuro ya no es lo que era
(2016)A famous TV fortune-teller tries to better his life and reconnect with his stranded sons and ex wife.

Garden of Eden
(2008)Based on the controversial final novel from Ernest Hemingway, this steamy drama is the tale of newlyweds (JACK HUSTON, MENA SUVARI) who become embroiled in an erotic game. And when the sultry Marita (CATERINA MURINO) arrives, the stakes grow even higher.

The Women on the 6th Floor
(2011)Set in 1960s Paris, Jean-Louis lives a quiet life with his neurotic socialite wife Suzanne. However, the couple's world is turned upside-down when they hire María, a Spanish maid who introduces Jean-Louis to an alternative reality on the building's sixth floor servants' quarters. This hilarious culture clash comedy has an all-star international cast that will leave you wanting more!

Witching & Bitching
(2013)Following a failed bank robbery, a group of thieves take refuge in a strange forest inhabited by a group of cannibalistic witches in this wild thrill ride.
Land of Women
Eva Longoria stars in this bilingual comedy as a New York City socialite on the run in a quaint Spanish town.

Free Zone
(2005)Rebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem, has just broken off her engagement. She gets into a cab driven by Hanna, an Israeli. But Hanna is on her way to Jordan, to the Free Zone, to pick up a large sum of money that her husband's partner owes them. Rebecca persuades Hanna to take her along. When they reach the Free Zone, Leila, a Palestinian, explains that the money has vanished.

Chasing Wonders
(2021)A boy navigates his tumultuous relationship with his father in this coming-of-age story set across the lush wine countries of Spain and Australia.