Spanish Passion: MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS,
PREVIEW
North by Northwest (1959), SATURDAY, CHANNEL SEVEN, 9PM *** Many among his devotees regard this as Alfred Hitchcock's most technically assured work (in spite of a few characteristic bloopers - the great man wasn't big on detail). It's certainly his best comedythriller. Mistaken for a spy, advertising man Cary Grant flees to the great open spaces, but the baddies come after him, at one stage in a cropdusting plane. Then he gets to Mount Rushmore, and...
Spanish Passion: Several shades of Spain with a dash of passion
ELVIRA Andres wants her 50 flamenco dancers to give Adelaide more than a taste of fiery Spanish passion. ``I not only want the audience to take one taste, but several tastes of Spain,'' the artistic director of its national dance company, Ballet Nacional de Espana, said yesterday. ``Some might be the taste that people think they know, because maybe they have visited Spain, but they will also discover new tastes.'' It is only the second time...
Spanish Passion: The Guardian: Carmen + - - - - Dir: Vicente Aranda With: Paz Vega, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Antonio Dechent 119 mins, cert 15 terra.es/cine/carmen
Not since the Sun's legendary George & Lynne cartoon have I seen such uncompromising dedication to softcore smut and the regular, fleeting, exposure of nipples. This is an adaptation of the 1847 novel of fiery Spanish passion and honour on which Bizet based his mighty opera. And to be brutally frank, Carmen, in the form of Paz Vega - whose photo should appear in the OED next to the word "sultry" - is forever getting them out. Director Vicente...
Spanish Passion: Give it a
Give it a whirl Spanish sun, sex and swirly skirts arrive in Leicester tomorrow night, when Jaleo hit Phoenix Arts. Jaleo is a music and dance troupe, who fuse flamenco with a charismatic brand of Spanish passion. The plan is to get a stage full of raw energy and sensuous rhythms. Jaleo go back almost a decade, and they appeal to audiences of all ages, both sexes and all walks of life. You don't have to be a dance student to understand what's going...