Ana Torrent’s Typical Vibe
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Highest-ranked title
Ana Torrent has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2020s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Thesis.
Recurring themes
While working on a thesis about audiovisual violence, film student Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that she was a former student in her university, and that the authors of the video are not very far either.
Dir. Alejandro Amenábar · With Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega

In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.
Dir. Víctor Erice · With Ana Torrent, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera
Ana, an eight-year-old girl living in Madrid with her grandmother and two sisters, mourns the death of her mother.
Dir. Carlos Saura · With Ana Torrent, Conchita Pérez, Mayte Sánchez

In 1991 Madrid, after holding a séance at school, a teen girl minding her younger siblings at home suspects an evil force has entered their apartment.
Dir. Paco Plaza · With Sandra Escacena, Bruna González, Claudia Placer

Years after his mysterious disappearance, Julio Arenas, a famous Spanish actor, is back in the news thanks to a television program.
Dir. Víctor Erice · With Manolo Solo, Jose Coronado, Ana Torrent

A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
Dir. Justin Chadwick · With Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana
Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged father had a deep, dark and devastating connection to the saint's life.While researching the life of Josemaria Escriva, the controversial founder of Opus Dei, the young journalist Robert uncovers hidden stories of his estranged father Manolo, and is taken on a journey through the dark, terrible secrets of his family’s past.
Dir. Roland Joffé · With Charlie Cox, Dougray Scott, Wes Bentley
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