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Tamar Novas has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Nowhere.
Recurring themes

A Journal for Jordan
2021
Drama · Romance

My Policeman
2022
Drama · Romance

The Twilight Samurai
2002
Drama · Romance

Closing the Ring
2007
Drama · Romance

The Hidden Blade
2004
Drama · Romance

Cherry Blossoms
2008
Drama · Romance

Emily
2022
History · Drama

The Sleeping Dictionary
2003
Drama · Romance
A young pregnant woman named Mia escapes from a country at war by hiding in a maritime container aboard a cargo ship. After a violent storm, Mia gives birth to the child while lost at sea, where she must fight to survive.
Dir. Albert Pintó · With Anna Castillo, Tamar Novas, Irina Bravo

Ramón Sampedro is a ship mechanic and part-time poet left a quadriplegic following a diving accident. Ramón fought for 30 years for the legal right to end his own life. He develops close relationships with his long-term lawyer Julia and his friend Rosa, who tries to convince him that his life is worth living. Despite his situation, Ramón manages to inspire those around him to live life to the fullest.
Dir. Alejandro Amenábar · With Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas

The film tells the true story of Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas, two women in 1901 Spain who fell deeply in love. To overcome societal and legal barriers to their relationship, Elisa assumes a male identity, enabling the pair to marry in secret. Their daring act makes them the first recorded same-sex couple to marry in Spain, but their love is tested as they face relentless persecution and sacrifice.
Dir. Isabel Coixet · With Natalia de Molina, Greta Fernández, Sara Casasnovas

The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.
Dir. José Luis Cuerda · With Fernando Fernán Gómez, Manuel Lozano, Uxía Blanco

Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Dir. Pedro Almodóvar · With Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo

An auditor who completely despises Christmas is sent to a small town for work, where he meets a woman determined to change his view about the holiday.
Dir. Álvaro Fernández Armero · With Tamar Novas, Andrea Ros, Peter Vives

A teacher starts her job at a high school but is haunted by a suspicious death that occurred there weeks before and begins fearing for her own life.
Dir. Carlos Montero · With Inma Cuesta, Bárbara Lennie, Tamar Novas