¡Qué grande es el cine! (1995)

Synopsis

TVE broadcasted this program on the occasion of the first centenary of the history of cinema, a feature film was broadcast weekly that, due to its characteristics, was of interest within the cinematographic world, directed and moderated by José Luis Garci, with the assistance of three experts , belonging to the world of cinema and literature, which debated following the screening of the chosen film.

First Air Date: 1995-02-13

Last Air Date: 1996-07-01

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 73

Top Cast

José Luis Garci as Self - Host
Antonio Giménez-Rico as Self - Panelist
Miguel Marías as Self - Panelist
Juan Miguel Lamet as Self - Panelist
Eduardo Torres-Dulce as Self - Panelist
Juan Cobos as Self - Panelist
Fernando Méndez-Leite as Self - Panelist
Juan Tébar as Self - Panelist
Antonio San José as Self - Panelist
Antonio Martínez Sarrión as Self - Panelist

Seasons

None (1995)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: El buscavidas (1995-02-13)

First program of a series that, on the occasion of the centenary of the history of cinema, will screen fifty great films, followed by a discussion on each of them, moderated by José Luis Garci. Today is broadcast 'The hustler', by Robert Rossen (1961). They debate the writer Antonio Muñoz Molina, and the film directors Antonio Giménez Rico and Juan Miguel Lamet.
Ep. 2: Cantando bajo la lluvia (1995-02-20)

Presentation and discussion of 'Singin' in the Rain' by Stanley Donen. With Josep Maria Pou (actor), Eduardo Torres Dulce (prosecutor), and Fernando Méndez Leite (film director). Directed and moderated by José Luis Garci.
Ep. 3: Carta de una desconocida (1995-02-27)

José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'Letter from an Unknown Woman' by Max Ophuls (1948). Participants include Juan Tebar, Fernando Méndez Leite, and Juan Cobos.
Ep. 4: Chicago, años 30 (1995-03-07)

José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'Party Girl' by Nicholas Ray (1958). Participants include Juan Cobos, Miguel Marías, and Eduardo Torres Dulce.
Ep. 5: Matar a un ruiseñor (1995-03-14)

Presentation and discussion of the film 'To Kill a Mockingbird', by Robert Mulligan (1963), starring Gregory Peck. The discussion will be moderated by José Luis Garci, with Juan Miguel Lamet, Miguel Marías, and Fernando Méndez Leite participating.
Ep. 6: La legión invencible (1995-03-20)

José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon', by John Ford (1949). Participants include Eduardo Torres Dulce, Juan Tebar, and Juan Cobos.
Ep. 7: Casablanca / El maquinista de la general (1995-03-27)

Presentation and discussion about the films 'Casablanca', by Michael Curtiz, and 'The General', by Buster Keaton. Moderated by José Luis Garci, with the participation of Juan Tebar, Antonio Giménez Rico, and Juan Miguel Lamet. Includes a montage by José Luis Garci entitled 'Casablanca Revisited'.
Ep. 8: Código del hampa (1995-04-03)

Presentation and discussion about the film 'The Killers' by Donald Siegel (1964). With José Luis Garci, accompanied by Fernando Mendez Leite, Miguel Marías and Antonio Giménez Rico.
Ep. 9: Ordet (La palabra) (1995-04-10)

José Luis Garci presents the debate surrounding the film 'Ordet', directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer in 1954. He is accompanied by Juan Miguel Lamet, Juan Tebar and Antonio Giménez Rico.
Ep. 10: Vida y muerte del coronel Blimp (1995-04-17)

José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about Michael Powell's film 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' (1943). He is joined by Miguel Marías, Fernando Méndez Leite, and Juan Tebar.
Ep. 11: El bazar de las sorpresas (1995-04-24)

A discussion about the film 'The Shop Around the Corner' by Ernst Lubitsch (1940). With José Luis Garci and his guests: Miguel Marías, Juan Cobos and Eduardo Torres Dulce.
Ep. 12: El silencio de un hombre (1995-05-01)

Presentation and discussion of the film 'Le Samouraï' by Jean-Pierre Melville (1967). With José Luis Garci, Juan Cabos, Fernando Méndez Leite, and Antonio Giménez Rico.
Ep. 13: Encadenados (1995-05-08)

José Luis Garci moderates the debate around the film 'Notorious', by Alfred Hitchcock (1946), in which Juan Cobos, Miguel Marías and Juan Miguel Lamet participate.
Ep. 14: Veredicto final (1995-05-15)

José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'The Verdict', directed in 1982 by Sidney Lumet and starring Paul Newman. Participants include Eduardo Torres Dulce, Miguel Marías, and Antonio Giménez Rico.
Ep. 15: Winchester 73 (1995-05-22)

José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'Westminster 73', directed in 1950 by Anthony Mann. Participants include Juan Miguel Lamet, Fernando Méndez Leite, and Miguel Marías.
Ep. 16: El retrato de Dorian Gray (1995-05-29)

José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Albert Lewin (1945). Participants include Eduardo Torres Dulce, Juan Tebar, and Juan Miguel Lamet.
Ep. 17: El mundo de George Apley (1995-06-05)

Presentation and discussion of the film 'The Late George Apley', by Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (1946). With José Luis Garci, Oti Rodríguez Marchante, Fernando Méndez Leite and Eduardo Torres Dulce.
Ep. 18: Tres camaradas (1995-06-12)

José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'Three Comrades' by Frank Borzage (1938). With the participation of Miguel Marías, Juan Cobos, and Juan Miguel Lamet.
Ep. 19: Jennie (1995-06-19)

José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'Portrait of Jennie', by William Dieterle (1948). Participants include Andrés Amorós, Juan Tebar, and Antonio Giménez Rico.
Ep. 20: Stromboli (1995-06-26)

Presentation and discussion of 'Stromboli', directed in 1949 by Roberto Rossellini and starring Ingrid Bergman. Participants include Juan Cobos (film critic), Antonio Giménez Rico (film director), and Eduardo Torres Dulce (prosecutor). Presented by José Luis Garci.
Ep. 21: El jinete pálido (1995-07-03)

Colloquium about the film 'Pale Rider', directed and starring Clint Eastwood in 1985. With José Luis Garci, Eduardo Torres Dulce, Juan Tebar and Fernando Méndez Leite.
Ep. 22: Sed de mal (1995-07-10)

Presentation and discussion about the film 'Touch of Evil' (1958) by Orson Welles. Participants in the discussion include Juan Cobos (film critic and personal friend of Orson Welles), Miguel Marías (film critic), and Juan Miguel Lamet (former Director General of Film and censor).
Ep. 23: La jungla del asfalto (1995-07-17)

José Luis Garci moderates the debate around 'The Asphalt Jungle', by John Huston (1950), in which Juan Miguel Lamet (former Director General of Cinema), Juan Tebar (writer) and Eduardo Torres Dulce (prosecutor) participate.
Ep. 24: Mientras Nueva York duerme (1995-07-24)

Presentation and discussion of the film 'While the City Sleeps' by Fritz Lang (1956). With José Luis Garci, Antonio San José, Fernando Méndez Leite and Antonio Giménez Rico.
Ep. 25: 2001, una odisea en el espacio (1995-07-31)

José Luis Garci presents and discusses Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968), based on Arthur C. Clarke's short story 'The Sentinel'. Film critic and writer Juan José Plans, writer Juan Tebar, and film critic Miguel Marías participate in the discussion.
Ep. 26: El intendente Sansho (1995-08-07)

José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'Sansho the Bailiff', directed in 1954 by Kenji Mizoguchi. Participants include Manuel Hidalgo, Miguel Marías, and Juan Cobos.
Ep. 27: Un día en las carreras (1995-08-14)

Presentation and discussion of the film 'A Day at the Races', directed in 1937 by Sam Wood and starring the Marx Brothers. Moderated by José Luis Garcí, with Antonio Mercero, Juan Tebar, and Antonio Giménez Rico joining the discussion.
Ep. 28: La dama de las camelias (1995-08-21)

A discussion about the film 'Camille', directed in 1936 by George Cukor, starring Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor. With José Luis Garci, Peter Viertel, Juan Miguel Lamet and Juan Cobos.
Ep. 29: Cita en San Luis (1995-08-28)

A discussion about the film 'Meet Me in St. Louis', directed in 1944 by Vincente Minnelli and starring Judy Garland. Moderated by José Luis Garci, with the participation of Juan Tebar, Fernando Méndez Leite and Antonio San José.
Ep. 30: Breve encuentro (1995-09-04)

Discussion about the film 'Brief Encounter' by David Lean (1945). With José Luis Garci, Antonio Muñoz Molina, Oti Rodríguez Marchante and Antonio Jiménez Rico.
Ep. 31: Primera plana & Luna Nueva (1995-09-11)

A discussion about the films 'The Front Page' by Billy Wilder and 'His Girl Friday' by Howard Hawks. Moderated by José Luis Garci, with Juan Carlos Laviana, Juan Tebar, and Eduardo Torres Dulce participating.
Ep. 32: Manos peligrosas (1995-09-18)

Debate about the film 'Pickup on South Street', directed by Samuel Fuller in 1954. With José Luis Garci, Fernando Méndez Leite, Miguel Marías and Juan Cobos.
Ep. 33: Centauros del desierto (1995-09-25)

Presentation and discussion about the film 'The Searchers', directed in 1956 by John Ford and starring John Wayne. Participants include Juan Miguel Lamet (former Director General of Cinema), Eduardo Torres Dulce (prosecutor), and Miguel Marías (film critic). The discussion will be led and moderated by José Luis Garci.
Ep. 34: Cuentos de Tokio (1995-10-03)

Discussion about the film 'Tokyo Story' by Yasujiro Ozu (1953). With José Luis Garci, Miguel Marías, Juan Cobos and Juan Miguel Lamet.
Ep. 35: El año que vivimos peligrosamente (1995-10-09)

José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'The Year of Living Dangerously,' directed in 1982 by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver. Participants include Fernando Bejarano, Eduardo Torres Dulce, and Antonio Giménez Rico.
Ep. 36: L´Atalante (1995-10-16)

Debate about the film 'L'Atalante' by Jean Vigo (1934). With José Luis Garci, Juan Tebar, Antonio Giménez Rico and Juan Cobos.
Ep. 37: Camelot (1995-10-23)

Debate about the film 'Camelot' by Joshua Logan (1967). Moderated by José Luis Garci, with the participation of Josep Maria Pou, Eduardo Torres Dulce and Miguel Marías.
Ep. 38: Al servicio de las damas (1995-10-30)

Discussion about the film 'My Man Godfrey' by Gregory La Cava (1936). With José Luis Garci, Antonio Giménez Rico, Fernando Méndez Leite and Juan Miguel Lamet.
Ep. 39: Cotton Club (1995-11-06)

Presentation and discussion about Francis Ford Coppola's 1984 film 'Cotton Club'. With the participation of painter Eduardo Úrculo, film director Fernando Méndez Leite, and writer Oti Rodríguez Marchante. Presented by José Luis Garci.
Ep. 40: La escalera de caracol (1995-11-13)

Discussion about the film 'The Spiral Staircase', directed in 1946 by Robert Siodmak. Moderated by José Luis Garcí, with the participation of Andrés Amorós, Antonio Giménez Rico and Juan Tebar.
Ep. 41: El gatopardo (1995-11-20)

Discussion about the film 'The Leopard' by Luchino Visconti (1963). With José Luis Garci, Antonio Giménez Rico, Juan Tebar and Juan Cobos.
Ep. 42: Cenizas de amor (1995-11-27)

Discussion about the film 'H.M. Pulham, Esq.' by King Vidor (1941). With José Luis Garci, Juan Cobos, Javier Marías and Eduardo Torres Dulce.
Ep. 43: El diablo sobre ruedas (1995-12-04)

Presentation and discussion of the film 'Duel' by Steven Spielberg (1971). Participants include José Luis Garci, film director Antonio Giménez Rico, writer Juan Tebar, and former Director General of Cinema Juan Miguel Lamet.
Ep. 44: La quimera del oro / Lirios rotos (1995-12-11)

A discussion about the films 'The Gold Rush' by Charles Chaplin (1925) and 'Broken Blossoms' by D.W. Griffith (1919). With José Luis Garci, Juan Miguel Lamet, Eduardo Torres Dulce, and Juan Cobos.
Ep. 45: La regla del juego (1995-12-18)

Discussion about the film 'The Rules of the Game' by Jean Renoir (1939). Participants: José Luis Garci, Miguel Marías, Fernando Méndez Leite, and Eduardo Torres Dulce.
Ep. 46: Qué bello es vivir (1995-12-25)

José Luis Garci moderates the discussion about the film 'It's a Wonderful Life', by Frank Capra, starring James Stewart in 1946. He is joined by Jerónimo José Martín, Juan Miguel Lamet, and Fernando Méndez Leite.