Ovidi Montllor

Ovidi Montllor i Mengual, known as Ovidi Montllor, (Alcoi, February 4, 1942 - Barcelona, March 10, 1995)

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The Long Winter (1992)

In 1939, Ramón was a young man, caught up in his Barcelona family's involvement on the Republic side in the brutal Spanish Civil War. He and his family fled into exile ahead of Franco's troops. Now it is many years later, and he has come back to see how his old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaime Camino
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Jacques Penot  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Jean Rochefort

In 1939, Ramón was a young man, caught up in his Barcelona family's involvement on the Republic side in the brutal Spanish Civil War. He and his family fled into exile ahead of Franco's troops. Now it is many years later, and he has come back to see how his old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaime Camino
CAST:  Vittorio Gassman  •  Jacques Penot  •  Elizabeth Hurley  •  Jean Rochefort

Eternal Fire (1985)

The movie is based on a popular tale from the Basque Country and tells the story of a woman that becomes a widow the same day she gets married, and decides to keep living with the husband's dead body for 6 years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Ángel Rebolledo
CAST:  Ángela Molina  •  Imanol Arias  •  François-Eric Gendron  •  Ovidi Montllor

The movie is based on a popular tale from the Basque Country and tells the story of a woman that becomes a widow the same day she gets married, and decides to keep living with the husband's dead body for 6 years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Ángel Rebolledo
CAST:  Ángela Molina  •  Imanol Arias  •  François-Eric Gendron  •  Ovidi Montllor

Scent of a Crime (1988)

Spain, 1950s. The corpse of an unknown person appears in the town square of Bocentellas, within the mythical territory of Región. The inhabitants will ask for help to Captain Medina, young officer in command of a nearby military fort, until the arrival of the judge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
CAST:  Francisco Rabal  •  Maribel Verdú  •  Germán Cobos  •  Chema Mazo

Spain, 1950s. The corpse of an unknown person appears in the town square of Bocentellas, within the mythical territory of Región. The inhabitants will ask for help to Captain Medina, young officer in command of a nearby military fort, until the arrival of the judge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
CAST:  Francisco Rabal  •  Maribel Verdú  •  Germán Cobos  •  Chema Mazo

Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (1989)

Theodore, a young Spanish engineer who works as a professor at the University of Oklahoma, returned to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year. Upon arrival, he discovers that his father killed his mother and, to compensate for the loss, he bought a motorcycle with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Cuerda
CAST:  Antonio Resines  •  José «Saza» Sazatornil  •  Carmen de Lirio  •  Manuel Alexandre

Theodore, a young Spanish engineer who works as a professor at the University of Oklahoma, returned to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year. Upon arrival, he discovers that his father killed his mother and, to compensate for the loss, he bought a motorcycle with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Cuerda
CAST:  Antonio Resines  •  José «Saza» Sazatornil  •  Carmen de Lirio  •  Manuel Alexandre

Poachers (1975)

Angel is a poacher who lives in the forest with his domineering mother. One day he goes to the city and meets Milagros, an escapee from a reform school and the lover of a known criminal so he takes her to his house in the mountains.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Borau
CAST:  Lola Gaos  •  Ovidi Montllor  •  Alicia Sánchez  •  Ismael Merlo

Angel is a poacher who lives in the forest with his domineering mother. One day he goes to the city and meets Milagros, an escapee from a reform school and the lover of a known criminal so he takes her to his house in the mountains.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Borau
CAST:  Lola Gaos  •  Ovidi Montllor  •  Alicia Sánchez  •  Ismael Merlo

Companys, procés a Catalunya (1979)

1939: The remains of the Spanish Republican Army crossed the French border. Among the exiles are Lluís Companys, President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and also Aguirre, President of the Basque Government. After the invasion of France by Nazi troops, Companys ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josep Maria Forn
CAST:  Luis Iriondo  •  Marta Angelat  •  Montserrat Carulla  •  Xabier Elorriaga

1939: The remains of the Spanish Republican Army crossed the French border. Among the exiles are Lluís Companys, President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and also Aguirre, President of the Basque Government. After the invasion of France by Nazi troops, Companys ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josep Maria Forn
CAST:  Luis Iriondo  •  Marta Angelat  •  Montserrat Carulla  •  Xabier Elorriaga

The Nest (1980)

In a town near Salamanca, an eccentric widower, aged 60, is captivated by an imp, a precocious 13 year old. Alejandro is wealthy and alone, passing time with music, chess, and his shotgun. Gregoria (Goyita) the daughter of a weak-willed policeman and his bullying ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaime de Armiñán
CAST:  Héctor Alterio  •  Ana Torrent  •  Luis Politti  •  Agustín González

In a town near Salamanca, an eccentric widower, aged 60, is captivated by an imp, a precocious 13 year old. Alejandro is wealthy and alone, passing time with music, chess, and his shotgun. Gregoria (Goyita) the daughter of a weak-willed policeman and his bullying ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaime de Armiñán
CAST:  Héctor Alterio  •  Ana Torrent  •  Luis Politti  •  Agustín González

The Burned City (1976)

The film depicts ten years of Catalan history, from 1899 with the defeat of the Spanish side in the Cuban War of Independence to the Tragic Week 1909.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antoni Ribas
CAST:  Ángela Molina  •  Pau Garsaball  •  Jeannine Mestre  •  Montserrat Salvador

The film depicts ten years of Catalan history, from 1899 with the defeat of the Spanish side in the Cuban War of Independence to the Tragic Week 1909.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antoni Ribas
CAST:  Ángela Molina  •  Pau Garsaball  •  Jeannine Mestre  •  Montserrat Salvador

The Truth on the Savolta Affair (1980)

Barcelona between 1917 and 1923. Is the era of gangsterism, during which gunmen clash between anarchists and thugs paid by The Patronal showed a shocking number of deaths. The confrontation between anarchists and workers of the factory owners Savolta arms worsens ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Drove
CAST:  José Luis López Vázquez  •  Charles Denner  •  Omero Antonutti  •  Ovidi Montllor

Barcelona between 1917 and 1923. Is the era of gangsterism, during which gunmen clash between anarchists and thugs paid by The Patronal showed a shocking number of deaths. The confrontation between anarchists and workers of the factory owners Savolta arms worsens ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Drove
CAST:  José Luis López Vázquez  •  Charles Denner  •  Omero Antonutti  •  Ovidi Montllor

Caution to the Wind (1980)

A young guy from a village meets the singer of a group and discovers sex with her. The impact that produces you will enter into a psychiatric  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carles Mira
CAST:  Ovidi Montllor  •  Eva León  •  Joan Monleón  •  Caco Senante

A young guy from a village meets the singer of a group and discovers sex with her. The impact that produces you will enter into a psychiatric  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carles Mira
CAST:  Ovidi Montllor  •  Eva León  •  Joan Monleón  •  Caco Senante

Bloody Sex (1981)

A lesbian couple on vacation ends up staying with a sinister woman and her strange son in this Spanish giallo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manuel Esteba
CAST:  Ovidi Montllor  •  Mirta Miller  •  Diana Conca  •  Vicky Palma

A lesbian couple on vacation ends up staying with a sinister woman and her strange son in this Spanish giallo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manuel Esteba
CAST:  Ovidi Montllor  •  Mirta Miller  •  Diana Conca  •  Vicky Palma

Escape From Segovia (1981)

In the summer of 1977, a political prisoner, living in exile, recounts the circumstances of his escape to a journalist: in April 76, a group of ETA members planned to escape from prison, but the project fails when, due to a tip-off, the guards discover the tunnel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Imanol Uribe
CAST:  Xabier Elorriaga  •  Mario Pardo  •  Ovidi Montllor  •  Chema Muñoz

In the summer of 1977, a political prisoner, living in exile, recounts the circumstances of his escape to a journalist: in April 76, a group of ETA members planned to escape from prison, but the project fails when, due to a tip-off, the guards discover the tunnel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Imanol Uribe
CAST:  Xabier Elorriaga  •  Mario Pardo  •  Ovidi Montllor  •  Chema Muñoz

The Greenhouse (1983)

Mentally unstable, nightmare-plagued recluse Carlos becomes obsessed with his beautiful neighbor Berta. He also has a seemingly normal greenhouse where strange things happen inside.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Santiago Lapeira
CAST:  Ovidi Montllor  •  Berta Cabré  •  Bernard Seray  •  Carmen Serret

Mentally unstable, nightmare-plagued recluse Carlos becomes obsessed with his beautiful neighbor Berta. He also has a seemingly normal greenhouse where strange things happen inside.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Santiago Lapeira
CAST:  Ovidi Montllor  •  Berta Cabré  •  Bernard Seray  •  Carmen Serret

El fascista, doña Pura y el follón de la escultura (1983)

The consortium of the people approve a proposal from the Mayor; instruct Ramon, a ruined sculptor, an equestrian statue of Franco. Luis, one of the councilors, visit Ramon and proposes the commission, Ramon rejects for ideological grounds, but after thinking it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquín Coll Espona
CAST:  José Luis López Vázquez  •  José «Saza» Sazatornil  •  Ovidi Montllor  •  Nieves Navarro

The consortium of the people approve a proposal from the Mayor; instruct Ramon, a ruined sculptor, an equestrian statue of Franco. Luis, one of the councilors, visit Ramon and proposes the commission, Ramon rejects for ideological grounds, but after thinking it ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquín Coll Espona
CAST:  José Luis López Vázquez  •  José «Saza» Sazatornil  •  Ovidi Montllor  •  Nieves Navarro

Overdose (1983)

Paco, the teenage son of a Civil Guard commander in Basque Country, becomes addicted to heroin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eloy de la Iglesia
CAST:  José Luis Manzano  •  José Manuel Cervino  •  Luis Iriondo  •  Javier García

Paco, the teenage son of a Civil Guard commander in Basque Country, becomes addicted to heroin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eloy de la Iglesia
CAST:  José Luis Manzano  •  José Manuel Cervino  •  Luis Iriondo  •  Javier García

Héctor (1984)

Héctor is a lonely and sullen man who lives in the isolated mountains of Els Plans (Alicante, Spain). One day, a strange character begins to haunt his house and Héctor ends up locking himself in it, obsessed with the idea of ​​his father's resurrection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Pérez Ferré
CAST:  Ovidi Montllor  •  Juli Mira  •  Aldo Sambrell  •  Andrea Albani

Héctor is a lonely and sullen man who lives in the isolated mountains of Els Plans (Alicante, Spain). One day, a strange character begins to haunt his house and Héctor ends up locking himself in it, obsessed with the idea of ​​his father's resurrection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Pérez Ferré
CAST:  Ovidi Montllor  •  Juli Mira  •  Aldo Sambrell  •  Andrea Albani

El pico 2 (1984)

Following the events of El pico, the heroin-addicted Paco faces jail time due to his involvement in a double murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eloy de la Iglesia
CAST:  José Luis Manzano  •  Fernando Guillén  •  Andrea Albani  •  Jaume Valls

Following the events of El pico, the heroin-addicted Paco faces jail time due to his involvement in a double murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eloy de la Iglesia
CAST:  José Luis Manzano  •  Fernando Guillén  •  Andrea Albani  •  Jaume Valls

Scapegoat (1985)

While a youth group led by Daniel causes the explosion of a truck loaded with materials to build a nuclear power plant, Laura accidentally kills his mistress, Judge. Both cases will cross.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Benpar
CAST:  Francisco Rabal  •  Ovidi Montllor  •  Craig Hill  •  José Gras

While a youth group led by Daniel causes the explosion of a truck loaded with materials to build a nuclear power plant, Laura accidentally kills his mistress, Judge. Both cases will cross.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos Benpar
CAST:  Francisco Rabal  •  Ovidi Montllor  •  Craig Hill  •  José Gras
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