Directing

César Fernández Ardavín

Born — Died

1923-07-22 — 2012-09-07

Place of birth

Madrid, Spain

Known for

Directing

Credits

27 titles

César Fernández Ardavín (22 July 1923 – 7 September 2012) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 40 films between 1952 and 1979. His 1959 film El Lazarillo de Tormes won the Golden Bear at the 10th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1969 film The Wanton of Spain was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. He was the nephew of the director Eusebio Fernández Ardavín and began his career working for him.

Known for

Behind the camera

Skin Deep poster
5.4

Danny, whose summer vacation with three friends and some nudists from Norway, turns into a real mess as sexual rivalries and jealousy escalate into tragedy.

Skin Deep

1979

La llamada de África poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

La llamada de África

1952

La llamada de África poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

La llamada de África

1952

Hembra poster
9.0

A woman takes a man home for shelter after a robbery

Hembra

1970

Hembra poster
9.0

A woman takes a man home for shelter after a robbery

Hembra

1970

The Last Romantic Lover poster
5.1

The romance between a lion tamer and a liberated girl.

The Last Romantic Lover

1978

...And She Chose Hell poster
7.0

In Western Germany, two brothers and their organization help people escape to non-communist Germany. A policeman chasing them falls in love with the sister and feels divided between love and duty.

...And She Chose Hell

1957

La frontera de Dios poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

La frontera de Dios

1965

La frontera de Dios poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

La frontera de Dios

1965

Cerca de las estrellas poster
6.5

Based on the eponymous play Ricardo López Aranda. It narrates the life of the components of a large family for a whole day, with their problems and illusions.

Cerca de las estrellas

1963

Cerca de las estrellas poster
6.5

Based on the eponymous play Ricardo López Aranda. It narrates the life of the components of a large family for a whole day, with their problems and illusions.

Cerca de las estrellas

1963

El Lazarillo de Tormes poster
5.9

An adaptation of the anonymous sixteenth century novel Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), it tells the story of Lazarillo, a poor boy who has to live by his wits after being sold to a series of cruel masters.

El Lazarillo de Tormes

1959

El Lazarillo de Tormes poster
5.9

An adaptation of the anonymous sixteenth century novel Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), it tells the story of Lazarillo, a poor boy who has to live by his wits after being sold to a series of cruel masters.

El Lazarillo de Tormes

1959

The Wanton of Spain poster
6.6

In the last years of the Middle Ages, the Corpus Christi procession takes place in the Spanish city of Toledo. There, the young Calixto meets the beautiful lady Melibea, and he falls in love immediately, trying to court her, but getting only the rejection of the young woman. Determined to make her his mistress, Calixto chases her wherever she goes, thus causing "incidental" encounters. Then the lover decides to follow the advice of his servant Sempronius and go to an old bawd called Celestina, who, with the help of her evil arts and tips, bow down Melibea's will and causes tragic consequences for everyone.

The Wanton of Spain

1969

The Wanton of Spain poster
6.6

In the last years of the Middle Ages, the Corpus Christi procession takes place in the Spanish city of Toledo. There, the young Calixto meets the beautiful lady Melibea, and he falls in love immediately, trying to court her, but getting only the rejection of the young woman. Determined to make her his mistress, Calixto chases her wherever she goes, thus causing "incidental" encounters. Then the lover decides to follow the advice of his servant Sempronius and go to an old bawd called Celestina, who, with the help of her evil arts and tips, bow down Melibea's will and causes tragic consequences for everyone.

The Wanton of Spain

1969

¿Crimen imposible? poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

¿Crimen imposible?

1954

¿Crimen imposible? poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

¿Crimen imposible?

1954

La puerta abierta poster
10.0

Shortly after moving to Madrid, a dancer is killed. His condition as a womanizer, in addition to his arrogance, makes us suspect that it is a crime of passion. As the investigation progresses, the doubts and jealousy of one of his neighbors threatens to ruin his family life.

La puerta abierta

1957

La puerta abierta poster
10.0

Shortly after moving to Madrid, a dancer is killed. His condition as a womanizer, in addition to his arrogance, makes us suspect that it is a crime of passion. As the investigation progresses, the doubts and jealousy of one of his neighbors threatens to ruin his family life.

La puerta abierta

1957

Doña Perfecta poster
4.0

Pepe Rey, Doña Perfecta's nephew, arrives in Orbajosa, a quiet and provincial city, with the task of building a reservoir. However, the presence of Pepe, a man of liberal ideas to whom unfounded revolutionary and even anticlerical intentions are attributed, is not well received in the town. So each of its inhabitants will have a reason not only to hate Pepe, but to want him to get out of there as soon as possible

Doña Perfecta

1977

No matarás poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

No matarás

1975

No matarás poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

No matarás

1975

Billete para Tánger poster
8.0

A complex espionage plot unfolds in the cosmopolitan city of Tangier.

Billete para Tánger

1955

La Gata poster
6.0

In a country house dedicated to breeding bulls, bound for bullfighting, a love story emerges, conditioned by social class differences.

La Gata

1956

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Schwarze Rose, Rosemarie

1962

No artwork available
7.0

Short documentary belonging to the series Arte para los ojos, about an imaginary journey through Spain.

Viaje fantastico en globo

1964

El mar y los escritores poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

El mar y los escritores

1968