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
5.4Danny, 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
6.0No synopsis available yet.
La llamada de África
1952
9.0A woman takes a man home for shelter after a robbery
Hembra
1970
5.1The romance between a lion tamer and a liberated girl.
The Last Romantic Lover
1978
7.0In 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
8.0No synopsis available yet.
La frontera de Dios
1965
Behind the camera
5.4Danny, 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
6.0No synopsis available yet.
La llamada de África
1952
6.0No synopsis available yet.
La llamada de África
1952
9.0A woman takes a man home for shelter after a robbery
Hembra
1970
9.0A woman takes a man home for shelter after a robbery
Hembra
1970
5.1The romance between a lion tamer and a liberated girl.
The Last Romantic Lover
1978
7.0In 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
8.0No synopsis available yet.
La frontera de Dios
1965
8.0No synopsis available yet.
La frontera de Dios
1965
6.5Based 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
6.5Based 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
5.9An 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
5.9An 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
6.6In 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
6.6In 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
7.0No synopsis available yet.
¿Crimen imposible?
1954
7.0No synopsis available yet.
¿Crimen imposible?
1954
10.0Shortly 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
10.0Shortly 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
4.0Pepe 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
9.0No synopsis available yet.
No matarás
1975
9.0No synopsis available yet.
No matarás
1975
8.0A complex espionage plot unfolds in the cosmopolitan city of Tangier.
Billete para Tánger
1955
6.0In a country house dedicated to breeding bulls, bound for bullfighting, a love story emerges, conditioned by social class differences.
La Gata
1956
No synopsis available yet.
Schwarze Rose, Rosemarie
1962
Short documentary belonging to the series Arte para los ojos, about an imaginary journey through Spain.
Viaje fantastico en globo
1964
NRNo synopsis available yet.
El mar y los escritores
1968
