
Directing
Edgar Neville
Born 1899-12-28 · Madrid, Spain
Edgar Neville Romrée, Count of Berlanga de Duero (1899-1967) was a Spanish diplomat, playwright, and film director. He is considered one of the best directors of post-war Spain. Neville's life could be regarded as eventful. After a short participation in the Rif War as a hussar, Neville entered the artistic world, making friends with figures such as José López Rubio, Luis Buñuel, Federico García Lorca, Manuel de Falla, and Salvador Dalí. At the same time, in 1922 he became a diplomat, thanks to which he travelled the world until he settled in Los Angeles. There he met Charles Chaplin, who introduced him to the industry as a writer. In the 1930s, he returned to Spain and became romantically involved with Conchita Montes, with whom he would make most of his films. However, the Civil War broke out and Neville served the Republic as a diplomat in London while also working as a spy for the rebel side. Once discovered, he fled until he ended up in the rebel zone, where he carried out propaganda services. Once the war was over, and after a period in Italy, he settled in Marbella, recording excellent films and plays in all genres, the most outstanding examples being Life on a Thread (1945), The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks (1944), The Crime of Bordadores' Street (1946), the acclaimed documentary Flamenco (1952), and the successful play The Dance (1952), then made into a film. Neville's talent has often gone unrecognised both because of his alleged political views and the fact that much of his oeuvre has been considered lost for decades. However, thanks to the efforts of Filmoteca Española, it has been possible to recover many of his films and discover the originality behind this interesting figure.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
6.3José de Salamanca was arguably one of the most influential figures of the Spanish 1800s. This films tells his story.
The Marquis of Salamanca
1948
6.3José de Salamanca was arguably one of the most influential figures of the Spanish 1800s. This films tells his story.
The Marquis of Salamanca
1948
6.3José de Salamanca was arguably one of the most influential figures of the Spanish 1800s. This films tells his story.
The Marquis of Salamanca
1948
6.0Barcelona, 1860. Mr. Esteve, owner of a haberdashery and proud of his son, attends the christening of his grandson who, years later, determined to become a renowned artist, seems unwilling to continue the tradition and take over the family business. (Only badly preserved and severely mutilated copies of this film survive, just 69 out of a total of 108 minutes.)
El señor Esteve
1948
6.0Barcelona, 1860. Mr. Esteve, owner of a haberdashery and proud of his son, attends the christening of his grandson who, years later, determined to become a renowned artist, seems unwilling to continue the tradition and take over the family business. (Only badly preserved and severely mutilated copies of this film survive, just 69 out of a total of 108 minutes.)
El señor Esteve
1948
NRFilm about the flamenco singer Dolores Parrales Moreno "La Parrala".
La Parrala
1941
NRFilm about the flamenco singer Dolores Parrales Moreno "La Parrala".
La Parrala
1941
5.6The finding of a wallet with a lot of money is the common theme of four stories, featuring a shoeshine from Seville, a clerk from Salamanca, a bullfighter from Cuenca and a newspapers seller from Paris.
The Irony of Money
1957
5.6The finding of a wallet with a lot of money is the common theme of four stories, featuring a shoeshine from Seville, a clerk from Salamanca, a bullfighter from Cuenca and a newspapers seller from Paris.
The Irony of Money
1957
5.6The finding of a wallet with a lot of money is the common theme of four stories, featuring a shoeshine from Seville, a clerk from Salamanca, a bullfighter from Cuenca and a newspapers seller from Paris.
The Irony of Money
1957
7.0This Spanish lost film showed various episodes where several Spanish try to achieve their dream about going to Hollywood.
Yo quiero que me lleven a Hollywood
1931
7.0This Spanish lost film showed various episodes where several Spanish try to achieve their dream about going to Hollywood.
Yo quiero que me lleven a Hollywood
1931
6.6Life events around a city street and its residents are told along the years while time goes by, wars break out and end and life evolves.
Mi calle
1960
6.6Life events around a city street and its residents are told along the years while time goes by, wars break out and end and life evolves.
Mi calle
1960
A parody of the current affairs news format built upon autonomous pieces.
Fake News
1933
A parody of the current affairs news format built upon autonomous pieces.
Fake News
1933
This Spanish lost film was a parody of the zarzuela genre.
Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si
1935
This Spanish lost film was a parody of the zarzuela genre.
Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si
1935
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Bound for Cairo
1935
6.6Javier Navarro, a Falangist, is ordered to infiltrate Republican Madrid to deliver a message to a member of the Fifth Column.
Carmen and the Reds
1939
6.6Javier Navarro, a Falangist, is ordered to infiltrate Republican Madrid to deliver a message to a member of the Fifth Column.
Carmen and the Reds
1939
7.0Nadia, a young Soviet journalist who is passing through Pompeii, discovers the power that comes from the Catholic faith when the painter she loves, Paolo, and who saved her from drowning during the shipwreck of the cruise in which they met, is at the gates of death because of a serious illness whose symptoms are similar to those of leprosy.
Sancta Maria
1942
7.0Nadia, a young Soviet journalist who is passing through Pompeii, discovers the power that comes from the Catholic faith when the painter she loves, Paolo, and who saved her from drowning during the shipwreck of the cruise in which they met, is at the gates of death because of a serious illness whose symptoms are similar to those of leprosy.
Sancta Maria
1942
6.5In Madrid, Spain, at the end of the 19th century, the young and reckless Basilio seems to be the only person who perceives the spectral presence of Professor Robinsón de Mantua, who begs him to take care of his niece Inés, because she is in grave danger.
La torre de los siete jorobados
1944

