Movies by Victoria Abril
As part of the cast:
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The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears (2012)
Cast: Victoria Abril, Labina Mitevska, Jean Marie Galey …
Directed by: Teona Strugar Mitevska
After her son's tragic death, Helena abducts her employee, Lucian, and travels with him and her husband to scatter her son's ashes in Macedonia. Meanwhile, Lucian's lover…
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Walking Vengeance (2008)
Cast: Diego Luna, Victoria Abril, Ariadna Gil …
Directed by: Agustin Diaz Yanes
Frantic to be free of Felix, her wealthy but drunken and violent drug-lord husband, Ana (Elena Anaya) tricks her fresh-from-prison sister, Aurora (Ariadna Gil), and two other ex-partners in…
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Summer Rain (2006)
Cast: Alberto Amarilla, Maria Ruiz, Félix Gómez …
Directed by: Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas directs this coming-of-age tale set in southern Spain in the 1970s. Miguelito, Paco and Babirusa stand on the line between youthful indulgence and the responsibility of…
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Libertarias (2004)
Cast: Ana Belén, Victoria Abril, Ariadna Gil …
Directed by: Vicente Aranda
When government troops march into Barcelona at the beginning of Spain's civil war in 1936, devout young nun Maria (Ariadna Gil) is forced to leave her convent and take shelter in, of all…
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Swindled (2004)
Cast: Ernesto Alterio, Victoria Abril, Federico Luppi …
Directed by: Miguel Bardem
In this fast-paced, twisty caper flick, small-time con man Ernesto (Ernesto Alterio) hooks up with veteran swindler Manco (Manuel Alexandre) and world-class grifter Federico (Federico Luppi)…
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Don't Tempt Me (2001)
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Victoria Abril, Demián Bichir …
Directed by: Agustin Diaz Yanes
A concussive brain injury could spell curtains for a boxer named Manny (Demian Bichir). But no sooner does a priest begin to spout the boxer's last rites than a couple of supernatural…
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101 Reykjavik (2000)
Cast: Victoria Abril, Hilmir Snaer Gudnason, Hanna Maria Karlsdottir …
Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur
Hlynur, an Icelandic slacker who would rather watch porn and get drunk than work, still lives at home with his sympathetic mother. He has a brief fling with the beautiful Hofy, but is too…
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My Father, My Mother, My Brothers and My Sisters (1999)
Cast: Victoria Abril, Alain Bashung, Charlotte de Turckheim …
Directed by: Charlotte de Turckheim
Holidays tend to bring families together … sometimes with disastrous results! This quirky, feel-good family adventure tells the story of Anne (Victoria Abril), a young, vivacious woman…
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Between Your Legs (1999)
Cast: Javier Bardem, Victoria Abril, Carmelo Gómez …
Directed by: Manuel Gómez Pereira
Miranda (Victoria Abril) is married, but uses her nightly dog walks to pick up strange men for illicit sexual encounters. Javier (Javier Bardem) has a serious phone-sex habit. They meet when…
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French Twist (1995)
Cast: Victoria Abril, Josiane Balasko, Alain Chabat …
Directed by: Josiane Balasko
Laurent (Alain Chabat) thought he knew his wife, Loli (Victoria Abril), quite well. Chronically unfaithful, Laurent believes Loli is happy and will be hurt by news of his infidelities. But…
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Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
Cast: Joe Pesci, Christian Slater, Victoria Abril …
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Director Barry Levinson's comedy skewers Hollywood conventions with biting wit. Transplanted Hollywood resident Jimmy Alto (Joe Pesci) knows he's made for the bright lights of…
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Intruso (1993)
Cast: Victoria Abril, Imanol Arias, Antonio Valero …
Directed by: Vicente Aranda
In her Spanish hometown of Santander, Luisa (Victoria Abril) is shocked when she stumbles across her ex-husband, Angel (Imanol Arias), who is now poor and homeless. Despite the objections of…
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Amantes (Lovers) (1991)
Cast: Victoria Abril, Jorge Sanz, Maribel Verdú …
Directed by: Vicente Aranda
As his wedding nears, Paco rents a room from widowed Luisa, and the two immediately begin an affair. Soon, he's so deeply under the older woman's spell that he has trouble resisting…
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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
Cast: Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Loles León …
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
When a disturbed young man (Antonio Banderas) kidnaps and ties up a porn queen (Victoria Abril), a psychological power play ensues, with both serious sex and offbeat laughs in director Pedro…
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Si Te Dicen Que Cai (1989)
Cast: Jorge Sanz, Victoria Abril, Javier Gurruchagaen …
Directed by: Vicente Aranda
Many years after the Civil War in Barcelona, a merchant falls for a prostitute, and more open-ended, interweaving stories -- all of which swiftly move back and forth through time -- unfold in…
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El Lute / El Lute 2: Double Feature (1987)
Cast: Imanol Arias, Victoria Abril, Antonio Valero …
Directed by: Vicente Aranda
Dictator Francisco Franco ruled Spain with an iron fist in the 1960s, but even he couldn't break the spirit of Eleuterio "El Lute" Sánchez (Imanol Arias), the Robin Hood of Spain.…
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Max Mon Amour (1986)
Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Anthony Higgins, Victoria Abril …
Directed by: Nagisa Ôshima
When British ambassador Peter Jones (Anthony Higgins) discovers his wife, Margaret (Charlotte Rampling), is having an affair, he fears that his marriage is lost. But when he discovers that…
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On the Line (1984)
Cast: David Carradine, Scott Wilson, Victoria Abril …
Directed by: José Luis Borau
While learning the ropes as a new border patrol officer, Chuck (Jeff Delger) falls for Engracia (Victoria Abril), a seductive Mexican prostitute. But when Chuck marries Engracia and tries to…
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The Moon in the Gutter (1983)
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Nastassja Kinski, Victoria Abril …
Directed by: Jean-Jacques Beineix
Gérard Depardieu stars as a stevedore named Gerard whose sister slits her throat after being raped. Now, he cannot rest until he finds her attacker. Surrounded by sketchy characters, Gerard…