Ariadna Gil Filmography

Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: As with many Spanish supporting and leading actresses of the 1980s and 1990s, Ariadna Gil was discovered by director Bigas Luna. She made her feature film debut in his Lola (1986). She continued to appear in a variety of Spanish productions, ranging from comedies to heavy dramas. ~ Sandra Brennan...Read More

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Alatriste

Actors: Viggo Mortensen, Eduardo Noriega, Alex O'Dogherty, Nacho Perez, Juan Echanove

Synopsis: A fierce soldier fighting for the Spanish cause in Flanders returns to a drastically different Spain to fulfill the dying wish of a fallen friend, only to find that life isn't what it once was in his decaying homeland in director Agustín Díaz Yanes' adaptation of Arturo Pérez-Reverte's popular Read More

1/1/07
Pan's Labyrinth

Actors: Ariadna Gil, Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones

Synopsis: Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro returns to the phantasmagorical cinema that defined such early fare as Cronos and The Devil's Backbone with this haunting fantasy-drama set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and detailing the strange journeys of an imaginative young girl who may be the Read More

12/29/06
Bienvenido a casa

Actors: Alejo Sauras, Pilar Lopez de Ayala, Ariadna Gil, Juan Echanove, Jorge Sanz

Synopsis: With his gentle ensemble comedy Bienvenido a casa (aka Welcome Home), Spanish director David Trueba meditates on one man's passage from youth to the emotional maturity of adulthood. In the process, Trueba takes a wise and reflective look at the dynamics of contemporary relationships, romantic and Read More

2006
A Star and Two Coffees

Actors: Gastón Pauls, Marina Vilte, Ariadna Gil, Ganroela Bertolone, Faustino Flores

Synopsis: A thirteen year-old girl from a scenic village in Argentina strikes up a tender friendship with a cynical architect hired to design a house for his Buenos Aires client in director Alberto Lecci's heartfelt drama. Carlos (Gaston Pauls) arrives in the picturesque pueblo of Purmamarca to design a Read More

2006
Camera Obscura

Actors: Adam Trese, Ariadna Gil

Synopsis: An artist thrown into the violent world of police work is torn between his creative sensibility and his pragmatic need to earn a living in this offbeat police thriller. Jimmy (Adam Trese) is a gifted photographer who, despite the quality of his work, is having a hard time making ends meet. Eager Read More

9/26/03
Soldados de Salamina

Actors: Ariadna Gil, Ramon Fontsere, Joan Dalmau, María Botto, Diego Luna

Synopsis: A woman uncovers some unsettling truths about her country and its history in this drama from Spain. Lola (Ariadna Gil) is a writer who feels creatively stifled and hasn't been able to work out a new idea in months. Looking for something to clear her creative block, She takes an assignment to write Read More

2003
La Virgen de la lujuria

Actors: Luis Felipe Tovar, Ariadna Gil, Patricia Reyes Spindola, Juan Diego, Julian Pastor

Synopsis: Legendary Mexican director Arturo Ripstein explores the mundane and sexual obsession in 1940s Mexico in his 2002 film The Virgin of Lust. Introverted Ignacio "Nacho" Jurado (Luis Felipe Tovar) spends his days waiting tables at the Cafe Ofelia and his nights amongst his voluminous porno collection. Read More

2002
El Embrujo de Shanghai

Actors: Fernando Tielve, Aida Folch, Ariadna Gil, Eduard Fernández, Fernando Fernán Gómez

Synopsis: Fernando Trueba's El Embrujo de Shanghai (The Shanghai Spell) is a drama set just after the Spanish Civil War. Dani (Fernando Tielve) is a 14-year-old would-be artist who is hired to care for the elderly Captain Blay (Fernando Fernán Gómez). Blay convinces the young boy to paint Susanna (Aida Folch Read More

2002
Bear's Kiss

Actors: Rebecca Liljeberg, Joachim Krol, Sergei Bodrov Jr., Keith Allen, Maurizio Donadoni

Synopsis: Director Sergei Bodrov takes a break from his usual socio-political dramas in Bear's Kiss, a surreal fairy tale following Lola (Rebecca Liljeberg), the 14-year-old daughter of long-time circus employees, and her love affair with a shape-shifting bear who calls himself Misha (Sergei Bodrov Jr.). Read More

2002
Sound of the Sea

Actors: Jordi Mollà, Leonor Watling, Eduard Fernández

Synopsis: Directed by J.J. Bigas Luna, Son De Mar (Sound of the Sea) follows Ulises, a young man who moved to a small coastal city just as summer was coming to an end. Though he arrived in order to teach literature at a local academic institution, he finds himself with much more than he had bargained for Read More

2001
El Lado Oscuro Del Corazon 2

Actors: Darío Grandinetti, Ariadna Gil, Nacha Guevara, Sandra Ballesteros, Manuel Banderas

Synopsis: One man's search for love takes him on an unexpected journey in this purposefully offbeat romantic comedy, which picks up where Eliseo Subiela's El Lado Oscuro Del Corazon left off. Struggling poet Oliverio (Dario Grandinetti) is still looking for the perfect woman, though his standards are a bit Read More

2001
Off Key

Synopsis: Three famous vocalists find their lives don't harmonize well off-stage in this farcical comedy. Armand Dupres (George Hamilton), Ricardo Palacios (Joe Mantegna), and Fabrizio Bernini (Danny Aiello) are three well-respected opera singers who have risen to superstardom thanks to a successful series Read More

2001
Jet Set

Actors: Samuel Le Bihan, Lambert Wilson, Ornella Muti, Ariadna Gil, Bruno Solo

Synopsis: In the working-class Paris suburb of Montreuil, Jimmy's (Bruno Solo) restaurant, the Bombay Bar, is on the verge of being closed down by creditors. Jimmy is despondent -- the fact that his wife is about to have a baby isn't helping matters -- when he and his business partner Fifi (Lorant Deutsch) Read More

2000
Nueces Para El Amor

Actors: Ariadna Gil, Gastón Pauls, Malena Solda, Nicolás Pauls, Nancy Duplaa

Synopsis: A man and a woman struggle through an on-again, off-again love affair amidst some of the most memorable events of Argentina's recent cultural history in this romantic drama. Marcelo (Nicolas Pauls) and Alicia (Malena Solda) meet in 1975 at the final concert of the Argentine rock band Sui Generis Read More

2000
Obra Maestra

Actors: Ariadna Gil, Santiago Segura, Loles Leon, Luis Cuenca

Synopsis: Two struggling filmmakers land a big star for their next production the hard way in this dark comedy. Benito (Santiago Segura) wants to direct movies, and his friend Carolo (Pablo Carbonell) is a would-be actor who dreams of starring in Benito's productions, but their careers in show business are Read More

2000
Second Skin

Actors: Javier Bardem, Jordi Mollà, Ariadna Gil, Cecilia Roth, Javier Albala

Synopsis: Gerardo Vera directs this romantic drama about self-destructive love and sexual confusion. Alberto (Jordi Molla) is a respected aeronautical engineer married to artist Elena (Ariadna Gil) and has a son. Yet Alberto soon finds himself seduced by the wiles of hunky orthopedic surgeon Diego (Javier Bardem Read More

2000
Talk of Angels

Actors: Polly Walker, Vincent Perez, Franco Nero, Marisa Paredes, Leire Berrocal

Synopsis: Nick Hamm directed this historical romantic drama, rated PG-13 "for some politically motivated violence." The period prior to the Spanish Civil War provides the background setting for the arrival in Spain of young Irish governess Mary Lavelle (Polly Walker) who begins a year of employment with the Read More

10/30/98
Don Juan

Actors: Jacques Weber, Michel Boujenah, Emmanuelle Béart, Penélope Cruz, Ariadna Gil

Synopsis: Actor Jacques Weber made his directorial debut with this film adaptation of Don Juan written in 1665 by Moliere (1622-1673). In early 17th-century Spain, two women (Penelope Cruz, Ariadne Gil) believe Don Juan (Weber) when he promises marriage to both, but they soon are left to ponder his Read More

3/18/98
Black Tears

Actors: Ariadna Gil, Fele Martínez, Ana Risueno, Elena Anaya, Elvira Mínguez

Synopsis: Lagrimas Negras is a psychological drama about love, but also the story of a young man who leaves his normal existence behind to embark on a journey which ends in violence. The opening sequences show apprentice filmmaker Andres (Fele Martinez) editing a documentary whose images set the bleak tone Read More

1998
Tram A La Malvarrosa

Actors: Liberto Rabal, Jorge Merino, Ariadna Gil, Sergio Villanueva, Antonio Resines

Synopsis: Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Spanish author Manuel Vincent, this drama chronicles the coming-of-age of a young man who grew up in Spain during the late '50s, the time when Franco's regime was dominating the country. The film opens in 1957 as Manuel returns from boarding school to Read More

1997
Malena Es Un Nombre De Tango

Synopsis: In post-Franco Spain, a woman is hard-pressed to figure out what the new rules for women are. In this melodrama based on the novel by Almudena Grandes, Malena (newcomer Adriana Gil) explores life and relationships in the ever-changing world she finds herself in. Complicating matters for Malena is Read More

1996
Libertarias

Synopsis: This big-budget Spanish drama pays tribute to the courageous women who sacrificed their lives during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Maria's peaceful life as a nun is shattered when revolutionary anarchists force her and her sisters to flee their convent sanctuary. Maria ends up hiding in a brothel Read More

1996
Antartida

Actors: Ariadna Gil, Carlos Fuentes

Synopsis: This Spanish thriller is set in the seamy side of Barcelona during the mid-'80s and tells the story of Maria, a drug addict and dealer. She is trying hard to clean up her act, but first she wants to do one more major deal with her friend Rafa. Unfortunately, their well-laid plans begin unraveling Read More

1995
Todo es Mentira

Actors: Penélope Cruz, Coque Malla, Jordi Mollà, Gustavo Salmerón, Irene Bau

Synopsis: Life and love provides the focus for this Spanish comedy which focuses upon four couples. Pablo, a pessimist, has a new lover. His relationship is very similar to the relationships of his three friends. Though they are all dissatisfied with their mates, none of the possess the courage to change Read More

1994
Celestial Clockwork

Actors: Ariadna Gil, Arielle Dombasle, Evelyne Didi, Frederic Longbois, Michel Debrane

Synopsis: This upbeat adventure tells a lively tale -- devoid of sex and violence -- that the whole family can enjoy. The fairy-tale begins as the beautiful Ana abruptly changes her mind about marriage while standing at the alter of a Caracas church, and boards a flight to Paris carrying only a small Read More

1993
Revolver

Synopsis: In this made-for-TV actioner, a stray bullet forced a secret service agent into a wheelchair and early retirement. Much of the story centers on his attempts to adjust to his new life. The rest chronicles his revenge against the gangster that destroyed his life. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1992
Belle Epoque

Actors: Penélope Cruz, Miriam Diaz-Aroca, Gabino Diego, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Ariadna Gil, Michel Galabru

Synopsis: After striking responsive chord at the Berlin Film Festival, Fernando Trueba's Belle Epoque (aka Age of Beauty) went on to win 9 Spanish Goya awards and an Academy Award for "Best Foreign Film." Set in pre-Franco Spain, film stars Jorge Sanz as Fernando, a carefree, pacifistic army deserter. Read More

1992
Amo Tu Cama Rica

1991
Capitan Escalaborns

1991
Juego Mas Divertido

Actors: Victoria Abril, Antonio Resines, Maribel Verdú, Santiago Ramos

Synopsis: Sara (Victoria Abril) and her co-star Bruno (Antonio Valero) are popular soap opera stars who try to take a quiet vacation in this screwball comedy. They escape to a remote mountain village but are recognized by the locals who faithfully watch the daily program. Plenty of sight gags and sexual Read More

1988
Lulu De Noche

Actors: Imanol Arias, Amparo Muñoz, Antonio Resines, Assumpta Serna, Patricia Adriani

Synopsis: Film noir and comedy are successfully thrown together in this off-beat story about Germain (Antonio Resines), a stage producer trying to put together the two leads and backing for his next drama. Germain is looking for a man to play a psychotic obsessed with his mother and a woman to play a Read More

1986