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The Critic

It was useless. But I never, ever lowered my head,though I received countlessblows

It was useless. But I never, ever lowered my head,
though I received countless
blows

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It was useless. But I never,
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ever lowered my head, though I received countless blows.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:33
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

Carlos Boyero is one of Spanish cinema's most followed and feared figures. Controversy has hounded him since he published his first article more than forty years ago, and he has remained in the eye of the hurricane ever since. Is ...
We ended up in what was known as "the leftovers" school, - The Critic 00:09
We ended up in what was known as "the leftovers" s...
We were so delighted, so happy to have left behind the cassocks. - The Critic 00:07
We were so delighted, so happy to have left behind the casso...
The average age there - The Critic 00:07
The average age there
People kicked out from every school, all of the expelled. - The Critic 00:07
People kicked out from every school, all of the expelled.
I was a drinker, a smoker, - The Critic 00:11
I was a drinker, a smoker,
Today they might put me in jail for that, - The Critic 00:06
Today they might put me in jail for that,
I started studying Philosophy - The Critic 00:06
I started studying Philosophy
So I signed up for that one because they said it was the easiest. - The Critic 00:04
So I signed up for that one because they said it was the eas...
And in 1972 I moved to Madrid. - The Critic 00:06
And in 1972 I moved to Madrid.
I saw a guy standing at the door, leaning on the frame, - The Critic 00:10
I saw a guy standing at the door, leaning on the frame,
I said, "Great, someone uglier than me" - The Critic 00:22
I said, "Great, someone uglier than me"
Talking about movies and... - The Critic 00:04
Talking about movies and...
I guess we became friends because of the movies, - The Critic 00:16
I guess we became friends because of the movies,
So the most important guys were there, - The Critic 00:07
So the most important guys were there,
All of us at university wanted to be directors. - The Critic 00:05
All of us at university wanted to be directors.
Some wanted to be Kubrick, others Glauber Rocha, and others Godard. - The Critic 00:06
Some wanted to be Kubrick, others Glauber Rocha, and others ...
Carlos was the only one who had decided, - The Critic 00:07
Carlos was the only one who had decided,
I didn't take my exams or went to class. - The Critic 00:05
I didn't take my exams or went to class.
My father sent me money if I showed him my grades. - The Critic 00:05
My father sent me money if I showed him my grades.
They would get back from university at three in the afternoon. - The Critic 00:04
They would get back from university at three in the afternoo...