Joan Potau
Know for: Writing
Born: 1945-02-03
Place of birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Also know as:
Spanish Fly (1998)
A woman journalist, Zoe, knows better than to go into a story with her mind already made up. But that's exactly what she does when she heads off to...
Airbag (1997)
Mommy's boy Juantxo is engaged. Dragged to the party by his friends Konradin and Paco, he loses his expensive wedding ring inside the body of a...
Parabellum (1998)
Garrote, Chago and Molero are three criminals who have ended up in prison after the misdeed. Each of them offers its particular version of what...
Belle Époque (1992)
In 1931, a young soldier deserts from the army and falls into a country farm, where he is welcomed by the owner due to his political ideas. Manolo...
Between Your Legs (1999)
A radio-show assistant meets a budding screenwriter during a group-therapy session for sex addicts.
Too Old to Die Young (1989)
Two friends just find any temporary jobs to get by. One of them quits his job as a waiter to move to work as a messenger; the other is working as a...
Barcelona sur (1981)
Obsessed with finding her old boyfriend, Gumer, a 25-year-old girl, is released from jail in Barcelona, one of Europe's most sought-after port cities...
Makinavaja, el último choriso (1992)
A movie based on the Spanish comic strip of the same name.
¡Semos peligrosos! (Uséase Makinavaja 2) (1993)
As soon as he is released from prison, Maki goes to look for his friend Popeye. Together they rescue the grandfather from a dangerous form of...
Kill Me Tender (2004)
Do all men want the same thing? Nestor, recently widowed, runs a bakery near Barcelona, has a bank account and a bad heart, and swims in the sea...
Don Juan in Hell (1991)
While the last remnants of the Empire are extinguishing and King Philip II (1559-1598) is dying in the shadow of lost splendor, a man, defying the...
All Men Are the Same (1994)
Three divorced men who share a flat live together without trouble until they hire a cleaning lady.
Stico (1985)
Leopoldo Contreras, a professor emeritus of Roman law has serious economic problems. His translations of classical authors do not give enough money...
The Dumbfounded King (1991)
Spain, under Philip IV (1621-1665). The film is based on a novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. The King is stunned to see the naked body of Marfisa,...
Soul Ache (1998)
Aitor is a director making a film about a lonely man looking for love, called “Soul Ache.” While he uses his auditions to meet women, he...
What Makes Women Laugh? (1997)
Luci, Graci and Mar, three sisters that make a comedy trio, go to the wedding of their father with a woman who is 45 years younger than him....
Manolito Four Eyes: The Mischievous Holidays (2001)
This is a hilarious look at contemporary Madrid from the point of view of ten year old Manolito. Witty, funny and moving, the film has crossed-over...
Those Who Love (1998)
A secret and deep passion marks the life of a young doctor, and threatens the existence of those around him.
Epilogue (1984)
The film tells the story of two writers in love with the same woman. For years, they have worked together. One day they separate. Ten years later and...
Tales of the Stinking Military Service (1994)
Bwana (1996)
Antonio, a taxi driver, his wife, and two chidren arrive one fine afternoon at a solitary beach, looking for sea-shells. However, they will find more...
No respires, el amor está en el aire (1999)
No respires, el amor está en el aire (1999)
Barrios altos (1987)
Veronica, recently divorced with a son, begins to organize her life and adapt to the new situation. Her problems are soon relegated to the back...
Manolito Four Eyes: The Mischievous Holidays (2001)
This is a hilarious look at contemporary Madrid from the point of view of ten year old Manolito. Witty, funny and moving, the film has crossed-over...
La mujer gafe (1994)
A woman brings ill luck to the man that loves her.