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Isabel Coixet
Writer 66 years old

Isabel Coixet

Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Spain

Isabel Coixet Castillo (Catalan: [izəˈβɛl kuˈʃɛt]; born 9 April 1960; Sant Adrià del Besòs) is a Spanish filmmaker. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed twelve feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988,... Read full bio →

Filmography

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9 titles
La contadora de películas

La contadora de películas

Lone Scherfig 2023 1h 56m 5.0

A girl's gift for recounting the events in Hollywood movies transforms her family's fortunes in rural 1960s Chile.

The Bookshop

The Bookshop

Isabel Coixet 2017 1h 50m 5.0

Set in an small English town in 1959, the story of a woman who decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.

Another Me

Another Me

Isabel Coixet 2013 1h 26m 4.0

A teenager finds her perfect life upended when she's stalked by a mysterious doppelganger who has her eyes set on assuming her identity.

Map of the Sounds of Tokyo

Map of the Sounds of Tokyo

Isabel Coixet 2009 1h 49m 9.0

A Japanese assassin falls in love with the Spanish wine seller she was hired to kill.

Paris, je t'aime

Paris, je t'aime

Gérard Depardieu, Wes Craven 2006 2h 7.3

Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life.

The Secret Life of Words

The Secret Life of Words

Isabel Coixet 2005 1h 55m 7.2

A touching story of a deaf girl who is sent to an oil rig to take care of a man who has been blinded in a terrible accident. The girl has a special ability to communicate with the men on board and especially with her patient as they share intimate moments together that will change their lives forever.

My Life Without Me

My Life Without Me

Isabel Coixet 2003 1h 46m 8.3

A Pedro Almodovar production in which a fatally ill mother with only two months to live creates a list of things she wants to do before she dies with out telling her family of her illness.

Cosas que nunca te dije

Cosas que nunca te dije

Isabel Coixet 1996 1h 33m

Ann, a cute video store clerk, calls a suicide hotline when her boyfriend breaks up with her. She speaks with Don, who volunteers there when he's not selling real estate for his dad. By chance, he finds out who Ann is.

Morbus (o bon profit)

Morbus (o bon profit)

Ignasi P. Ferré 1983 1h 27m

A scientist has discovered a formula that brings the dead back to life. Meanwhile, a prostitute, who dreams of writing a book in a brothel, meets a true writer with whom she falls in love. A satanic sect will cross into their lives.

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