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A municipality is usually an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. The term municipality can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The term is derived from French "municipalité" and Latin "municipalis".
The term "municipality" is a generic term, and can describe any political jurisdiction from a sovereign state, such as the Principality of Monaco, or a small village, such as West Hampton Dunes, New York.
The territory of a municipality may encompass
The power of a municipality range from virtual autonomy to complete subordination to the state. Municipalities may have the right to tax individuals and corporations with income tax, property tax and corporate income tax, but may also receive substantial funding from the state.
In various countries, a municipality is the smallest administrative subdivision to have democratically elected representation. Municipalities are sometimes referred to as "communes" (for example, French commune, Spanish comuna, Italian comune, Romanian comună, Swedish kommun and Norwegian/Danish kommune). The term derives from the medieval commune.[citation needed]
Actors: Nacho Vidal (actor), Leslie Nielsen (actor), Belén Rueda (actress), Luis Zahera (actor), Fernando Velázquez (composer), Martin Samper (miscellaneous crew), Eduardo Gómez (actor), Alejandro Amenábar (actor), Álex de la Iglesia (actor), Jaume Balagueró (actor), Andreu Buenafuente (actor), Leticia Dolera (actress), Álvaro Augustín (producer), Álvaro Augustín (producer), Glòria Blanes (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Eduardo Albaladejo (miscellaneous crew), Guillermo S. Maldonado (editor), Julio Fernández (producer), Jorge Sanz (actor), Saturnino García (actor), Manuel Zarzo (actor), Santiago Ramos (actor), Patrick Bruel (actor), Alex O'Dogherty (actor), Eduardo Noriega (actor), Eduardo Noriega (actor), José Coronado (actor), José Luis García Pérez (actor), Martin Samper (miscellaneous crew), Alberto Marini (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Based on a true story. In the 70's, during the last stages of Franco's dictatorship, Txema, a basque construction worker, is arrested because of his connection to some terrorists who have just committed a murder. The secret service see in him an ideal candidate to infiltrate the terrorist band ETA and become a mole, so they try to offer him a deal if he will do so. At first he's not too interested, but his financial problems (probably caused by the secret service itself) finally force him to take their money and accept the mission. He adopts the undercover name of "Lobo" (Wolf) and becomes an active member of the band, making all the right connections until he reaches the top and acquires the trust of its leaders. In the process, he discovers that the group has deep internal divisions between those who want to abandon the armed fight and become just a political party, and those who want to keep the terrorist activity until they can proclaim the independence of the Basque country. These divisions and power struggles are often resolved bloodily. After the band carries out their most daring and shocking crime yet, killing the prime minister Carrero Blanco, the military heads in Madrid become impatient and wish to launch an immediate attack on ETA and the basque country. Ricardo, the chief of the secret service, convinces them to wait until Lobo can complete his mission and enable them to dismantle the band. But when the Barcelona police manage to catch the leader of the band (who had been ratted out by another member who wanted his position), the generals, jealous of this success, decide they can't wait any more and that they will override the secret service and catch whatever ETA members are in Madrid at that point, dead or alive. And that includes Lobo, who is now left to his own devices to escape from both sides...
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Manolo Solo (actor), Roque Baños (composer), Jordi Dauder (actor), Ángel Hernández Zoido (editor), Luis Tosar (actor), María Valverde (actress), Enriqueta Carballeira (actress), Rubén Ochandiano (actor), Manuel Martín Cuenca (writer), Manuel Martín Cuenca (director), Daniel Grao (actor), Nathalie Poza (actress), Eva Arretxe (costume designer), Mar Regueras (actress), Luis Miguel Seguí (actor),
Plot: Based on a novel by 'Lorenzo Silva' (qv), this movie deals with the unusual and tragic relationship between a frustrated businessman and a 14-year-old student. After crashing into the rear of the car in front of him, Pablo Lopez starts arguing with the other driver, Sonsoles, who finally files for an injury claim against him. Therefore, the angry manager starts harassing her and observes her younger sister Maria in her schoolyard. When he gets to know the intelligent girl, his perception of life is changed totally, but their friendship leads into a tragedy...
Keywords: accidental-death, accidental-killing, adult-child-friendship, based-on-novel, bolshevik, businessman, car-accident, city-park, death-of-child, fender-benderActors: Luis Alarcón (actor), Mauricio Pesutic (actor), Patricia Rivadeneira (actress), Claudio Martinez (editor), Myriam Palacios (actress), Aldo Parodi (actor), Remigio Remedy (actor), Gonzalo Justiniano (director), Gonzalo Justiniano (writer), Mireya Véliz (actress), Alejandra Fosalba (actress), Jorge Gajardo (actor), Hector Vega Mauricio (actor), Mireya Moreno (actress), Ernesto Malbran (actor),
Plot: Niki and his friends are members of the marginalised underclass living on the outskirts of Santiago. During Chile's transition from dictatorship to democracy (1988-1990), they forge a path from drug- and drink-fuelled nihilism and petty crime into the world of market-driven illegality and Niki begins a seemingly predestined relationship with the middle-class "loca", Manuela. Memorable episodes and characters, quotable dialogue and a mix of earthy national portrait and surrealistic flourish make this one of the key Chilean films of the Nineties.
Keywords: chile, chilean-police, cult-film, drug-deal, drug-dealer, drug-dealing, drug-use, drugs, favela, friendshipActors: Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (writer), José Salcedo (editor), Ángela Molina (actress), Antonio Valero (actor), Antonio Chamorro (actor), Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (director), Margarita Lozano (actress), Raúl Fraire (actor), Santiago Ramos (actor), Fernando Fernán Gómez (actor), Paco Catalá (actor), Francisco Merino (actor), Francisco Maestre (actor), Margarita Fernández (miscellaneous crew), Margarita Fernández (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Rafaela Aparicio (actress), Carme Elias (actress), José Sazatornil (actor), Jorge Sanz (actor), Alberto Fernández (actor), Antonio Resines (actor), José Sacristán (actor), Rafael Alonso (actor), Agustín González (actor), Jesús Bonilla (actor), León Klimovsky (actor), Alfonso Castizo (actor), Paco Catalá (actor), Marta Fernández Muro (actress), Miguel Rellán (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Rafaela Aparicio (actress), Carme Elias (actress), José Sazatornil (actor), Jorge Sanz (actor), Alberto Fernández (actor), Antonio Resines (actor), José Sacristán (actor), Rafael Alonso (actor), Agustín González (actor), Jesús Bonilla (actor), León Klimovsky (actor), Alfonso Castizo (actor), Paco Catalá (actor), Marta Fernández Muro (actress), Miguel Rellán (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Emiliano Redondo (actor), Luis Peña (actor), José Orjas (actor), Juanjo Menéndez (actor), José Lifante (actor), Venancio Muro (actor), Xan das Bolas (actor), Ismael Merlo (actor), Félix Dafauce (actor), Alfonso Castizo (actor), Antonio Ferrandis (actor), Luis Barbero (actor), Agustín González (actor), Víctor Israel (actor), José Vivó (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Look Me in the eyes and drown...
"Everyone considered the man in the blue jacket
as the most beautiful human being they have ever seen:
nuns saw on him the Messiah in flesh;
Satan's adorers the lustrous Prince of Darkness;
philosophers the Supreme Being;
young females an enchanted prince;
Men an ideal reflection of themselves."
Patrick Skind: The Perfume ("Story Of An Assassin")
Look Me in the eyes and drown...
I am your vulture, your immoral sculpture
Mirrorman, who understands
I am you, I know you
Your fantasy and reality
I wait for you to welcome you in my dreamworld
My water-eyes
Look Me in the eyes
Touch me in the eyes and dream...