Review of Blancanieves (2012) by Curro V — 12 Oct 2012

Una obra maestra del cine Español. Imprescindible.

This review of Blancanieves (2012) was written by Curro V on 12 Oct 2012.

Blancanieves has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Juli N (550) on 13 May 2014

Interesting take on the old story. I really like the short hair style. I think the ending is weird, I rather consider it as a bad ending…

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