From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ventura Pons Sala is a Catalan movie director. After a decade as a theatre director, Ventura Pons directed his first film in 1977, 'Ocaña, an Intermittent Portrait', which was officially selected by the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. Some of his movies have been produced by his own company Els Films de la Rambla, S.A., founded in 1985 and he has become one of the best-known Catalan film directors. His work has been shown at the best international film festivals, most notably at the Berlin International Film Festival for many consecutive years. He began his movie career making comedies about local customs. Since 1995 he has chosen to adapt dramatic and comic texts of Catalan writers like Quim Monzó, Josep Maria Benet i Jornet, Sergi Belbel, Lluís-Anton Baulenas, Jordi Puntí, Ferran Torrent and Lluïsa Cunillé. In 1995 he was awarded the National Cinema Prize by the Government of Catalonia, which also awarded him the Creu de Sant Jordi in 2007. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ventura Pons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 25, 1945
- January 8, 2024 (aged 78)
- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Director, writer and producer
- 5 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
What are Ventura Pons' films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ventura Pons' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Ventura Pons' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
33 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Univers(o) Pecanins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Be Happy!(2019)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Miss Dalí (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Universal i faraona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
The Bigger, the Better (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Oh, quina joia! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Cola, Colita, Colassa (Oda a Barcelona) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Virus of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Ignasi M.(2013)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
An Afternoon in Geneva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Year of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
A Thousand Fools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Adrift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Barcelona (A Map) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Life in the Abyss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Wounded Animals(2006)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Idiot Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
El gran Gato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Food of Love(2002)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Anita Takes a Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
To Die (Or Not) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Beloved/Friend(1999)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Caresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Actresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
What's It All About (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Rosita, please! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Aquesta nit o mai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
What Do You Bet, Mari Pili? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Puta misèria! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Blonde at the Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Victor of Olot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Ocaña: An Intermittent Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Career shape
A full career of 33 titles from 1978 to 2019.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Ventura Pons' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 17th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed4
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Ventura Pons work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ventura Pons' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carles Cases shares the most, 3.
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Carles CasesShared titles: Wounded Animals (2006), Food of Love (2002), Beloved/Friend (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Carles Cases
- Pere AbadalShared titles: Wounded Animals (2006), Food of Love (2002), Beloved/Friend (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Pere Abadal
- Andalu Vila-San-JuanShared titles: Be Happy! (2019), Ignasi M. (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Andalu Vila-San-Juan
Producers
- Aintza SerraShared titles: Wounded Animals (2006), Food of Love (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Aintza Serra
