Cycle
From 05.04. To 14.04.2007.
Program of films by Erice and Saura
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Films in cycle
Anna and the Wolves
(Ana y los lobos, 1973)
Directed by: Carlos Saura
PHOTOGRAPHY: Luis Cuadrado
Synopsis:
We follow the changes within a rich Spanish family caused by the new governess, an Englishwoman named Ana. The head of the family is an old despotic mother whose personality strongly influenced her three sons: José, a weakling obsessed with the army, the religious Fernando and lady’s man Juan. All their weaknesses become apparent when all three of them feel sexual desire for the new governess.
color, 35 mm, 102 min
PROJECTION:
Saturday 07.04.2007 AT 17:00
Thursday 05.04.2007 AT 19:00
Raise Ravens
(Cria cuervos, 1976)
Directed by: Carlos Saura
PHOTOGRAPHY: Teodoro Escamilla
Synopsis:
After witnessing her father’s death in his lover’s arms, nine-year-old Ana, together with her sisters Irene and Maite, is left alone with her strict but kind aunt Paulina, polite maid Rosa and mute grandma who reminisces the past through old family photos.
color, HD, 107 min
PROJECTION:
Friday 06.04.2007 AT 19:00
Thursday 05.04.2007 AT 21:00
Carmen
(1983)
Directed by: Carlos Saura
PHOTOGRAPHY: Teodoro Escamilla
Synopsis:
A group of flamenco dancers performs a very Spanish version of Prosper Mérimée’s novel. Antonio (choreographer) falls in love with Carmen (the main dancer). Their life story starts to resemble the story in the novel ... This is an outstanding film with many nominations and awards. Among others, it was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film, received the Bodil award for Best European Film, two awards at the Cannes film festival and the Spanish Film critics’ award (CEC) for Best Supportin...
color, 102 min
PROJECTION:
Saturday 07.04.2007 AT 19:00
Friday 06.04.2007 AT 21:00
Ay, Carmela!
(1990)
Directed by: Carlos Saura
PHOTOGRAPHY: José Luis Alcaine
Synopsis:
Carmela and Paulino are traveling entertainers who perform their play in front of Republican troops fighting in the Civil war. One day they wander into territory held by followers of General Franco and end up facing an execution squad. At the last minute they are pardoned by a lieutenant, under the condition that they perform their play.
color, digital, 102 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 10.04.2007 AT 19:00
Saturday 07.04.2007 AT 21:00
Taxi
(1996)
Directed by: Carlos Saura
PHOTOGRAPHY: Vittorio Storaro
Synopsis:
This is a story about the xenophobic world of a group of taxi drivers. Their goal is to eliminate all unwanted groups from the streets of Madrid: Arabian immigrants and other foreigners, blacks, homosexuals, lesbians, transvestites and drug addicts. Paz accidentally finds out that her father is the leader and Dani, a boy that she likes, is a member of this group.
color, digital, 110 min
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 11.04.2007 AT 19:00
Tuesday 10.04.2007 AT 21:00
Tango
(Tango, no me dejes nunca, 1998)
Directed by: Carlos Saura
PHOTOGRAPHY: Vittorio Storaro
Synopsis:
Mario Suárez is a director preparing a film about tango. His wife, who acts in his new film, has recently left him. He is lonely and becomes close to Elana, the talented young dancer. However, her boyfriend is one of the main financiers of the film… Watch a scene from the film!
color, 115 minuta
PROJECTION:
Thursday 12.04.2007 AT 19:00
Wednesday 11.04.2007 AT 21:00
The Spirit of the Beehive
(El espíritu de la colmena, Spain, 1973)
Directed by: Víctor Erice
PHOTOGRAPHY: Luis Cuadrado
Synopsis:
In a small Spanish town in 1940, two sisters watch James Whale’s film Frankenstein from 1931. Isabel explains to her younger sister Ana that Frankenstein is actually a ghost who cannot die and afterwards takes her to an abandoned stable claiming that the ghost is in the well. While their father spends time researching bees and their mother writes long letters, naďve Ana decides to find the ghost.
color, 98'
PROJECTION:
Saturday 14.04.2007 AT 17:00
Thursday 12.04.2007 AT 21:00
The South
(El sur, Spain, France, 1983)
Directed by: Víctor Erice
PHOTOGRAPHY: José Luis Alcaine
Synopsis:
Estrella is a teenager who lives in the north of Spain where she moved from the South with her parents as an eight-year-old. Even though she adores her father, unexpected events make her question his mysterious past, emotional distance and constant nostalgia for the South. Estrella gets a chance to learn more about him when her aunt Milagros visits from the South.
color, 95'
PROJECTION:
Saturday 14.04.2007 AT 21:00
Friday 13.04.2007 AT 19:00
Quince Tree of the Sun
(El sol del membrillo, Spain, 1992)
Directed by: Víctor Erice
PHOTOGRAPHY: Javier Aguirresarobe, Ángel Luis Fernández, José Luis López-Linares
Synopsis:
This is a documentary about the Spanish painter Antonio López. We follow the creative process of painting a quince tree that the painter planted in his yard. This is a constant motif that the painter returns to every fall. López tries to capture rays of light that pass through the leaves before the tree loses all fruits and leaves. However, his work is often interrupted by unannounced visitors. This film won the critics’ award in Cannes in o 1992.