Cycle
From 16.05. To 30.05.2011.
Program of contemporary Spanish films
Films in cycle
The Wooden Box
(La caja, 2006.)
Directed by: Juan Falcón
PHOTOGRAPHY: Gonzalo F. Berridi
Synopsis:
In a small fishing village in the Canary Islands, Don Lucio dies and leaves his wife Eloisa behind him. She tries to cope with her sorrow while organizing his wake, which most of the villagers attend. Their compassionate faces hide joy and happiness because they can finally get their revenge on the deceased. Detested during his life, Don Lucio is not allowed to rest in peace after he passes away.
digital, color, 107 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 17.05.2011 AT 19:00
Monday 16.05.2011 AT 20:00
Poniente
(2002.)
Directed by: Chus Guitérrez
PHOTOGRAPHY: Carles Gusi
Synopsis:
After her father passes away, Lucía returns to her hometown in southern Spain. She had been living in Madrid and working as a teacher for years but now is forced to take care of her father’s farm, which she has recently inherited. In the small town, she faces racism against immigrant workers and finds an ally in Curro, accountant at the farm. As the tension builds, everybody faces tough decisions and Lucía falls in love…
digital, color, 96 min
PROJECTION:
Thursday 19.05.2011 AT 21:10
Wednesday 18.05.2011 AT 19:00
Where Is Madame Catherine?
(Las manos vacías, 2003.)
Directed by: Marc Recha
PHOTOGRAPHY: Hélène Louvart
Synopsis:
Catherine, an older woman, passes away under the watchful eye of her pet parrot Perroquet, and a mechanic Eric buries her body secretly. None of the inhabitants of a small town in the Pyrenees Port-Vendres notices her absence. A conductor, Sophie, still works in trains, a café owner Yann continues to serve the wine that he enjoys with his friend Eric and police officer Jean-Claude. Chief assistant still suffers in vain for the young Lola, Yann an dAnne’s daughter.
digital, color, 126 min
PROJECTION:
Thursday 19.05.2011 AT 19:00
Wednesday 18.05.2011 AT 21:00
Red Bear
(Un oso rojo, 2002.)
Directed by: Adrián Caetano
PHOTOGRAPHY: Willi Behnisch
Synopsis:
Oso (Bear) is convicted sentenced to prison for robbery and murder. After seven years in prison, he is released and realizes that he has lost his family. His daughter Alicia, who was only a year old at the time he committed the crime, grew up without her father and his wife Natalia lives with another man. Nevertheless, Oso is determined to reclaim his family and leaves for Buenos Aires. Besides his family, his former boss whom he owes money from the robbery is also there.
digital, color, 95 min
PROJECTION:
Saturday 21.05.2011 AT 21:00
Friday 20.05.2011 AT 19:00
Solitary Fragments
(La soledad, 2007.)
Directed by: Jaime Rosales
PHOTOGRAPHY: Óscar Durán
Synopsis:
Using the creative solution of dividing the screen into two parts (so-called split screen), the director portrays two single mothers in their everyday fight to enable their children to have a better life. Recently divorced Adela is the young mother of a one-year-old boy who starts a new life by moving from a small town in north Spain to Madrid. She finds a job and moves in with Carlos and Inés. Antonia is Inés’ mother, a widow who tries to find her place in the lives of her three grown-up daught...
digital, color, 135 min
PROJECTION:
Saturday 21.05.2011 AT 18:30
Friday 20.05.2011 AT 21:00
Escrito en el cuerpo
(2008.)
Directed by: Javier Estella
Synopsis:
With the help of dancer and choreographer Ana Continente, we learn the stories of women from Guatemala who were victims of men’s violence. Testimonies of women and their relatives reveal the extent of the crimes whose perpetrators almost as a rule did not get punished even though every year up to five hundred women lose their lives because of this problem.
digital, color, 77 min
PROJECTION:
Sunday 22.05.2011 AT 19:00
Saturday 21.05.2011 AT 17:00
Made Up Memories
(Mentiras piadosas, 2008.)
Directed by: Diego Sabanés
PHOTOGRAPHY: Julián Elizalde
Synopsis:
One lie told with good intentions in the late 1950s in an Argentinean family causes big problems. The youngest son moves to Paris in pursuit of a career in music. Suddenly he disappears, endangering his mother’s already frail health. In order to save her from worry, her two other children and other relatives lie to her. They start sending postcards and gifts from Paris in her son’s name. At the same time they try to find out what happened to their brother.
digital, color, 100 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 24.05.2011 AT 19:00
Sunday 22.05.2011 AT 21:00
Fiction
(Ficció, 2006.)
Directed by: Cesc Gay
PHOTOGRAPHY: Andreu Rebés
Synopsis:
The protagonist of the film is Àlex, a film director who suffers from writer’s block while working on the screenplay for his newest film. Hoping to get some inspiration, he visits his friend Santi in the Pyrenees. Through their neighbor Judith, he meets the musician Mònica. They spend several days together with Santi and Judith, and become closer. However, Àlex is married and has two daughters, and Mònica is already in a stable relationship and has an adopted child.
digital, color, 107 min
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 25.05.2011 AT 19:00
Tuesday 24.05.2011 AT 21:00
Strangers
(Forasteros, 2008.)
Directed by: Ventura Pons
PHOTOGRAPHY: Joan Minguell
Synopsis:
This is a portrait of a dysfunctional family through two periods, one in the 1960s and the second forty years later. Intense family relationships, prejudices, xenophobia and homophobia are some of the problems that are repeated in both generations of the same family consisting of Emma, head of the family, Francesco, her husband and the strict father of the rebellious Anna and homosexual Josep.
digital, color, 105 min
PROJECTION:
Thursday 26.05.2011 AT 19:00
Wednesday 25.05.2011 AT 21:00
Honour of the Knights
(Honor de cavallería, 2006.)
Directed by: Albert Serra
PHOTOGRAPHY: Christophe Farnarier, Eduard Grau
Synopsis:
This film adaptation of Don Quixote was made in a minimalist style with natural lighting and long shots. It depicts Don Quixote and his faithful servant Sancho Panza’s travels, but it is bereft of the usual romantic idea of a likable hero led by ideals. Instead of an eccentric dreamer on an adventure, Serra portrays Don Quixote as an antihero closer to one of Beckett’s protagonists.