The House of Spain in San Diego in partnership with the Museum of Photographic Arts, organize the second edition of Films from Spain. A new Films will be shown each month from October 2014 until February 2015. Films from Spain aims to celebrate Spanish Cinema and culture in San Diego by combining great films with a taste of Spain?s culture -- We work to bring outstanding recent films and all-time masterpieces from Spain that also reveal insights into the Spanish culture, history and way of life.
Schedule:
October 28 - The Mexican Suitcase (La Maleta Mexicana)
An internationally acclaimed documentary about the story of the recovery of 4,500 negatives taken by photographers Robert Capa, Gerda Taro and David Seymour during the Spanish Civil War. Shot in Spain, Mexico, France and the United States. The film shows over 300 images from the Mexican Suitcase: interviews, survivors, the younger generations in Spain and Mexico as well as photographers and the curators.
November 18 - Volver
Two sisters learn that the bonds of family don?t always end after death in this story directed by two-time Academy Award-winner Pedro Almod?var featuring Penelope Cruz. The film explores the interactions between three generations of women in a Spanish family. Winner of numerous film festival and critics? awards, Volver is a hilarious tale of love, loss and forgiveness.
December 16 - Mataharis
The director of "Even the Rain" examines in this film the lives of three women working for a detective agency in Madrid. These women of different generations, investigate the secrets of others, but end up uncovering their own families? lies and truths they would prefer to ignore. The film explore present-day relevant topics such as gender equality, modern relationships, and 21st-century surveillance culture, in a subtle and mature way.
January 27 - 25 Carat (25 Kilates)
A young girl, who is a thief, and her crooked dad, who is in trouble, get attached to a debt collector whose life is in turmoil too. Together they hatch a plan to solve their problems. With a solid script and excellent actor performances, ?25 Carat? is one of the best Spanish thrillers of the recent years.
February 24 - Tapas
Five stories are uncovered around a tapas bar in a picturesque neighborhood of a big city in Spain. The stories are served like tapas: in small savory pieces. A middle-age divorce?e looking for love, a bar owner with a low opinion of the human race, two young supermarket stockers with party on their minds, an old lady who deals drugs to finance her husband?s declining years, and a Chinese chef. This pleasant collage, winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the Montre?al World Film Festival, is an honest, funny and caring praise to the everyday life stories in a Spanish suburb.
Admission/Cost: $7 per film
Location:
Museum of Photographic Arts
Balboa Park
1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
Tuesday, October 28 - 7:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/filmsfromspains
Schedule:
October 28 - The Mexican Suitcase (La Maleta Mexicana)
An internationally acclaimed documentary about the story of the recovery of 4,500 negatives taken by photographers Robert Capa, Gerda Taro and David Seymour during the Spanish Civil War. Shot in Spain, Mexico, France and the United States. The film shows over 300 images from the Mexican Suitcase: interviews, survivors, the younger generations in Spain and Mexico as well as photographers and the curators.
November 18 - Volver
Two sisters learn that the bonds of family don?t always end after death in this story directed by two-time Academy Award-winner Pedro Almod?var featuring Penelope Cruz. The film explores the interactions between three generations of women in a Spanish family. Winner of numerous film festival and critics? awards, Volver is a hilarious tale of love, loss and forgiveness.
December 16 - Mataharis
The director of "Even the Rain" examines in this film the lives of three women working for a detective agency in Madrid. These women of different generations, investigate the secrets of others, but end up uncovering their own families? lies and truths they would prefer to ignore. The film explore present-day relevant topics such as gender equality, modern relationships, and 21st-century surveillance culture, in a subtle and mature way.
January 27 - 25 Carat (25 Kilates)
A young girl, who is a thief, and her crooked dad, who is in trouble, get attached to a debt collector whose life is in turmoil too. Together they hatch a plan to solve their problems. With a solid script and excellent actor performances, ?25 Carat? is one of the best Spanish thrillers of the recent years.
February 24 - Tapas
Five stories are uncovered around a tapas bar in a picturesque neighborhood of a big city in Spain. The stories are served like tapas: in small savory pieces. A middle-age divorce?e looking for love, a bar owner with a low opinion of the human race, two young supermarket stockers with party on their minds, an old lady who deals drugs to finance her husband?s declining years, and a Chinese chef. This pleasant collage, winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the Montre?al World Film Festival, is an honest, funny and caring praise to the everyday life stories in a Spanish suburb.
Admission/Cost: $7 per film
Location:
Museum of Photographic Arts
Balboa Park
1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
Tuesday, October 28 - 7:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/filmsfromspains
