3 Nov 10 Director: Pedro Almodóvar Spain 2009 128 min Renowned for his elegant, stylish films, Almodóvar’s love of cinema is condensed into the story of Harry Caine, a filmmaker whose personal life is as dramatic as his screen creations. Blinded in a car accident that also claimed the life of his lover, Lena, played… Continue reading Los Abrazos Rotos – Broken Embraces
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XXY
21 Jan 2009 Director: Lucía Puenzo Argentina, France, Spain 2007 90 min Alex is a 15 year old with a hermaphroditic condition, possessing both male and female genitalia. She lives as a girl but as puberty approaches her sexual identity threatens to impact on both Alex and her family. Her parents move from Argentina to… Continue reading XXY
El Espiritu de la Colmena – Spirit Of The Beehive
04 Nov 1998 Director: Victor Erice Spain 1973 98 min Set in rural Spain soon after Franco’s victor. Ana, a lonely village girl, goes to the town hall to see Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein. She becomes entranced with the creature. When her sister convinces Ana that the monster really exists, she sets off into the countryside… Continue reading El Espiritu de la Colmena – Spirit Of The Beehive
Parallel Mothers
4 January 2023 Spain/France 2021 Director: Pedro Almodóvar Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar’s new feature film follows two women, Janis (Penélope Cruz) and Ana (Milena Smit), whose paths cross in a hospital where they are about to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant by accident. Janis, middle-aged, has no regrets and is exultant. The… Continue reading Parallel Mothers
Kid’s Games
4 October 2023 Spain 2022 11 Minutes Director: Bernabe Rico Leo becomes the centre of attention at his school party. Bernabe Rico explores prejudice in society in this delightful short film. We are very grateful to Bernabe for his kind permission to screen his film.
The Beasts
14 February 2024 Spain/France 2022 139 Minutes Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen Based on real events, Denis Ménochet and Marina Foïs play a married couple whose dream of moving to the countryside turns into a living nightmare in Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s hugely suspenseful fourth feature. After moving to a small village in Spain’s Northwest, Antione and Olga’s peaceful… Continue reading The Beasts