The Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival will take place in Amsterdam from 5 to 9October 2022. You can enjoy Spanish films for five days in a row in fourdifferent places in the city: Pathé Tuschinski, Eye Filmmuseum, OBA libraryand Lab111. Whether you like serious documentaries, thrilling thrillers orNetflix movies, there is bound to be a movie for you. In addition to thefilms, there are sometimes Spanish snacks and wines with live music andmeetings with various Spanish directors and directors, actresses and actorsafterwards. Below a small selection of the editors of the glossy Spainmagazine ESPANJE! with the trailer included. For the complete program andtickets, visit the website of the Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival. __
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Opening film Rainbow – Netflix in Tuschinski
Pathé Tuschinski, October 5, 8 pm, with Q &A, snacks and wine The festival opens with the film Rainbow, which can be seen on Netflix fromthe end of September. But of course it’s much more fun in Tuschinski on thebig screen, with a Q&A afterwards with director Paco León and Spanish singerDora Postigo, who will also sing part of the soundtrack. Rainbow is a modernversion of the Wizard of Oz, starring Dora Postigo. The streaming service doesnot call Rainbow a film but a “trip”. Dora searches for her mother and on theway comes across a lion in her room, a woman who promises to make her veryrich and famous and she ends up at a bizarre party.
Un año una noche – The impact of Bataclan
Eye Film Museum October 7 at 9.30 pm, with Q &A The young couple Céline and Ramón survived the terrorist attack in theBataclan theater on November 13, 2015, but that night left an open wound intheir lives. While Céline has repressed her experience and plunges back intoher old life, Ramón is stuck in the past. Both struggle with the samequestion: how can they survive and move on as a couple? The film is anadaptation of the book “Paz, amor y Death metal”, by Ramón González, whosurvived the attack in Bataclan itself.
Breathe – Women’s Wing in Barcelona
OBA Oosterdok Amsterdam, October 6 at 8 p.m Breathe is a raw and impressive one and a half hour documentary about thefemale inmates of Can Brians 1 prison in Barcelona. The Catalan actress,director and producer Susanna Barranco tells the story of seven femaleprisoners. How did they end up in prison and what is it like for those womento live without freedom? The documentary reflects on the current Spanishprison system and raises the question of what consequences imprisonment hasfor the mental and physical health of the women.
Girasoles silvestres – In search of happiness
Wildflowers October 9 Eye Film Museum 7 pm The spirited 22-year-old Julia falls head over heels in love with Óscar. Theyget into an intense relationship, full of ups and downs. The more time shespends with the troubled young man, the more Julia wonders if the relationshipis stable enough to be viable. Does Óscar’s erratic behavior make him asuitable life partner and male role model for her children? After a violentincident, Julia decides to leave Óscar and look for a better future. Thisseventh feature by Jaime Rosales explores the thorny path of love and is anode to the zest for life and the perseverance of a woman who already has twochildren at a young age. Julia (Anna Castillo) is not easy to catch: thesearch for true love may sometimes be an ordeal, but that is no reason to giveup.
The Catalan director Jaime Rosales (1970, Barcelona) previously gained famewith Las horas del día (2003) and Petra (2018). About his latest film, hesays: “I wanted to make a film that is uplifting, despite dramatic moments. Iwant to show the viewer the story of a strong woman who manages to survive indifficult circumstances, and who leaves the viewer with a sense of hope.”
Las Bestias – Galician thriller
LABIII October 7 7 pm A French couple moves to a hamlet in the Galician mountains to start farmingecologically. Antoine and Olga lead a quiet life and are full of plans, butcan count on little support from the other villagers. Things do not go wellwith their neighbours, the Anta brothers, and it even leads to a conflict,which causes tensions to rise throughout the village. When Antoine disappearsone day, Olga decides to stay and find out what happened. With beautifulimages of Galician peasant life.
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