sPanish cinema

A celebration of the best in
Spanish Cinema
24 Sep 2016 • Saturday • 2:00pm
DONKEY XOTE
DONKEY XOTE
22-25 September 2016
The Arts House, Singapore
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24 Sep 2016 • Saturday • 7:30pm
SHEEP DON´T MISS THE TRAIN
LAS OVEJAS NO PIERDEN EL TREN
25 Sep 2016 • Sunday • 2:00pm
SNOW FLAKE
COPITO DE NIEVE / FLOQUET de NEU
25 Sep 2016 • Sunday • 7:30pm
15 YEARS AND A DAY
15 AÑOS Y UN DÍA
The
Adelphi
Funan
Digital
Mall
Supreme
Court
The
Treasury
EFG
Bank
High Street
Centre
National
Gallery
Singapore
The
Padang
Connaught Drive
23 Sep 2016 • Friday • 7:30pm
EVEN THE RAIN
TAMBIÉN LA LLUVIA
St Andrew’s Road
22 Sep 2016 • Thursday • 7:30pm
THEY ARE ALL DEAD
TODOS ESTÁN MUERTOS
VENUE
The Arts House (Screening Room)
1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore 179429
Supreme Court Lane
PROGRAMME
North Bridge Road
First come, First seated
LIMITED CAPACITY
The
Cricket Club
Parliament Place
The New
Parliament
House
Singapore River
The Arts
House
Timbre
Victoria Theatre &
Concert Hall
Empress Place
Asian Civilisations
Museum
Esplanade
Park
SEP 22
Thursday
7.30pm
THEY ARE ALL DEAD
TODOS ESTÁN MUERTOS
2014 • 88 min • Fantasy drama • Spanish
with English subtitles • NC16
SEP 24
Synopsis
Lupe lives locked in her home, suffering from
agoraphobia. Now she’s totally dependant on
her mother and has an adolescent child who
detests her, but she was once a rockstar of the
80’s. Her mother, tired of seeing who her daughter
has turned into, talks to Diego, her son (Lupe’s
brother), who returns to the family home. What
makes the situation special is that Diego is dead…
2.00pm
SATURday
Director Beatriz Sanchís
Cast Elena Anaya, Angélica Aragón, Nahuel
Perez Biscayart, Christian Bemal, Patrick Criado,
Macarena García, Patricia Reyes Spíndola.
Awards
Synopsis
Rucio, the donkey, tells the “true” story
of Don Quixote, defending he was not a
mad man but an intelligent, passionate and
enthusiastic man. Don Quixote, his squire
Sancho (his best friend and the wealthiest
man in town), Rucio the donkey who wants
to be a horse and the true horse, Rocinante,
who doesn´t like to come out of his calm
stable start a journey to fight a duel against
“The knight of the moon”. If Quixote wins
he will reveal the true identity of his lady love
Dulcinea.
2.00pm
SUNday
SNOW FLAKE
COPITO DE NIEVE / FLOQUET de NEU
2011 • 90 min • Mixture of animation and
real images. Children. Adventures. Animals.
Family cinema • English version • G
Synopsis
Barcelona in the 60´s. Snow Flake is a white
albino gorilla seeking a potion that will
convert him into a normal gorilla to be
accepted by the rest of the gorillas in the
Zoo. Luc Sac, one of the unluckiest persons
in the world, tries to hunt him thinking a rare
albino gorilla is a lucky charm against his
bad luck.
Director Andres G. Schaer
Cast Animation: Pere Ponce, Elsa Pataky,
Felix Pons Ferrer, Rosa Boladeras, Claudia
Abate and Joan Sulla.
Awards
•Nominated at the Spanish Film Academy
Awards, GOYA PRIZE, for best animation
picture in 2008
• 2014: Nominated at the FEROZ Awards for Best
Actress (Elena Anaya)
7.30pm
SEP 25
Cast Animation
• 2014: Malaga Film Festival, Special Prize of the
Jury for Best Actress and Best Music
FRIday
DONKEY XOTE
2007 • 86 min • Animation. Adventures.
Children • English version • G
Director Josep Pozo
• 2014: Nominated at the Spanish Film Academy
Awards, GOYA PRIZE, for best leading actress
(Elena Anaya)
SEP 23
DONKEY XOTE
EVEN THE RAIN
TAMBIÉN LA LLUVIA
2010 • 104 min • Drama • Spanish with
English subtitles • R21
SEP 24
Synopsis Cochabamba, Bolivia 2000. Sebastian
and Costa wanted to make a film on Christopher
Columbus’ arrival to America. Sebastian, the
director, tries to demystify the character, presenting
him as ambitious and without principles. Costa, the
producer, only tries to stick to the small budget they
have. They will film it in Cochabamba, Bolivia, where
the infamous Water War broke out in April 2000.
More than 500 years have passed since Columbus’
arrival, now the fight is not for gold, but for the most
essential of life elements: water.
Director Iciar Bollaín
Cast Luis Tosar, Gael García Bernal, Karra Elejalde,
Juan Carlos Aduviri, Raúl Arévalo, Cassandra
Ciangherotti, Carlos Santos, Dani Currás, Vicente
Romero
Awards
•2011: Prize of the Public in the Berlin Film Festival
•2011: European Film Prizes: Nominated for Prize
of the Public
•2010: 3 Goya Prizes at the Spanish Film
Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor
(Elejalde), Original Music, and Production Director
•2010: Ariel Prize for best Iberoamerican film
(ex aequo)
•Spain’s submission to the Oscars 2010.
7.30pm
SATURday
SHEEP DON´T MISS
THE TRAIN
LAS OVEJAS NO PIERDEN EL TREN
2014 • 103 min • Romantic comedy •
Spanish with English subtitles • NC16
Synopsis
Luisa and Alberto were forced to move
to the country side. Luisa is obsessed
with having a second child at any price.
Juan, Alberto´s 45-year-old brother and
a journalist, doesn´t even want to think
of going to the countryside. He’s dating
25-year-old enthusiastic Natalia. Sara,
Luisa´s sister, with not a very good record in
relationships, meets Paco, a sports journalist
ready to take her to the altar.
Director Alvaro Fernández Armero
Cast Raul Arévalo, Inma Cuesta, Alberto
San Juan, Candela Peña, Jorge Bosch, Kiti
Mánver, Irene Escolar, Pepo Oliva, Miguel
Rellán, Pilar Castro, Petra Martínez
SEP 25
SUNday
7.30pm
15 YEARS AND A DAY
15 AÑOS Y UN DÍA
2013 • 96 min • Adolescent drama • Spanish with
English subtitles • M18
Synopsis
When Jon a troubled teenager is suspended from
high school, his mother sends him to live with his
grandfather Max, a veteran of the Armed Forces
who was in the war in Bosnia and who now lives in
a village in the Costa de la Luz (Light Coast). But
Jon likes to live dangerously and his grandfather
has turned into a man of tranquil habits. Both will
have to face their limits and fears.
Director Gracia Querejeta
Cast Maribel Verdú, Fernando Valverde (AKA Tito
Valverde), Arón Piper, Belén López, Susi Sánchez,
Boris Cucalón, Pau Poch, Sfía Mohamed, Aitor
Mazo
Awards
•2013: 7 Nominations at the Spanish Film
Academy Awards, GOYA PRIZES, including Best
Film
•2013: Malaga Film Festival, 4 prizes, including
Best Film and Best Script
•2013: Ariel Prizes: Nominated for Best
Iberoamerican film