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London Spanish Film Festival
2018 FESTIVAL FILM SCREENINGS  
2018 GALLERY
CORE PROGRAMME
SIN RODEOS

SIN RODEOS

Empowered

UK première

dir. Santiago Segura

with Maribel Verdú, Diego Martín, Cristina Castaño, Toni Acosta, Santiago Segura, Cristina Pedroche

Spain | 2018 | 87 min | cert. 15
In Spanish with English subtitles

Preceded by the short EL MIRAMIENTO

BONES OF CONTENTION

BONES OF CONTENTION

Special preview courtesy of
Peccadillo Pictures

dir. Andrea Weiss

with Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Laura García Lorca, Emilio Silva

doc | Spain | 2017 | 75 min | cert. PG
In Spanish with English subtitles

 

EL AUTOR

EL AUTOR

The Motive

UK première

dir. Manuel Martín Cuenca

with Javier Gutiérrez, María León,
Antonio de la Torre

Spain/Mexico | 2017 | 112 min | cert. PG
In Spanish with English subtitles

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

In collaboration with Cinema Italia UK

dir. Sergio Leone

with Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach,
Lee van Cleef

Italy/USA/Spain/West Germany | 1966 | 179 min | cert. PG
In English

TÓCATE

TÓCATE

UK première

dir. Eduardo Chapero Jackson

with Leonor Watling, Alberto Amman,
Álex García,
Verónica Echegui, Leticia Dolera

Spain | 2018 | 20 min | cert. 15
In Spanish with English subtitles

10th CATALAN WINDOW: A Glimpse into Cinema from Catalonia
With the support of:
Institut Ramon Llull La cultura catalana
ANCHOR AND HOPE

ANCHOR AND HOPE

Tierra firme

Special preview courtesy of
Network Releasing

dir. Carlos Marqués-Marcet

with Oona Chaplin, Natalia Tena,
David Verdaguer, Geraldine Chaplin

Spain | 2017 | 113 min | cert. 15
In Spanish and English with English subtitles

LA VIDA LLIURE

LA VIDA LLIURE

La vida libre | The Free Life

UK première

dir. Marc Recha

with Mariola Gomila, Macià Arguimbau,
Blai Bonet, Sergi López

Spain | 2017 | 90 min | cert. PG
In Catalan with English subtitles

Preceded by the short BOHÈMIA

JÚLIA IST

JÚLIA IST

dir. Elena Martín

with Elena Martín, Oriol Puig, Laura Weissmahr

Spain | 2017 | 90 min | cert. PG
In Catalan, Spanish, German and English with English subtitles

LA CHANA

LA CHANA

dir. Lucija Stojevic

with La Chana, Antonio Canales, Félix Comas Itxart

doc | Spain/Iceland/USA | 2016 | 83 min | cert. PG
In Spanish with English subtitles

PENÈLOPE

PENÈLOPE

UK première

dir. Eva Vila

with Carme Tarte Vilardell, Ramon Clotet Sala

Spain | 2017 | 94 min | cert. PG
In Catalan with English subtitles

Preceded by the short FERIDES

9th BASQUE WINDOW:
A Glimpse into Cinema
from the Basque Country
With the
support of:
etxe pare
Special thanks:
Kimuak
Filmoteca
Gobierno Vasco
LA HIGUERA DE LOS BASTARDOS

LA HIGUERA DE LOS BASTARDOS

The Bastards Fig Tree

UK première

dir. Ana Murugarren

with Karra Elejalde, Pepa Aniorte, Carlos Areces,
Andrés Herrera

Spain | 201 | 103 min | cert. PG
In Spanish with English subtitles

CUANDO DEJES DE QUERERME

CUANDO DEJES DE QUERERME

When You No Longer Love Me

UK première

dir. Igor Legarreta

with Florencia Torrente, Miki Esparbé, Eduardo Blanco,
Josean Bengoetxea, Miguel Oyarzun

Spain/Argentina | 2018 | 101 min | cert. PG
In Spanish and Basque with English subtitles

SOUL

SOUL

UK première

dir. José Antonio Blanco and Ángel Parra

with Eneko Atxa, Jiro Ono, Carme Ruscalleda

doc | Spain | 2016 | 75 min | cert. PG
In English and Spanish, Japanese and French with English subtitles

Preceded by the short CAMINAN

Marc Recha
Marc Recha, director of La vida lliure (The Free Life)
La Chana
Richard Cross, from Sadler's Wells, Joana Granero (LSFF) and Steven Carr (La Peña Flamenca de Londres) discussing genius and flamenco after our screening of Lucia Stojevic's La Chana
Eva Vila
Director Eva Vila during the presentation of Penèlope
Eduardo Chapero Jackson
Eduardo Chapero Jackson, director of Tócate, signing books by the same title, published by Jot Down Magazine and including contributions by himself and several other filmmakers and actors.
Antonio Molina Vázquez and Eduardo Chapero Jackson
Art Curator and SpainNow!'s Founder and Director Antonio Molina Vázquez and Tócate's Director Eduardo Chapero Jackson discussing the film and eroticism in film and literature.
 
Photographs by PopKlik
Carlos Marqués Marcet and Prof. Maria Delgado
Filmmaker Carlos Marqués Marcet with Prof. Maria Delgado discussing Anchor and Hope
Joana Granero, Ana Murugarren and Joaquín Trincado
Presentation of La higuera de los bastardos
(The Bastard's Fig Tree): Joana Granero, Director of the Festival, Filmmaker Ana Murugarren and Producer Joaquín Trincado
Prof. Maria Delgado
Prof. Maria Delgado at the presentation of
Andrea Weiss's Bones of Contention
Andrea Weiss and Maria Delgado
Andrea Weiss and Maria Delgado
The European Bookshop
The European Bookshop at the
London Spanish Film Festival
Ciné Lumière
One of our regulars at Ciné Lumière
10th Catalan Window
10th Catalan Window
Celebrating our 10th Catalan Window.
Public drink courtesy of DOC
Anna Petrus
Presentation of Bohèmia by Anna Petrus
Joana Granero, Anna Petrus and Marc Recha
Joana Granero, the Festival's Director, with Anna Petrus (Bohèmia) and Marc Recha (The Free Life)
Manuel Martín Cuenca
Manuel Martín Cuenca, director of The Motive
Eva Vila, Patricia Pérez and Joana Granero
Filmmaker Eva Vila, LSFF's Programmer Patricia Pérez and LSFF's Director Joana Granero
Clara Caleo Green
Member of the Jury Clara Caleo Green announcing the winner on our closing night
Antonio Molina Vázquez
Antonio Molina Vázquez during Tócate's discussion and a reproduction of Hokusai's The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife
 
 
THE LONDON SPANISH
FILM FESTIVAL
takes place at:
Ciné Lumière
at the Institut Français
17 Queensberry Place
South Kensington
London SW7 2DT
Box Office:
020 7871 3515
www.institut-francais.org.uk
Riverside Studios
101 Queen Caroline Street
Hammersmith
London W6 9BN
Box Office:
020 8237 1010
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