Spring Weekend, 13th edition
Screening courtesy of New Wave Films
Followed by a Q&A (tbc)
Dir. Silvia Munt
with Alícia Falcó, Itziar Ituño, Elena Tarrats, Itziar Aitzpuru, Sara Barroeta, Nagore Cenizo
Spain/France | 2023 | 93 min | cert. 15
In Spanish with English subtitles
Inspired by real events and set 1976, right after Franco’s death, Munt’s is a poignant film about a group of women from Rentería, in the Basque Country, who fought tirelessly for women rights throughout the 1970s, helping many to cross the border into France, where they were able to secure safe and dignified abortions.
It is also about young Bea, a feminist activist whose ideas are constantly reinforced by the sight of the lives of the older generation of women and which she doesn’t want to repeat. Amidst a country in transformation, family dificulties and feminist manifestations, Bea discovers love and romance with another girl and sees herself forced into adulthood.
Enjoy a glass of Tío Pepe Fino courtesy of González Byass and some of the best jamón with the compliments of Spanish Master Ham before the screening from 6.15pm.
Ciné Lumière
at the Institut Français
17 Queensberry Place
South Kensington
London SW7 2DT
Box Office: 020 7871 3515
Riverside Studios
101 Queen Caroline Street
Hammersmith
London W6 9BN
Box Office: 020 8237 1010
We’d like to thank as well for their personal efforts, interest and support:
Marina Díaz López, Juan Blas Delgado, Nickolas Grace, Michela Bertolini, Antonio Molina Vázquez, Natacha Antolini, Prof. Maria Delgado, Prof. Peter W. Evans, Diane Gabrisiak, Thomas Riley, Bea Segura, Javier Fernández and Clara Caleo Green.
