20th Anniversary Edition – Letters from Galicia
Followed by a Q&A with lead actress Janet Novás and Adriana Páramo, from the Galician Film Forum
dir. Jaione Camborda
with Janet Novás, Siobhan Fernandes, Carla Rivas, Daniela Hernán Marchán, María Lado
Spain/Portugal/Belgium | 2023 | 105 min
In Galician, Portuguese and Spanish with English subtitles
In 1971, in the Galician countryside, María is asstists women in childbirth. After an attempt to help a young woman in trouble, she suddenly must hide from the authorities, leaving everything behind and flee to Portugal via an old smugglers’ route. Camborda, whom also wrote the script, explores in O corno female solidarity, the relationship between our body and our decisions, and women’s ability to conceive and give birth. Beautifully shot, the film won the Golden Seashell at the San Sebastián Film Festival and lead actress Janet Novás the Best New Actress Goya Award.
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.
