Previous Editions

2009 Festival

Core Programme

CAMINO

UK Premiere

dir. Javier Fesser
with Nerea Camacho, Carme Elías,
Mariano Venancio, Manuela Vellés

Spain / 2008 / col / 143 mins / cert.12

EL PATIO DE MI CARCEL

My Prison Yard
UK Premiere

dir. Belén Macías
with Verónica Echequi, Candela Peña, Blanca Portillo, Ana Wagener
Spain / 2008 / col / 99 mins / cert. 18

LA CASA DE MI PADRE

Blacklisted
UK Premiere

dir. Gorka Merchán
with Carmelo Gómez, Juan José Ballesta, Mónica Echegui, Emma Suárez
Spain / 2008 / col / 100 mins / cert. 15

LA NOCHE QUE DEJO DE LLOVER

Some Nights Last Forever
London Premiere

dir. Alfonso Zarauza
with Luis Tosar, Nora Tschirner,
Mercedes Sampietro, Chete Lera

Spain / 2008 / col / 90 mins / cert. 12

LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS

Broken Embraces

dir. Pedro Almodóvar
with Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar,
Blanca Portillo, José Luis Gómez

Spain / 2009 / col / 129 mins / cert. 15
Image: © EL DESEO, D.A., S. L. U.

LOS AÑOS DESNUDOS

The Naked Years: Classified ‘S’
London Premiere

dir. Dunia Ayaso and Felix Sabroso
with Candela Peña, Mar Flores,
Goya Toledo, Antonio de la Torre

Spain / 2008 / col / 103 mins / cert. 15

MYNA SE VA

Myna Has Gone
UK Premiere

dir. Sadrac González and Sonia Escolano
with María del Barrio Fernández,
David López-Serrano Páez, Alvaro Pascual

Spain / 2009 / col / 117 mins / cert. 18

SOLO QUIERO CAMINAR

Just Walking
UK Premiere

dir. Agustín Díaz Yanes
with Diego Luna, Ariadna Gil,
Victoria Abril, Pilar López de Ayala, Elena Anaya

Spain/Mexico / 2008 / col / 129 mins / cert. 15

UNA PALABRA TUYA

One Word from You
UK Premiere

dir. Angeles González Sinde
with Malena Alterio, Esperanza Pedreño, Antonio de la Torre
Spain / 2008 / col / 100 mins / cert. 12

UN NOVIO PARA YASMINA

A fiancé for Yasmina
UK Premiere

dir. Irene Cardona
with Sanaa Alaoui, María Luisa Borruel, Oscar Alonso, José Luis García Pérez
Spain/Morocco / 2008 / col / 92 mins / cert. 12

Catalan Window

BUCAREST, LA MEMORIA PERDUDA

Bucarest, la memoria perdida
Bucharest, Memory Lost

UK Premiere

dir. Albert Solé
Spain / 2008 / col / 80 mins / doc / cert.PG

NEDAR

Nadar
Swimming

London Premiere

dir. Carla Subirana
Spain / 2008 / col / 94 mins / doc / cert.PG

VAMPIR CUADECUC

Vampir
UK Premiere

dir. Pere Portabella
with Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom,
Soledad Miranda, Jack Taylor

Spain / 1970 / b&w / 67 mins / doc / cert.PG

Special feature on Angela Molina

CARNE TREMULA

Live Flesh

dir. Pedro Almodóvar
with Liberto Rabal, Javier Bardem,
Francesca Neri, Angela Molina

France/Spain / 1997 / col / 103 mins / cert. 18

CET OBSCUR OBJET DU DESIR

Ese oscuro objeto del deseo
That Obscure Object of Desire

dir. Luis Buñuel
with Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet,
Angela Molina

France/Spain / 1977 / col / 102 mins / cert. 15

DEMONIOS EN EL JARDIN

Demons in the Garden

dir. Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
with Angela Molina, Ana Belén,
Imanol Arias, Encarna Paso

Spain / 1982 / col / 97 mins / cert. 12

LAS COSAS DEL QUERER

The Things of Love

dir. Jaime Chávarri
with Angela Molina, Angel de Andrés López, Manuel Bandera, María Barranco
Spain / 1989 / col / 98 mins / cert. 16

PIEDRAS

Stones

dir. Ramón Salazar
with Najwa Nimri, Angela Molina,
Antonia San Juan, Lola Dueñas

Spain / 2002 / col / 135 mins / cert. 15

Pedro Almodovar presents...

… a small selection of some of the films he believes have inspired his own work, chosen specially for this festival.

ARREBATO

Rapture

dir. Iván Zulueta
with Eusebio Poncela, Cecilia Roth,
Carmen Giralt, Will More

Spain / 1980 / col / 105 mins / cert. 18

EL VERDUGO

The Executioner

dir. Luis García Berlanga
with Nino Manfredi, José Isbert,
Emma Penella, José Luis López Vázquez

Spain/Italy / 1963 / b&w / 91 mins / cert. 18

FURTIVOS

Poachers

dir. José Luis Borau
with Beni Deus, Lola Gaos, Ismael Merlo, Alicia Sánchez
Spain / 1975 / col / 82 mins / cert. 15

LA TIA TULA

Aunt Tula

dir. Miguel Picazo
with Aurora Batista, Carlos Estrada,
José María Prada

Spain / 1964 / b&w / 109 mins / cert. 15

MUERTE DE UN CICLISTA

Death of a Cyclist

dir. Juan Antonio Bardem
with Alberto Closas, Lucia Bosé,
Bruna Corrá, Carlos Casaravilla

Spain/Italy / 1955 / b&w / 88 mins / cert. 15

Shorts

LA CONCEJALA ANTROPOFAGA

dir. Pedro Almodóvar
with Carmen Machi
Spain / 2009 / col / 15 mins / cert. 15
Image: © EL DESEO, D.A., S. L. U.

YO TE PREFIERO

dir. José Cabrera Betancort
with Alex García
Spain / 2008 / col / 13 mins

DE MONSTRUOS Y FALDAS

dir. Carolina Astudillo
Spain / 2008 / col and b&w / 24 mins / doc

Gallery

Photos by Pablo Goikoetxea