Date
Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
Schedule
12:00 p.m.
The Cultural Center of Spain in Miami (CCEMiami), in collaboration with Barry University, Department of English and Foreign Languages and the Studio for Languages and Cultures, joins the celebration of The Day of Spanish Cinema. Through different activities around the world, this celebration recognizes the role of filmmakers, and their influence and importance in the cultural and social life of Spain, as well as the heritage value of its cinema.
This year, we will present the movie 7 Mesas de Billar Francés directed by Gracia Querejeta, featuring Maribel Verdú and Blanca Portillo.
About the film
7 Mesas de Billar Francés. Spain, 2007 (116’)
Direction: Gracia Querejeta
Script: Gracia Querejeta y David Planell
Production: Elías Querejeta, Tedy Villalba y, Gracia Querejeta para Atresmedia Cine, Enrique Cerezo Producciones, Cinematográficas y Elías Querejeta, Producciones Cinematográficas.
Photography: Ángel Iguacel
Artistic Direction: Llorenç Miquel
Costumes design: Maiki Marin
Montage: Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Music: Pascal Gaigne
Sound: Polo Aledo y José Antoni Bermúdez
Cast: Maribel Verdú (Ángela), Blanca, Portillo (Charo), Jesús Castejón (Antonio), Lorena Vindel (Evelin), Raúl Arévalo (Fele), Ramón Barea (Jacinto), Víctor Valdivia (Guille).
Synopsis: When Leo, her father, dies, Ángela travels with her son Guille to Madrid. There he finds out that the family business, a billiards, is in a dilapidated situation. Cornered by a complex personal situation, Ángela allies herself with Charo, Leo’s former partner, and with Evelin, the young immigrant who works at the store. Together they will resurrect billiards to try to recover its former glory.
The film will be presented by Professor Beatriz Calvo Peña.
Location: Barry University, Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library (LIB 103). 11300 NE 2nd Ave Miami, FL 33161
Free event
This program is posible thanks to the Departamento de Cooperación y Promoción Cultural Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID), and Instituto Cervantes.
More info:
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
12:00 p.m.
